How Israel’s Strike on Hamas Leader’s Family May Impact the War
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The Israeli drone strike that killed three adult sons (who Israel says were Hamas operatives) and four grandchildren of Hamas’s Qatar-based […] More
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Against Long Odds, Ukrainians Double Down and Hope for U.S. “Morale Boost”
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – In the spring of 2022, Ukraine beat back a Russian assault on the nation’s capital and punished the invaders on […] More
Russia Prepares For New Phase of War – Against Ukraine and the West
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE — The Ukraine war has reached a “pivotal moment,” a “critical stage,” an “inflection point“ – all phrases used to describe the current situation […] More
A Former Senior CIA Officer’s Notebook on Ukraine
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — During the first week of April, The Cipher Brief traveled with a delegation of national security and military experts led by […] More
Russia Planning Renewed Offensive in Ukraine while Washington Stalls on Aid
A DISPATCH FROM KYIV WITH GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS (RET.) – Moscow is mobilizing more troops to bolster it’s frontline in Ukraine while stepping up remote-guided […] More
Ignore the Threat of Russian Intelligence Operations at Your Own Peril
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — The Russian Intelligence Services are getting a lot of attention in the U.S. media these days. It makes sense. […] More
Israel’s War Against Hamas, Six Months Later
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — No one could have imagined the horror that unfolded in the early hours of October 7, across a small stretch of southern […] More
Why Ukraine’s Refugees Are a National Security Issue
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Ukraine’s fate isn’t only being decided on the battlefield or on Capitol Hill; it also rests in the hands of nearly […] More
Assessing the ISIS-K Threat: Could It Happen Here?
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS – For months, U.S. officials have sounded vague but ominous alarms about the threat of terrorism in the U.S. – most noteworthy, […] More
Exclusive Interview: Former Navy Commander on How To Stop the Houthis
SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — Almost from the first volley fired last fall by Houthi rebels at vessels in the Red Sea, the group has surprised observers […] More
Belgorod – the One Russian City That’s a “War Zone”
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Drones set fire to a Russian refinery in St. Petersburg. A railway bridge explodes in Siberia. Daily funerals are held in […] More
The AI Threats to Elections You Should (and Shouldn’t) Worry About
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — With artificial intelligence getting smarter every day, cybersecurity experts, election officials and voters have been fretting about the possibility that malicious […] More
Houthi Red Sea Attacks and the Impact on the Global Order
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – For months, Yemen’s Houthis have been launching repeated missile and drone attacks againstcommercial and military ships in the southern Red Sea and […] More
Why China is Cyber-Threat #1 – and What To Do About It
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE — When U.S. and British officials filed charges of cyberespionage and imposed sanctions against China Monday, for a campaign which they said had […] More
What is Putin’s Role in the Terrorist Attack in Russia?
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — On the night of March 22, four masked individuals armed with automatic weapons entered the Crocus City Hall in the […] More
In Taiwan, the Calendar – and Preparations – for a Chinese Invasion
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — While wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza, the past week has seen a spike in tensions over a global conflict that […] More
After Moscow Terror, Kremlin Wages Mass Disinformation Campaign
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — Along with expressions of sympathy for the victims and pledges to bring the perpetrators to justice, Russia’s response to Friday’s deadly […] More
The Tragedy in Moscow Isn’t Over Yet, says CIA’s former Chief of Central Eurasia Division
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The death toll from last week’s terrorist attack inside a concert hall in a suburban Moscow neighborhood is now at […] More