Report for Friday, May 9, 2025
Trump, UK’s Starmer tout limited trade “breakthrough deal,” though 10% duties remain
Trump calls for 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, warns of more sanctions
'Friends of steel': Xi, Putin vow to stand together against U.S. power
Hamas reports 'fierce fighting' with Israeli forces in Gaza's Rafah
India, Pakistan accuse each other of attacks as hostilities rise
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – On Friday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed more than a dozen world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, for a Victory […] More
Cipher Brief Experts bring context to today’s global events
OPINION - What a powerful picture it was. On the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral, [...] More
OPINION - National Security Adviser Mike Waltz appears to have lost his post at least [...] More
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EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Mention “the war“ to Ukrainians and they will likely date the conflict not to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of their country, but […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The Taliban government in Afghanistan enjoys no formal recognition from the rest of the world, thanks largely to a poor human rights record […] More
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – As the U.S. faces unprecedented threats from cyberattacks, experts are warning about the impact of cuts to the nation’s cyber […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The announcement was made on the 101st day of the second Trump administration, and while some insiders said they saw it […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW – One week after a deadly terror attack, India and Pakistan stand at the precipice of military conflict, and as one scholar and […] More
OPINION — We are in a high-tech surveillance, cyber espionage, and big-data era and it would [...] More
The Poet's Game earns a prestigious 4 out of 4 trench coats
A Spy at War earns an impressive 3.5 out of 4 trench coats
The Traitor of Arnhem earns a prestigious 4 out of 4 trench coats
CIPHER BRIEF EXPERTS ARRIVE IN KYIV: This week’s DD is a day late. And it’s not because our spies blew their deadline. It’s because a lot of Cipher Brief experts and members of the senior team were on a train out of Kyiv at deadline time and well, let’s just say internet connection can be ‘iffy’ in a country that is both trying to live and at the same time, fight for its future. Five Cipher Brief Experts sat on a panel at this year’s Kyiv Security Forum, assessing intelligence [...] More
Join us for the second annual Cipher Brief Honors Dinner, the evening of Friday April 18, 2025. This Black-Tie event is invite only, please apply […] More
It used to be something of a national security secret: identifying the ways in which U.S. adversaries are working to undermine U.S. stability, sow chaos […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ VIRTUAL BRIEFING– Wednesday, August 28 at 1p ET with Cipher Brief Experts General Frank McKenzie (Ret.) and Dave Pitts, Former Assistant Director of CIA for […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ VIRTUAL BRIEFING – Join us Friday, June 28 for an Exclusive Briefing on the mounting crisis between Taiwan and China. Cipher Brief Experts Amb. […] More
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