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An Energy Market Check In

by Norman T. Roule

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A Look Inside the Justice Department's National Security Priorities

by The Cipher Brief

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Are We Ready for Another Shock?

by The Cipher Brief

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Iran and Hezbollah's Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West - Part Two

by Ioan Pop

In part one of Iran and Hezbollah’s Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West, authors Mitch Silber and Ioan Pop pulled from court documents and open source reporting to shed light on ways that...

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NATO's Future After the Threat it Didn't see Coming

by General Philip M. Breedlove

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OSINT Global Trendline Report: COVID and the Americas

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Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus - Part 1

by Carmen Medina

Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community.  Medina is also author of the book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook...

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What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

by The Cipher Brief

As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases worldwide.  While the battle to save lives is expected to...

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People wearing a face masks to protecting themself because of epidemic in China. Selective Focus. Concept of coronavirus quarantine.

The Coronavirus is worse than the System Blinking Red

by Norman T. Roule

Norman T. Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing numerous programs relating to Iran and the Middle East.   He served as the National Intelligence Manager for Iran...

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Profile of a Private Sector Intelligence Analyst

by Angela Lewis

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