BOOK REVIEW: THE SPY AND THE DEVILBy Tim Willasey-Wilsey / Published in the US by Blink and in the UK by BonnierReviewed by: Michael SmithThe Reviewer — Michael Smith is the author of The Real [...] More

The Sword of Freedom: Blueprint for Survival and Resilience

BOOK REVIEW: THE SWORD OF FREEDOM: Israel, Mossad and The Secret WarBy Yossi Cohen / Broadside BooksReviewed by: Jean Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer —Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with Public [...] More

Europe Prepares for War

DEEP DIVE – From large-scale military drills to increased defense spending to the continent’s easternmost nations fortifying their borders with [...] More

16 September, 2025

Tom Nagorski

16 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Europe military

Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

EXPERT Q&A — Russia has not slowed its assaults on Ukraine, ceaselessly raining missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities while pushing forward - [...] More

16 September, 2025

Glenn Corn

16 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Ukraine Europe

As Trump Expands Caribbean Strikes on Cartels, Much is Still Unclear

As Trump Expands Caribbean Strikes on Cartels, Much is Still Unclear

OPINION — “Extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels that the United States has designated as terrorist organizations have wrought devastating [...] More

16 September, 2025

Walter Pincus

16 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Americas Latin America Walter Pincus Fine Print

Ex-CIA Station Chief’s Firsthand Account from Ukraine’s Frontline

Cipher Brief exclusive: Former six-time CIA station chief Ralph Goff details the status of the frontlines in Ukraine and where Kyiv needs the most [...] More

15 September, 2025

Ralph Goff

15 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Ralph Goff Ukraine Europe

Can NATO Still Scare Putin?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Polish President Karol Nowrocki signed a classified decree over the weekend allowing armed forces of NATO member states to be [...] More

15 September, 2025

Suzanne Kelly

15 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Russia Europe Ukraine

Facing Russia Threat and U.S. Pivot, Poland Prepares for War

Report for Friday, September 12, 2025

6:47 America/Chicago Friday, September 12 [...] More

12 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Open Source Reports

Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis

OPINION — You can never count Russia out. More than three years after Vladimir Putin’s failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Moscow is proving it still has [...] More

12 September, 2025

Glenn Corn

12 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Russia China Europe Asia

Russia Pays the Price as Ukraine Targets Its Oil Refineries

Russia Pays the Price as Ukraine Targets Its Oil Refineries

OPINION — Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Vladimir Putin expected a swift victory from his “special military operation.” Instead, it [...] More

11 September, 2025

David Kirichenko

11 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

David Kirichenko Ukraine Europe Alternative Perspectives

Beyond Defense: Building a Strategic U.S.–Japan Cyber Partnership

Beyond Defense: Building a Strategic U.S.–Japan Cyber Partnership

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — As the U.S.–Japan alliance confronts an era where digital threats increasingly target economic stability and national [...] More

10 September, 2025

Gloria Glaubman

10 September, 2025

Ethan Masucol

Gloria Glaubman Tech/Cyber Asia

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