BOOK REVIEW: Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Defiance By Brian Freeman / G.P. Putnam’s Sons Reviewed by Elizabeth C. MacKenzie Biedell The Reviewer: Elizabeth MacKenzie Biedell writes about democracy, [...] More

EXCLUSIVE: Manila's Envoy to Beijing Weighs-In On Recent US-China Tensions

EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — An old friend of Beijing returned to China this week in a move that harkens back to a time when Manila had a far more fraught relationship with Washington. Former [...] More

What the American Public Should Know about UFOs

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A retired Air Force Intelligence Officer turned whistleblower testified before a House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that [...] More

27 July, 2023

The Cipher Brief

27 July, 2023

David Ariosto

North America Americas Intelligence Tech/Cyber Reporting

The Hunt for Spies Inside the U.S. is Harder than you Think

EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says there is “no such thing as an overseas police station” [...] More

25 July, 2023

The Cipher Brief

25 July, 2023

David Ariosto

North America Americas Intelligence Tech/Cyber Reporting

Data is “Ammo in AI Warfare,” and the Pentagon May Be Running Low

OPINION — “During the daily battle rhythm, the DoD [Department of Defense] creates more than 22 terabytes [equal to 22 trillion bytes with a byte [...] More

25 July, 2023

Walter Pincus

25 July, 2023

David Ariosto

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CIA Director: Putin's Hold on Power Betrays "Significant Weaknesses"

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A social contract that Russian President Vladimir Putin has engineered over the decades to cement his authority may now be [...] More

21 July, 2023

David Ariosto

21 July, 2023

David Ariosto

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Hot-Button Adds to U.S. Defense Bill Echo Truman-Era Fight

OPINION — “Whereas it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with [...] More

18 July, 2023

Walter Pincus

18 July, 2023

David Ariosto

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Western Focus Sharpens on China Over Black Sea Grain Deal

EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — In the wake of a Kremlin decision to halt a U.N.-brokered Black Sea agreement, which allowed Ukraine to export tens [...] More

17 July, 2023

David Ariosto

Asia Russia China Ukraine Europe Reporting

White House Unveils Road Map For National Cybersecurity Strategy

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – In March, the Biden Administration unveiled its new cybersecurity strategy, instructing private entities to take more [...] More

14 July, 2023

David Ariosto

14 July, 2023

David Ariosto

North America Americas Tech/Cyber Reporting

The Only Thing Worse than Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight

OPINION — This spring, a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan – both as a show of solidarity and to develop responses to [...] More

13 July, 2023

Rear Adm. (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

13 July, 2023

David Ariosto

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Netanyahu: Israel’s Renowned Statesman Lost on the International Stage

OPINION — Over the course of his many decades in Israeli politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earned a reputation as Israel’s premier [...] More

13 July, 2023

Jason Brodsky

13 July, 2023

Ari Heistein

13 July, 2023

David Ariosto

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