An Absurd Argument
The private sector perspective on encryption technology is critical to understanding the crux of the debate. Amid news that Dell had agreed to buy RSA’s […] More
Going Dark
Michael Chertoff, the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sat down with The Cipher Brief to explain why he believes a secure communications […] More
Public Policy Tradeoff
When the Clinton Administration decontrolled encryption in the late 1990s after a long and acrimonious debate, it did so because it had decided that the […] More
Privacy is Paramount
The Cipher Brief spoke with Nate Cardozo, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about the debate over security and privacy as it relates […] More
The Encryption Debate
“Are we so mistrustful of government—and of law enforcement—that we are willing to let bad guys walk away…willing to leave victims in search of justice?” […] More
Lawful Hacking
According to press reports, the White House has considered and rejected four options to address the so-called “going dark” problem where the growing ubiquity of […] More
Government and Industry Need to Work Together
Mike Rogers is a former Congressman who served as the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a discussion with The Cipher […] 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
What CIA Taught Me About Humanity
Carmen Medina is the CIA’s former Deputy Director of Intelligence and a member of The Cipher Brief network of experts. Her unique insights will be […] More
What Endures From Operation Enduring Freedom
Fourteen years ago this week, the United States began “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan, with the purpose of eliminating the threat of al-Qaeda and toppling […] More
Thinking About Hong Kong’s Future
To ask about the state of democracy in Hong Kong is asking the wrong question. The irony is that Hong Kong residents arguably have more […] More
The Pakistan Problem
Several years ago, relations between Pakistan and the United States hit a post-9/11 low. The 2011 discovery of Osama bin Laden’s compound not far from […] More
Superficially Normal
Several years ago, relations between Pakistan and the United States hit a post-9/11 low. The 2011 discovery of Osama bin Laden’s compound not far from […] More
Too Big to Fail
As U.S. counterterrorism successes mount in eliminating terrorists in Pakistan, the al-Qaeda “glue” that holds the U.S.-Pakistan security relationship together has seemed to weaken. What […] More
The China Factor
In an interview with The Cipher Brief, Andrew Small, an expert on Chinese policy in South Asia for The German Marshall Fund, discussed the evolving […] More
Ebola: An End in Sight?
Ebola may be out of most news headlines, but it has not completely vanished from West Africa. Although the health situation has dramatically improved, there […] More
Lessons Learned From the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
A year after West Africa’s Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, the global health community has begun to evaluate national and international responses. Experts are starting […] More
Public Health Infrastructure
In an interview with The Cipher Brief, Dr. Josh Michaud, an expert on global health policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation, discussed the lessons learned […] More