Europe

China

International

Russia

Terrorism

Britain's Top Security Threats in 2019

by Nick Fishwick

2018 was a year dominated by a new range of worries for national security experts in Britain.  Brexit and a series of untraditional statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, kept things...

Europe

Russia

China

Defense Systems

Intelligence

International

NATO

Russia

NATO's Show of Strength on Russia's Doorstep

by General Philip M. Breedlove

As tensions heat up between Russia and the West, cold-war skills are back in play.   Norway and Iceland are hosting more than 50 thousand troops from 29 NATO countries involved in an intense...

Cyber

Europe

Russia

United States

Cyber

Espionage

Intelligence

International

Russia

Tech/Cyber

The Evolution of Russian Subversion in Cyber: A Conversation with former GCHQ Chief David Omand

by Sir David Omand GCB

Twitter is releasing a trove of known accounts and posts that it says were used to meddle in U.S. elections dating back to 2016.  According to the company, the data includes more than 4,600 accounts...

Cyber

Europe

Tech

United States

Cyber

Global Cyber Challenges of the Future

by Robert Hannigan

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the U.S., an initiative started 15 years ago as a collaborative effort between the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security...

Europe

Iran

United States

Iran

Nuclear

Expert Analysis: Fissures Between U.S., Europe and Iran at United Nations

by Norman T. Roule

President Donald Trump largely followed the U.S. policy script on Iran when he addressed the United Nations on Wednesday.  So what exactly, did the key players get out of the verbal back and forth...

Europe

Russia

Espionage

Russia

Putin's Bold Attempt to Deny Skripal Attack

by Mark Kelton

“The concept of plausible denial had an undeniable flavor of wishful thinking about it”, wrote CIA veteran William Hood in his book on Soviet military intelligence (GRU)[1] officer and CIA spy,...

Africa

Asia

Europe

Iran

Lebanon

Middle East

Southeast Asia

Al-Qaeda

Terrorism

The Global Threat Posed by Al-Qaeda

by Cipher Brief Analysis

A United Nations report delivered to the Security Council last month offered a stark reminder that al Qaeda remains a serious threat around the world.  The report suggested that the de-centralized...

Europe

International

Iran

Terrorism

Network of Terror Leads to Charging of Iranian Diplomat

by Norman T. Roule

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

Europe

International

NATO

The Playbook for NATO Success, Briefed by a Former SACEUR

by General Philip M. Breedlove

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

Europe

International

Will US Join UK in Challenging Russia over Nerve Agent Spy Attack?

by Cipher Brief Analysis

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