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Reviewing The New Map for Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations

by The New Map

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Up Close with The Spy Masters

by The Spy Masters

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Dead Doubles and the Hunt for Spies

by Dead Doubles

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How Active Measures Shines Light on Disinformation

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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

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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

by Chinese Communist Espionage

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

by Burn In

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Book Review: One Vision of Future US-China Competition

by Reigning the Future

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What We Learn from The Hacker and the State

by The Hacker and The State

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