Hacking 4 Defense: The Future of Innovation in National Security
In a world where globalization makes it possible for adversaries to compete with American technologies, the United States must consistently innovate and adopt new tools […] More
News & Analysis
Putin vs. The Unknown
An explosion in the St. Petersburg metro on Monday tore open a subway car, killing at least 14 people and leaving dozens injured. Russian Prime […] More
The Beginning of the End of Putinism?
On Sunday, March 26, widespread protests broke out in more than 80 cities in the Russian Federation, apparently in response to the government’s inability or […] More
Thorns in the Bear’s Paw: Putin’s Vulnerabilities
Vladimir Putin is portrayed in the West as the master manipulator in foreign policy, creating turmoil in U.S. and European elections and outfoxing his rivals […] More
Investigating Russia Bombing Links: U.S. May Cooperate
The Kyrgyz state security service identified Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, a 22-year-old Russian citizen born in Kyrgyzstan, as the assailant behind Monday’s explosion in the St. Petersburg […] More
St. Petersburg Blast Likely an Act of Terror
Monday’s explosion in a St. Petersburg metro car, which killed at least 14 people and left dozens injured, was described by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry […] More
China Pivots its Hackers from Industrial Spies to Cyber Warriors
China continues to deploy military equipment to contested islands in the South China Sea, raising concerns among regional players and U.S. forces stationed in the […] More
Why Beijing is Curbing Industrial Spying on the West
In September 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama reached an agreement that neither nation would “conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of […] More
China Developing Cyber Capabilities to Disrupt U.S. Military Operations
China is a burgeoning great power. It is continually figuring out the various dimensions of power – not least of which is power in cyberspace […] More
How Norway is Transforming its Armed Forces
At a time of increasing global uncertainty, the Norwegian government is in the process of upgrading its Armed Forces – across the various services – […] More
Enhancing Egyptian-Israeli Ties under the Trump Administration
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi is at the White House on Monday with the high hopes of receiving strong support from U.S. President Donald Trump. […] More
Comey to INSA: Privacy and Security “Crashing Into Each Other”
FBI Director James Comey was the guest of honor at an Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Leadership Dinner Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia. INSA is […] More
Trump Aides ID’d as Secret Source; Senate Probes Russia Meddling
Two White House officials provided House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes with the information concerning intelligence reports that showed President Donald Trump and campaign associates were […] More
Why Syria’s Kurds Are America’s Key Ally
Before the civil war, few outside the Middle East had ever heard of Syria’s Kurds. Syria has by far the smallest Kurdish population of the […] More
Syrian Kurds – Forgotten No More
Syria has by far the smallest Kurdish population of any country with major Kurdish minorities. However, in the last two years, the Kurds of Syria […] More
The Battle for Raqqa – It’s Complicated
Though the battle to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Mosul is slowly reaching its denouement, the campaign to take the […] More
Israel-India Alliance Based on Strategic Interests and Mutual Concerns
Contacts between India and the Jewish people, whether in ancient Israel, in India itself, or in the Diaspora, go back to remote antiquity. But it […] More
Indian-Israeli Cooperation Intensifying
The Cipher Brief sat down with S. Samuel Rajiv, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses based in New Delhi, India, to […] More