What CIA Taught Me About Humanity
Carmen Medina is the CIA’s former Deputy Director of Intelligence and a member of The Cipher Brief network of experts. Her unique insights will be […] More
News & Analysis
What Endures From Operation Enduring Freedom
Fourteen years ago this week, the United States began “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan, with the purpose of eliminating the threat of al-Qaeda and toppling […] More
Thinking About Hong Kong’s Future
To ask about the state of democracy in Hong Kong is asking the wrong question. The irony is that Hong Kong residents arguably have more […] More
The Pakistan Problem
Several years ago, relations between Pakistan and the United States hit a post-9/11 low. The 2011 discovery of Osama bin Laden’s compound not far from […] More
Superficially Normal
Several years ago, relations between Pakistan and the United States hit a post-9/11 low. The 2011 discovery of Osama bin Laden’s compound not far from […] More
Too Big to Fail
As U.S. counterterrorism successes mount in eliminating terrorists in Pakistan, the al-Qaeda “glue” that holds the U.S.-Pakistan security relationship together has seemed to weaken. What […] More
The China Factor
In an interview with The Cipher Brief, Andrew Small, an expert on Chinese policy in South Asia for The German Marshall Fund, discussed the evolving […] More
Ebola: An End in Sight?
Ebola may be out of most news headlines, but it has not completely vanished from West Africa. Although the health situation has dramatically improved, there […] More
Lessons Learned From the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
A year after West Africa’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, the global health community has begun to evaluate national and international responses. Experts are starting […] More
Public Health Infrastructure
In an interview with The Cipher Brief, Dr. Josh Michaud, an expert on global health policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation, discussed the lessons learned […] More
Community Engagement
The Cipher Brief interviewed Pia Wanek, Director of Humanitarian Assistance at Global Communities, to assess how West African countries responded to, and are being affected […] More
From Bad to Worse
Professor Ming Sing of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology discussed with The Cipher Brief Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and its impact on the […] More
The Umbrella Movement: One Year Later
The democracy movement in Hong Kong is still alive, but the energy that brought almost one hundred thousand people to the streets last year has […] More
Bumpy Road Ahead
On September 28, protesters marked the anniversary of the start of last year’s Umbrella Revolution, in which 200,000 Hong Kongers took to the streets to […] More
Resiliency and Risk
Just one year ago, in the midst of the “Umbrella Protest Movement,” it seemed that Hong Kong’s position as the most business-friendly place in Asia […] More
The Future of Geospatial Intelligence
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency may be the most massive intelligence organization you’ve never heard of. While rarely making headlines, NGA is the lead federal agency […] More
Leadership Profile: Sue Gordon, Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Sue Gordon’s mission to help forge the future of The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is no small task. Consider that she leads a team of […] More
Growth of Satellite Technology
Q&A with Walter Scott, Founder of DigitalGlobe One of the major commercial satellite companies is DigitalGlobe. The Cipher Brief sat down with its founder, Walter […] More