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Understanding China's 2025 Ambitions

by The Cipher Brief

China is on a multi-year mission to reduce its reliance on foreign technology and as a result, Beijing is investing heavily in its own technological developments. Premier Li Keqiang announced the...

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A Rare Glimpse Inside the Life of a Spy

by Mark Kelton

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Cold War Fears May be Driving China's Belligerence on Kashmir

by Tim Willasey-Wilsey

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Where are Ripples from the Oil War Heading?

by Norman Roule

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COVID Lessons Learned From Tackling Extremist Ideologies

by Farah Pandith and Jacob Ware

Farah Pandith, Former Special Representative to Muslim Communities, US Department of State Farah Pandith served as a political appointee under Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and...

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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...

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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...