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Xi's Awful Arithmetic

by Mark Kelton

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The Question: Why Would China not Invade Taiwan now?

by The Cipher Brief

The Cipher Brief is proud to launch ‘The Question’, designed to make us think forward, consider broader scenarios and challenge each other in constructive ways on the plausibility of future...

The Future of Hong Kong

by Joseph DeTrani

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The Real Danger in a Quiet Escalation of Tensions Between China and India

by Tim Willasey-Wilsey

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Iran and Hezbollah's Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West - Part Two

by Ioan Pop and Mitch Silber

In part one of Iran and Hezbollah’s Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West, authors Mitch Silber and Ioan Pop pulled from court documents and open source reporting to shed light on ways that...

Iran and Hezbollah's Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West - Part One

by Ioan Pop and Mitch Silber

Cipher Brief Expert Mitch Silber and Ioan Pop have pulled from court documents and open source reporting to compile a modus operandi of Iran and Hezbollah and their efforts to attack the...

How Cyber Plays in Boardrooms of the Future

by Rick Ledgett

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NATO Imagines Future Warfare

Innovation is a key component of readiness when it comes to future threats. NATO’s Innovation Hub recently commissioned a short story from author August Cole, asking him to draw upon his writing...

Managing National Security Talent

by The Cipher Brief

The Cipher Brief is honored to share the latest report from our friends at Business Executives for National Security (BENS) on Talent Management: A Strategy for Great Power Competition.   BENS is a...

COVID lessons from SOF to Silicon Valley

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