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Democracy has become the most accepted form of governance over the last three decades across Latin America. However, opinion polls, as we saw in Latinobarómetro’s […] More

Got a secret… Welcome to the Dead Drop. “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is […] More

The Cipher Brief spoke with Doug Brooks, the President Emeritus and Founder of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) to better understand the role of […] More

Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country.   It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important.  It […] More

Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country.   It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important.  It […] More

Juan Manuel Santos’ administration and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kicked off peace negotiations in October 2012. The chosen methodology (“nothing is negotiated […] More

There should be no doubt that the current round of negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is a […] More

As President Xi Jinping tours the western world advocating Chinese businesses, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues incrementally asserting dominance over territory in the South […] More

Republican Congressman Randy Forbes believes China’s assertive behavior in Asia is destabilizing the region. Forbes explained why he takes this position in an interview with […] More

The South China Sea is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous places on earth. Beijing has long claimed most of the sea as its […] More

As some Asia energy experts have noted, the South China Sea (SCS) is like a thin donut with a very large hole: all of the […] More

People are the weakest link in any cybersecurity system.  Conversations about the cyber issue typically focus on systems, the primary targets of hackers and cyber […] More

Mitch Silber is the Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm.  He spoke with the Cipher Brief about the threat posed […] More

Lillian Ablon is a cybersecurity researcher at the RAND Corporation. She spoke with The Cipher Brief about the threat posed by social engineering, and the […] More

Information security has a problem; an awkward border that we have consistently failed to understand and protect. This constantly changing, infinitely variable border is known […] More

Although oil is often regarded as the Arabian Gulf’s lifeline, the construction industry has emerged as a new economic driving factor in the region. The […] More

The Cipher Brief spoke with Amgad Husein, Managing Partner of Dentons’ Saudi Arabian operations. He said that recent Saudi Arabian construction priorities have moved from […] More

The Cipher Brief spoke with Sachin Kerur, Head of the Middle East region for Pinsent Masons LLP about the current construction market in the Middle […] More