What Might a CIA-tasked ‘Red Cell’ on China Tell us?
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — After 9/11, the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) at CIA created a ‘Red Cell’ that was given the mission of truly […] More
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — After 9/11, the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) at CIA created a ‘Red Cell’ that was given the mission of truly […] More
(This analysis is part of a two-part series first published by the Institute for the Study of War. Their version includes detailed footnotes.) GUEST ANALYSIS […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – Despite warnings from multiple countries, the Iranian-backed, Yemen-based Houthi militia are continuing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, adding a new […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – A drone strike that killed the deputy chief of Hamas’s political arm, Saleh Al-Arouri and five others in southern Beirut on Tuesday […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the war in the Middle East rages into the new year and concerns over the Palestinian death toll mount, officials are […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Nearly a year ago, I wrote a column in The Cipher Brief arguing that Ukraine had just six months to […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION (Part two of two) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and the kleptocratic regime he has created are the problem. The Putin […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – (Part one of two) – There was an air of critical importance to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s most recent trip […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The Biden Administration says it has one more military aid package available for Kyiv before the end of the year and then […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While the West’s attention has moved away from the once cataclysmic threat of Islamic terrorism to focus on the perils posed by […] More
HOLIDAY SPECIAL REPORT – In this season of giving, your friendly neighborhood Cipher Brief “Undercover” team – which spends the bulk of the year publishing […] More
[Ed note: The House of Representatives is considering the renewal of surveillance authorities this week that a number of former government officials say are critical […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – As U.S. Government Executives are working to implement the Biden Administration’s new Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, (AI) they are not […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the new era of fifth generation (5G) mobile communications advances, China remains steadfast on dominating the field. That poses a national […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — In the days after Hamas fighters launched a terrorist attack in Israel in October, an illicit amphetamine known as Captagon was reportedly found in […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While hardly a match for the overwhelmingly cutting-edge and highly trained Israeli forces, Hamas’s competency on the battlefield lies not in weapons […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE – Hamas thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support as it released 25-year-old Russian-Israeli dual national Ron Krivoi from captivity on Sunday in […] More
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Israeli intelligence has regained its sea legs. After the terrorist attack launched by Hamas last month, it’s clear that Shin […] More
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