Disinformation: How Spies Can Help Find Truth
Wednesday, April 13, 2:00–3:00pm With the evolution of technology, a breakdown of trust in once-trusted institutions and U.S. adversaries creating their own facts and pushing […] More
Archive for ‘Security/Stability’
Preparing for Great Power Competition in AI and Intelligence
A Virtual Briefing Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 1:30-2:30pm EST This discussion will cover the promise of AI, the growing importance of Open Source to the […] More
The Economics Driving Security in The Middle East
The Cipher Brief welcomes former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, ODNI, and Cipher Brief Expert Norm Roule for a virtual briefing on the economics affecting […] More
A New US Strategy for the Middle East and the Opportunity for US Businesses
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Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?
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President Biden’s Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule
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General James Mattis and the Changing Nature of War
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
America’s Allies Shocked by Storming of the Capitol
The Cipher Brief asked our experts to weigh in on how they saw Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump protesters and how allies […] More
Biden’s National Security Test
Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is former Acting Director of the CIA, former Deputy CIA Director and is the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the […] More
Washington’s Cyber Reckoning
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A New US Approach to the Muslim World
OPINION — Engaging Muslim communities globally emerged as a policy option within the U.S. government shortly after the heinous 9/11 terrorist attacks. Beyond degrading terrorist […] More
What a Biden Administration Means for the World
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How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?
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Trump’s Pre-Election Search for a National Security Win
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Why the U.S. – Taliban peace deal has already failed
The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator program partners with colleges and Universities across the country to highlight the next generation of national security leaders. Ameen Karim […] More
Putin’s Playbook for the West
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Poison, Protest & Putin’s Power
OPINION — Taken together, the protests underway in Belarus and the poisoning of Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny — by what German doctors now say was […] More
Is Russia getting away with Murder?
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Global Knowledge Warfare: Using Strategic Imagination to Harness Uncertainty and Fear
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The Lucrative Border Wall Business
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What Turning a Blind Eye to the World Will Cost Us
John McLaughlin served as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2000-2004 and Acting Director of the CIA in 2004. He is a […] More
How a CIA Analyst Spots Fake News
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A Look Inside the Justice Department’s National Security Priorities
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