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How Active Measures Shines Light on Disinformation

by Active Measures

BOOK REVIEW:  Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare by Thomas Rid Reviewed by Rick Ledgett Cipher Brief Expert Rick Ledgett served as the Deputy Director of...

China's New Western Horizon

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BOOK REVIEW:  China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia  by Daniel S. Markey Reviewed by Ambassador Joseph DeTrani Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is...

A Review of Putin's People

by Putin's People

BOOK REVIEW:  Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West by Catherine Belton Reviewed by John Sipher Reviewer and Cipher Brief Expert John Sipher retired in 2014 after...

A Primer on Chinese Espionage

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Burn-In Gives us a Glimpse of the Near Future. Are we ready?

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Book Review: One Vision of Future US-China Competition

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What We Learn from The Hacker and the State

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The Challenges and Limitations of being 'Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary'

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A History of Spying in the Shadows of NYC

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Taking Stock of Russians Among Us

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