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By Brad Christian

Brad Christian is COO and Executive Editor of The Cipher Brief's Open Source Report. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, November 20, 2025

A screen displaying an image of Russian military ship Yantar, operating off the northern coast of Scotland, is pictured as Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (unseen) delivers a speech in the Downing Street briefing room in central London on November 19, 2025.

07:16 America/New_York Thursday, November 20 [...] More

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

07:24 America/New_York Wednesday, November 19 [...] More

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Police investigate at the scene of a damaged section of railway tracks on the Deblin-Warsaw route near the Mika railway station, next to the town of Zyczyn, central Poland, on November 17, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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18 November, 2025

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) sign an agreement at the Villacoublay air base, in Velizy-Villacoublay, near Paris on November 17, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Monday, November 17, 2025

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17 November, 2025

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Air Force Colonel Christopher Robinson, Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, as Trump arrives to board Air Force One on November 14, 2025 at Joint Base Andrew, Maryland.

Global Intelligence Report for Sunday, November 16, 2025

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16 November, 2025

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This photo shows shows the glow from explosions above Kyis during drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on November 14, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, November 14, 2025

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14 November, 2025

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the federal government as he is joined by House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Republican lawmakers and business leaders, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, November 13, 2025

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13 November, 2025

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24 September 2025, Norway, Oslo: A fighter jet takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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12 November, 2025

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Signs that read 'No Drone Zone' are placed around the Brussels-National Airport on October 21, 2025 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, November 11, 2025

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11 November, 2025

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference following talks with his Kazakh counterpart in Moscow on October 22, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Monday, November 10, 2025

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10 November, 2025

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POKROVSK, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 7: A general aerial view shows the destroyed city covered in morning fog, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025 in Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, November 7, 2025

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07 November, 2025

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