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How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

by Tim Willasey-Wilsey

Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief Expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a Cipher Brief Expert on Afghanistan and a visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London and a former senior...

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Russia's Climate Problem and Opportunity

by The Cipher Brief

Temperatures in Russia are increasing at more than double the global average, according to scientists, proving that climate change and extreme weather doesn’t just affect U.S. national security as...

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The Robot, the Targeter and the Future of U.S. National Security

by Eric Washabaugh

Eric Washabaugh, Former CIA Targeting & Technology Manager Eric Washabaugh served as a targeting and technology manager at the CIA, where he served from 2006 – 2019, leading multiple...

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Exclusive: Spy Chief Gets Welcome Endorsement

by The Cipher Brief

In a letter obtained by The Cipher Brief this week, former CIA Directors and Acting Directors, including former Director Gina Haspel, endorsed CIA Director Bill Burns in his new role as DCIA. The...

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Why The Intelligence Community Needs a Climate Change Task Force

by Erin Sikorsky and Kristin Wood

Kristin Wood, Sr. Climate Editor, The Cipher Brief Kristin Wood is the Senior Climate Editor for The Cipher Brief, a Cipher Brief expert, a non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s...

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The Mission to Counter Misinformation: A Briefing with former DNI James Clapper

by James Clapper

In the summer of 2016, then-Director of National Intelligence Lt. Gen. James Clapper began to detect a worrisome trend.  It was an election year, and he was starting to see an uptick in Russian...

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President Biden's Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule

by Norman Roule

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by...

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A New World of Global Security: A Briefing with Sir John Sawers

by Sir John Sawers

The new COVID-19 national security world is one shaped by a host of national and global security issues that were impacted – both good and bad – by the global pandemic. That, in turn, has...

United States

national security

Terrorism

A New Approach to Domestic Terrorism

by Javed Ali and Thomas S. Warrick

Javed Ali, Policymaker in Residence, University of Michigan Javed Ali is a Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and had over...

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The US Intelligence Community's Complicated Relationship with Telework

by Jim Danoy

Jim Danoy, Former Executive, Defense Intelligence Agency Cipher Brief Expert Jim Danoy is a former defense intelligence executive and served as the National Intelligence Manager for Europe and...