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How Do Allies Tackle 5G When They Don't See Eye to Eye?

by 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...

Iran's Coming Response: Increased Terrorism and Cyber Attacks?

by Gen. Keith Alexander and Jamil Jaffer

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

Russia's Global Ambitions: A Member Briefing with Steven Hall

by Steven L. Hall

The Cipher Brief regularly provides opportunities for members to engage with experts via exclusive member-only briefings and webcasts.  Our latest briefing was presented by Steve Hall, who retired...

What is Iran's Next Move?

by Norman Roule

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is calling for unity and says that his country is facing ‘unprecedented’ pressure as the U.S. continues to ratchet up sanctions.  Tehran said last week it will...

An Expert View on the White House's Executive Order to Bolster Cyber Workforce

by The Cipher Brief

The White House issued a recent Executive Order on America’s Cybersecurity Workforce in an effort to put a renewed focus on the federal government’s deficit of some 300,000 cybersecurity...

Countering a Resurgent Russia

by General Jack Keane

Recent Russian activities around the world are signaling a resurgent Russia, one that wants to shake up a world order that has existed for seven decades, according to Cipher Brief expert and Former...

Iran's Tale of Two Leaders

by Norman Roule

The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Qassem Soleimani said this week that Iran will never negotiate with the Trump Administration after the U.S. ended its practice of...

Who Should Give the Kill Command?

by The Cipher Brief

  The Department of Defense is seeking a significant increase for autonomous weapons programs in efforts to remain competitive with Russia and China, both of which have invested heavily in the...

The Impact of Harder-Hitting Sanctions on Iran

by The Cipher Brief

The U.S. moved this week to apply even more pressure on Iran to end its involvement in illicit activities around the world by announcing that the U.S. State Department will no longer grant sanctions...

ISIS' Global Spread

by The Cipher Brief

CIPHER BRIEF ANALYSIS – ISIS has claimed responsibility for a series of Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and injured 500 more.  A government official said...