North America

The U.S.-Mexico economic relationship is large, fast-growing, and unique; three important features that make it deserving of significant attention and cultivation. The border between these […] More

The old saying goes that there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes.  But if you’re a Chief Security Officer, you may as […] More

The Cipher Brief spoke with Michael Howard, Microsoft’s Chief Security Officer (CSO), to get his thoughts on how the job of CSO has changed over […] More

The Cipher Brief spoke with Peter Piazza, Vice President for Strategic Operations at ASIS, who discussed changes in the security industry, ASIS’ role in educating […] More

Chip Burrus is the Vice President for Corporate Security for Penske. Previously, he worked as an FBI agent for 25 years and retired as the […] More

Tonight, Republican candidates will take the stage for the second GOP Presidential debate.  We’ve heard a lot about jobs, immigration and the economy – but […] More

Republicans have historically gotten better polling numbers on issues of national security leading up to elections.  This year there has been discussion by the candidates about […] More

This Wednesday’s Republican debate could be pretty revealing when it comes to the candidates’ views on security and foreign policy.  Or, at least, we have […] More

The U.S. is confronting global security challenges on a scale it has not seen since the rise of the Soviet Union to super-power status, following […] More

The Cipher Brief sat down with Robert Richer, former CIA Associate Deputy Director for Operations, to talk about his memories of September 11th, 2001 and […] More

The Cipher Brief sat down with Matt Olsen, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to get his reflections on the events of September […] More

As President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) I have interacted with some of America’s most innovative and entrepreneurial business leaders. These […] More

On September 11, 2001, I was a newly-appointed SEAL platoon commander.  My platoon was on an urban warfare training trip in the south east United […] More

Few things are more hotly debated in Washington and other capitals than the question of how to defeat the Islamic State. Ideas are all over […] More

Over fifteen years ago, I spoke with someone in Gaza about a Hamas bomb maker who had been killed in an Israeli anti-terrorism operation. I […] More

A great deal of attention in the U.S. has understandably been paid to how ISIS promotes its ideology, with a focus on ISIS’ social media […] More

Last October, in an interview with “60 Minutes,” FBI director James Comey revealed that there were “a dozen or so” Americans fighting in Syria on […] More

President Barack Obama will be the first sitting U.S. President to visit Alaska’s Arctic region when he begins a three day trip to the state […] More