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Cipher Brief Experts on What to Watch for in 2025

A dozen Cipher Brief Experts share their top concerns for the new year.

A man holds a girl in front of burning residential building after Russian shelling with guided aerial bomb on September 15, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ivan Samoilov/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

EXPERT INSIGHT – In the waning days of 2024, The Cipher Brief asked members of our expert network to look to the year ahead, and identify an area of particular concern in the national or global security space that they believe bears watching in 2025. 

Our specific ask: What in your view is the most important issue, problem or region to watch in the year ahead?

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