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CIA

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ODNI

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...

North Korea

North Korea

Nuclear

Is it Time for a New Policy Toward North Korea - A Cipher Brief Debate

by James Clapper and Joseph DeTrani

“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...

Arctic

Climate

Climate

Intelligence

International

national security

Uncategorized

The Climate and U.S. National Security: A Conversation Series

by ADM James Stavridis

CLIMATE — One of President Biden’s first areas of focus after taking office on Wednesday was on the climate, reinstating a commitment that the US will rejoin the Paris climate accord. The...

United States

Department of State

Intelligence

International

national security

Inside the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

by The Cipher Brief

“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...

Europe

Espionage

Historical

Intelligence

International

Operation Fortitude: A Lesson in Deception from D-Day

by Christopher Turner

(Photo caption:  Full-size dummy LCTs, codenamed BIGBOB, moored in South East England before the Normandy invasion (British Imperial War Museums, photograph H 42527, public domain).  This article...

United States

Election

Intelligence

national security

Special Report: Attack on Democracy

by The Cipher Brief

Here’s our take on the failed efforts of a pro-Trump mob to stop Congress from certifying ballots at the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress, led by Vice President Mike Pence, confirmed Biden’s...

Cyber

Tech

Cyber

Cyber Initiatives Group

national security

NSA

Washington's Cyber Reckoning

by The Cipher Brief

“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...

United States

CIA

Intelligence

national security

The IC Must Move Forward, Not Go Back

by Carmen Medina

Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. A 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community, she is also the author of Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from...

China

Taiwan

Tech

China

national security

Taiwan

Tech/Cyber

Uncategorized

Taiwan's Place in the Global Tech Race

by The Cipher Brief

“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...

Iran

Iran

Iran: Assassination and Retaliation

by Norman Roule

Just over a week ago, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed by what Iranian authorities describe as a remote-controlled weapon as his car made its way through the streets of...