Preparing for Iran's Next Move

June 24, 2019 | Norman T. Roule

From The Cipher Brief's Open Source Collection newsletter, U.S. officials and Cipher Brief experts are warning U.S. businesses to remain vigilant as tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue.  Christopher Krebs, ...

June 24, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Last week, the U.S. nearly launched retaliatory attacks against Iran for the shooting down of a U.S. military drone that was operating in the region.  While the Trump Administration has ...

June 24, 2019 | Peter W. Singer

Peter W. Singer is a Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America and an editor at Popular Science magazine. Singer is considered one of the world’s leading experts on changes ...

June 21, 2019 | Anonymous

IF THE BOSS CALLS, GET HIS OR HER NAME: On June 14th, the White House released a presidential memorandum laying out  the order of succession within the CIA. On the face of it – ...

June 20, 2019 |

In a climate where politics often rules the day, it’s difficult to strip out the divisiveness and drama to focus on issues that directly and indirectly impact our collective national ...

June 19, 2019 | Deborah Lee James

Lockheed Martin says it will continue to bring down the hourly costs of operating the F-35 fighter jet, while continuing to address the problems that have been plaguing the program. ...

June 18, 2019 | Steven Ward

Putting Iran in a desperate situation without viable alternatives is likely to result in desperate responses. Two oil tankers carrying Japanese-related cargo were attacked in the Gulf of Oman last ...

June 18, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country "will not wage war against any nation”, as tensions continue to escalate between the U.S. and Tehran. U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick ...

June 18, 2019 | Victor in the Jungle

BOOK REVIEW: VICTOR IN THE JUNGLE     By Alex Finley Reviewed by Bill Harlow, The Cipher Brief  Senior Book Editor Alex Finley has an eye (and an ear) for the absurd.  ...

June 17, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

A spokesman for the Iranian atomic agency said Monday that within 10 days, the country will pass the allowed limit for low-grade uranium enrichment under the nuclear deal struck in 2015. The ...

June 17, 2019 | Norman Roule

In the midst of recent escalatory statements and actions between the U.S. and Iran, a spokesman for the Iranian atomic agency said Monday that within 10 days, the country will ...

June 14, 2019 | Joseph Menn

Investigative journalist Joseph Menn, author of the recently released Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World has a history of writing books ...

June 12, 2019 | Emile Nakhleh

The U.S. Administration is facing a tough sell as it leads the Bahrain Workshop in just under two weeks time, in what is widely seen as the first phase of ...

June 11, 2019 | Walter Pincus

There was more to learn from last Wednesday’s House hearing on climate change, than the White House barring a senior analyst from the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research ...

June 10, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan recently warned that the U.S. "is not moving fast enough to stay ahead” of its rivals in space, specifically citing the technology and development ...

June 05, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Defending New Yorkers against criminals and terrorists has been a priority for city leaders and law enforcement for quite some time, but in the last couple of years, officials have ...

June 03, 2019 | Gen. (ret.) David H. Petraeus

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad is just beginning a multi-nation tour that will include peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.  This comes as Taliban militants reject ...

May 29, 2019 | General Philip M. Breedlove

Ripped straight from the headlines, there are a number of current, inter-related political and security issues that could have a significant impact on the U.S.’ future security posture, including NATO’s ...

May 27, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Memorial Day began as a way to remember those who died while in military service to their country.  Here at The Cipher Brief, we wanted to know what our experts, ...

May 22, 2019 | Norman T. Roule

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise, Cipher Brief expert Norm Roule answered subscriber’s questions in a Cipher Brief Members-Only webcast. What follows is a slightly edited ...

May 20, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

A number of U.S. companies including Google, Intel, Qualcomm and others are limiting business with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei after the White House issued an Executive Order last week aimed ...

May 15, 2019 | Gen. Keith Alexander and Jamil Jaffer

Cipher Brief Expert and former Director of the NSA, General Keith Alexander  (Ret.) and Jamil N. Jaffer, founder of the National Security Institute at George Mason University, weigh in on ...

June 24, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Last week, the U.S. nearly launched retaliatory attacks against Iran for the shooting down of a U.S. military drone that was operating in the region.  While the Trump Administration has ...

June 21, 2019 | Anonymous

IF THE BOSS CALLS, GET HIS OR HER NAME: On June 14th, the White House released a presidential memorandum laying out  the order of succession within the CIA. On the face of it – ...

June 18, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country "will not wage war against any nation”, as tensions continue to escalate between the U.S. and Tehran. U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick ...

June 17, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

A spokesman for the Iranian atomic agency said Monday that within 10 days, the country will pass the allowed limit for low-grade uranium enrichment under the nuclear deal struck in 2015. The ...

June 10, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan recently warned that the U.S. "is not moving fast enough to stay ahead” of its rivals in space, specifically citing the technology and development ...

June 05, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Defending New Yorkers against criminals and terrorists has been a priority for city leaders and law enforcement for quite some time, but in the last couple of years, officials have ...

June 03, 2019 | Gen. (ret.) David H. Petraeus

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad is just beginning a multi-nation tour that will include peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.  This comes as Taliban militants reject ...

May 29, 2019 | General Philip M. Breedlove

Ripped straight from the headlines, there are a number of current, inter-related political and security issues that could have a significant impact on the U.S.’ future security posture, including NATO’s ...

May 27, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

Memorial Day began as a way to remember those who died while in military service to their country.  Here at The Cipher Brief, we wanted to know what our experts, ...

May 22, 2019 | Norman T. Roule

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise, Cipher Brief expert Norm Roule answered subscriber’s questions in a Cipher Brief Members-Only webcast. What follows is a slightly edited ...

May 20, 2019 | The Cipher Brief

A number of U.S. companies including Google, Intel, Qualcomm and others are limiting business with Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei after the White House issued an Executive Order last week aimed ...

May 15, 2019 | Gen. Keith Alexander and Jamil Jaffer

Cipher Brief Expert and former Director of the NSA, General Keith Alexander  (Ret.) and Jamil N. Jaffer, founder of the National Security Institute at George Mason University, weigh in on ...