Day 4: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I am attending the RSA Conference, a global convention bringing together government and business approaches to secure the digital channels people depend on […] More
News & Analysis
Civilians and the Military Under Trump
In the wake of retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn’s resignation as National Security Advisor on Monday over his communications with the Russian Ambassador to the […] More
What Mattis Needs to Do As Defense Secretary
The arcane art of measuring the health of civil-military relations is experiencing a renaissance. Although it is welcomed by those who practice it, the reasons […] More
Rethinking Civil-Military Relations
Compared to most of his proposed cabinet, President Donald Trump’s pick of retired Marine Corps General James Mattis for Secretary of Defense has been one […] More
Reclaiming Defender's Advantage in Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity industry, much like other sectors, is dealing with an influx of data. In response, security experts hope to harness the power of artificial […] More
Legal Questions Swirl Around Flynn's Fall
President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned this week over his contacts with the Russian Ambassador to the United States and his […] More
Day 3: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I am attending the RSA Conference, a global convention bringing together government and business approaches to secure the digital channels people depend on […] More
Doubling Down Against the Jihadist Message
With the recent U.S. military raid in Yemen and the ongoing campaign in Mosul, the Trump Administration is so far continuing the United States’ longstanding […] More
The Power of Persuasion in Countering Terror
As part of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) during the Obama administration, Michael Ortiz helped develop and launch a […] More
Countering Extremism: A Problem for Civil Society
The Cipher Brief‘s Executive Producer and Reporter Leone Lakhani, spoke with Haras Rafiq, CEO of Quilliam, to discuss how the organization works to counter the […] More
Why Trump Should Keep Obama’s Cuba Policy
On Feb. 3, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced “we are in the midst of a full review of all U.S. policies towards Cuba.” […] More
Israel and U.S. Turn a New Leaf but Signal a Shift In Policy
With no firm commitment to a two-state solution, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled a potential shift in U.S. policy […] More
Day 2: Dispatch from RSA Conference
If you missed our previous dispatch, I am attending the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco, a global event where private and public sectors come […] More
Flynn Controversy Raises New Questions
The White House sought to present the resignation of President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, as a closed chapter tied to his deceiving […] More
The Tip of the Iceberg
The resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn came only three weeks into a whirlwind beginning for the Trump Administration. The Cipher Brief’s Leone Lakhani […] More
A Matter of Trust, Not Security
With the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, there have been questions about the security implications of his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to […] More
The Never Ending Story: The Morass of Afghanistan and Pakistan
The new administration must surely be thinking about the challenges of Afghanistan and Pakistan and what to do. The region has bedeviled outsiders for generations. […] More
Day 1: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I’m attending the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco, where government and industry leaders have come together to discuss the looming challenges and […] More