The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan – and Lessons for Ukraine
OPINION — “I think one of the lessons [of the August 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan], if you want to call it a lesson, […] More
OPINION — “I think one of the lessons [of the August 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan], if you want to call it a lesson, […] More
Ukraine’s strategy to starve Moscow’s war machine of revenue and fuel can work. The U.S. should support, not oppose it. OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — […] More
OPINION – A First-Person Perspective I woke to air raid sirens and a hypersonic boom in my room at the Kyiv Intercontinental Hotel in the […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – Ukraine is spending $800 million to build trenches and multilayered fortifications along a 600-mile front line in the eastern part of […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told The Cipher Brief in a weekend interview that he believes U.S. military aid to Ukraine […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As war rages and Ukrainian leaders plead for military aid from the West, the country isn’t just running low on weapons. […] More
(ED note: This is sponsored content) SPONSORED CONTENT – It’s been more than two years since Russian President Putin announced a “special military operation” on […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Four years ago, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Kyiv to reassure president Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. would stand by […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS – Two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his armed forces to attack Ukraine. Putin called it a “Special Military Operation,” […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – It’s one of the lesser known and less-publicized stories of the two-year-long war in Ukraine: Americans who have joined the fight. […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As Russian troops closed in on the city of Avdiivka last week, Ukrainian forces were hunkered down and making life-and-death calculations with […] More
OPINION — Amidst the ongoing debate in Congress over additional U.S. assistance to Ukraine, there is a way for President Biden to eliminate a significant […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – A weaponized drone sinks a Russian warship on the Black Sea. A series of drone attacks strike oil facilities inside Russia. […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – For Ukraine, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion offered reasons for hope. The country had thwarted the initial assault on Kyiv, […] More
OPINION — On my first visit to Poland an old lady I met gave me a stern lecture about the weakness of the west, waving […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As Russia’s war against Ukraine nears the two-year mark, perhaps the most staggering measure of the cost is this: Russia has […] More
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 former […] More
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 U.S. […] More
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