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Iran

Iran: Assassination and Retaliation

by Norman Roule

Just over a week ago, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by what Iranian authorities describe as a remote-controlled weapon as his car made its way through the streets of...

Iran

Al-Qaeda

CIA

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Iran

A Consequential Killing in Tehran

by Norman T. Roule

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

Russia

Russia

Uncategorized

Biden's Russia Challenge

by Daniel Hoffman

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

Middle East

Iran

Israel

Through an Israeli Lens: Biden and Iran

by Dr. Raz Zimmt

Eldad Shavit, Sr. Researcher, INSS Eldad Shavit is a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and previously served in senior roles in Israeli Defense...

Middle East

Middle East

national security

The Complicated Middle East facing the Biden Administration

by Norman T. Roule

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

China

Taiwan

Tech

China

Taiwan

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Taiwan: Why Beijing may choose strangulation

by Tim Willasey-Wilsey

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

China

Taiwan

China

Taiwan

Where is Taiwan's Military Build Up Headed?

by The Cipher Brief

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

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International

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Saudi Arabia

An Energy Market Check In

by Norman T. Roule

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

Cyber

Cyber

Cyber Initiatives Group

national security

Ransomware

The Ransomware Conundrum

by The Cipher Brief Network

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

Tech

Artificial Intelligence

military

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The Military's Mission: Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit

by The Cipher Brief

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently hosted the AlphaDogfight Trials putting artificial intelligence technology from eight different organizations up against human pilots. ...