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DNI Day Two: Building the Intelligence Community for 2045

A new DNI should refocus ODNI on enterprise leadership, modernize intelligence investment, and close the seams adversaries exploit across the national security landscape.

Author's NoteIn our first paper, DNI Day One: Three Strategic Decisions for National Security Evolution, we identified three challenges confronting [...] More

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How to Get the Venezuela Response Right

How to Get the Venezuela Response Right

When the two earthquakes struck Venezuela last week, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving tens of thousands missing, there was a silent pause [...] More

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MOSCOW’S HEADHUNTERS – Russia’s largest job platform HeadHunter has posted recruitment listings for drone operators to support air defense around Moscow. Reuters reports that the new recruits will become part of a volunteer unit linked to the Combat Army Reserve Force. The role includes operating drones for reconnaissance and data collection, with minimal experience required. A down side of the drone gig? The pay – which reportedly falls below the city average. The job posting comes as Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure are escalating (and Russia continues to target Ukrainian cities with both missiles and [...] More

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How will wars be fought in the next decade—and is the United States prepared?

In this exclusive conversation, The Cipher Brief CEO Suzanne Kelly sits down with General David Petraeus to examine the sweeping transformation reshaping modern warfare. Drawing on his repeated visits to Ukraine alongside The Cipher Brief, General Petraeus argues that the battlefield has changed more dramatically in the last three years than at any point in modern military history.

From artificial intelligence and autonomous systems to drone swarms and machine-speed decision making, Petraeus explains why the war in Ukraine has become the world's most important laboratory for military innovation—and why the United States and its allies must move far more quickly to adapt.

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