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OSINT Global Trendline Report: Asia

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OSINT Global Trendline Report: Europe

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OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa

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Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus - Part Two

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Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community.  Medina is also author of the book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook...

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Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus - Part 1

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Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community.  Medina is also author of the book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook...

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Our Collective Mission on Groundhog Day

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What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

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As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases worldwide.  While the battle to save lives is expected to...

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Our Response to 9/11 Gave us Lessons for COVID-19

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“America is no longer protected by vast oceans. We are protected from attack only by vigorous action abroad, and increased vigilance at home.” – President George W. Bush, State of...

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What does a tense US-China relationship mean for the world?

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