Should a U.S. President Ever Be Above the Law?
OPINION — “Making a former president immune from criminal prosecution could make the presidency itself a profound threat to national security, as it would permit […] More
Election
AI-Powered Adversaries are Gearing Up to Undermine Elections
OPINION — Last December, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) declassified an Intelligence Community Assessment and a memorandum on how foreign adversaries […] More
Safeguarding Trust in Elections in the Age of AI
SPONSORED CONTENT — Given the rise of generative AI, access to trustworthy information is critical to the integrity of our elections. We must democratize access […] More
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The Munich Dispatches: In Europe, a Focus on Russia and the United States
The Cipher Brief interviewed a number of national security experts on the sidelines of this year’s Munich Security Conference. Here are key takeaways from Executive […] More
Elections are Primed for ‘Wave of Misinformation’
OPINION — As we enter 2024, concerns arise regarding the potential threat generative AI poses to elections in terms of misinformation and media manipulation. The […] More
What a Vote for Democracy Means in Taiwan
OPINION — The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, Lai Ching-te, won the Taiwan election for president with over 40% of the vote. It was a […] More
The Path to 2024’s Election Is Engulfed With Novel Threats
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The former head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) could scarcely be more clear in his evaluations of […] More
Special Report: Attack on Democracy
Here’s our take on the failed efforts of a pro-Trump mob to stop Congress from certifying ballots at the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress, led […] More
US National Security Challenges: A Conversation Among Experts
Understanding expert perspective on where the US stands in the world with regards to national security is a key component of how The Cipher Brief […] More
Opinion: The U.S. Presidential Election and Doing our Part
With just a few months left until the U.S. presidential election, there are a long list of things that threaten the vote, from election meddling […] More