Current Trends & Future Outlook
Ronen Nir is a General Partner at Carmel Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Israel. Prior to joining Carmel Ventures, he worked for several […] More
Implications for the Middle East
Rhea Siers is the Scholar In Residence at the George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security and the Director of the GW Cybersecurity […] More
Synergy with Silicon Valley
Bear in mind, when considering the relationship between Silicon Valley and Israel, this is not Detroit versus Tokyo. It’s not that sort of nationalistic, zero-sum […] More
Social Media and Terrorism
Long before ISIS, transnational terrorist groups had discovered the use of the Internet and social networks. Terrorists went online for recruiting, fund-raising, mission-planning, intelligence gathering, […] More
The Recruiting Challenge
The Cipher Brief spoke with John Cohen, Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University and Former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence at […] More
What Social Media Companies Can Do
On Sept. 28 in New York City, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) co-hosted with the U.S. State Department the first Global Youth Summit Against Violent […] More
Getting Tech in the Fight
Since before 9/11, Al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups have been quietly investing in cyber jihad, which is now disseminated and promoted by a new, Internet-savvy […] More
Elections in Argentina and Guatemala
Democracy has become the most accepted form of governance over the last three decades across Latin America. However, opinion polls, as we saw in Latinobarómetro’s […] More
The Dead Drop
Got a secret… Welcome to the Dead Drop. “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is […] More
The Role of Private Security Contractors in Diplomatic Security
The Cipher Brief spoke with Doug Brooks, the President Emeritus and Founder of the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) to better understand the role of […] More
Will Peace Talks Succeed in Colombia?
Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country. It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important. It […] More
Better for Business
Colombia is not a “typical” Latin American country. It diverges from common views of the region in ways that are interesting and important. It […] More
The Energy Industry’s Role
Juan Manuel Santos’ administration and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kicked off peace negotiations in October 2012. The chosen methodology (“nothing is negotiated […] More
Devil’s in the Details
There should be no doubt that the current round of negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is a […] More
Beijing and the South China Sea
As President Xi Jinping tours the western world advocating Chinese businesses, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues incrementally asserting dominance over territory in the South […] More
A Destabilizing Force
Republican Congressman Randy Forbes believes China’s assertive behavior in Asia is destabilizing the region. Forbes explained why he takes this position in an interview with […] More
High Stakes on the High Seas
The South China Sea is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous places on earth. Beijing has long claimed most of the sea as its […] More
Energy Insecurity
As some Asia energy experts have noted, the South China Sea (SCS) is like a thin donut with a very large hole: all of the […] More