Members Only A Shift in Strategy
The Paris attacks last Friday demonstrated ISIS ability to strike in the heart of Western Europe. Kevin Hulbert, a former senior intelligence officer in the […] More
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The Cipher Brief sat down with General Keith Alexander, former Director of the National Security Agency. Alexander discussed the Paris attacks, the impact of the […] More
Members Only Just the Beginning
Over the course of the last 18 months, since ISIS burst on to the scene with its dramatic regional tactical advances, capturing Mosul in Iraq […] More
Members Only Time to Wake Up
ISIS is part of the multi-generational struggle against radical Islam which will likely dominate the first half of the 21st century similar to the fight […] More
Members Only Protecting Your City
Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was preparing for his new post-NYPD role as Vice Chair at K2 Intelligence in New York when […] More
Members Only ISIS on the March
Conventional wisdom among Western officials indicated ISIS was primarily interested in gaining territory for its caliphate or Islamic state. Big bold attacks against Western targets […] More
Members Only On Russian Aggression
Last month, our Network weighed in on the situation in Syria, making the case for increased American involvement in the conflict. One of our contributors, […] More
Members Only Arctic Game Changer?
CIPHER SNAPSHOT: President Barack Obama recently visited the Arctic region to bring attention to the effects climate change is already having in Alaska. The president […] More
Members Only Questioning the Hype
President Obama’s visit earlier this month to Alaska focused attention on the Arctic region’s growing geopolitical and geo-economic importance, not to mention its ecological significance […] More
Members Only Trade: Too Early To Tell
As the ice continues to melt at the top of the world, climate change is altering more than global weather patterns. The opening up of […] More
Members Only Energy: Key Challenges Ahead
The Cipher Brief spoke with Dr. James Henderson of the Oxford Institute to get his thoughts on the energy potential of the Arctic. The Cipher […] More
Members Only The Refugee Crisis: Europe on the Brink
Today in Europe there are more people made homeless by wars and conflict than ever before in recent history. The Secretary General of the United […] More
Members Only No Peace in Sight
Last week the image of a tiny toddler’s body washed up on a Turkish beach became symbolic of a growing crisis in the Mediterranean. Tens […] More
Members Only A Failed Response
Other than its open-air outlet mall, busy with shoppers from neighboring Slovakia and Hungary, there’s little memorable about the Austrian village of Parndorf. On Friday, […] More
Members Only Solution Starts At Home
The Cipher Brief sat down with Robert Richer, former CIA Associate Deputy Director for Operations, to talk about the Middle East refugee crisis that threatens […] More
Members Only Russia Sanctions: The New Normal
In March 2014, when the Obama administration first invoked economic sanctions against Russia, no one knew how long they would last. The White House was […] More
Members Only Understanding the Russian Mindset
The Cipher Brief sat down with former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin at the Aspen Security Forum in July to discuss the Russian security threat. […] More
Members Only Doing Business in Russia
The Cipher Brief spoke with Robert Dannenberg, former Managing Director and Head of the Office of Global Security for Goldman Sachs, about the business climate […] More
Members Only 10 Years after 7/7, Britain Still Top Terrorist Target
Ten years ago, four homegrown militants, some of who trained in Pakistan, launched devastating terror attacks in London. Today, the Islamic State of Iraq and […] More