Cipher Brief Experts on Haley’s Iran Accusations
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley yesterday displayed an array of singed missile remnants and other parts that she said constituted “concrete” evidence […] More
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Network Take: Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
The Cipher Brief reached out to network experts retired Amb. James Jeffrey and CIA veterans John Bennett and Emile Nakhleh for their thoughts on the […] More
Network Take: Death of a Gulf Strongman
Cipher Brief experts and CIA veterans Norman Roule, Emile Nakhleh and Rob Richer, together with former U.S. Amb. to Yemen Steven Seche, weighed in Monday […] More
Network Take: The UK Meltdown over Trump Tweets
The fallout continued Thursday over President Donald Trump’s retweeting of anti-Islam videos originally posted by a British far-right fringe group. British Prime Minister Theresa May, […] More
Hacking Secrets: WikiLeaks Drips Out ‘Gift That Keeps on Giving’
The intelligence community has been taking body blows lately – with Friday’s WikiLeaks dump of CIA hacking tools and a report in The New York […] More
Network Take: Disappointment from NatSec Vets over Bergdahl
On Friday, a military judge ruled Bowe Bergdahl, who deserted his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 and was subsequently held captive by the Taliban for […] More
Network Take: NYC Attack Dark Preview of Violence to Come
The Cipher Brief asked network experts from the NYPD, NCTC, CIA and FBI to weigh in on the deadly truck attack in New York that […] More
Network Take: NYC Attacker Likely Inspired by ISIS
The Cipher Brief asked network expert Charlie Allen, former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, to react to the […] More
Network Take: U.S. Kaspersky Ban Sends Serious Signal to Russia
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a binding directive compelling all federal civilian departments and agencies to identify and develop a plan […] More
Network Take: Clapper and McLaughlin say Spain a Likely Target
Spanish authorities said Friday the deadly attacks in Barcelona and a seaside town are linked and long-planned by a terrorist cell. While several people have been arrested […] More
Network Take: What Happened Between Comey and Trump? It’s Debatable
Former FBI Director James Comey is set to testify before Congress on Thursday about his discussions with President Donald Trump related to the investigation into […] More
Network Take: Does Climate Deal Pullout Affect National Security?
“We’re getting out,” announced President Donald Trump on Thursday, as he explained why the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. Signatories to […] More
Network Take: How Damaging Are Manchester Leaks to U.S.-UK Relations?
Diplomatic tensions over leaks to the U.S. media about the Manchester terror attack, culminated Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump calling for the Department of […] More
Microsoft: NSA vulnerability leak “equivalent” to losing a Tomahawk Missile
In response to the massive Wannacry ransomware attack that infected over 200,000 computers around the world, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer, wrote […] More
Worldwide Hacks Use NSA Zero-Day: Revisit Cyber Advisory Board’s Debate
On Friday, a massive cyber attack hit organizations across globe. The attacks crippled two hospitals in the United Kingdom, and hit a number of companies […] More
Trump 100 Days: From the Travel Ban to TPP
It might be a “ridiculous standard,” as President Donald Trump put it, but presidents are measured by their first 100 days in office. In fact, […] More