Expert View

The Cipher Brief sat down with former Director of Analysis at the NYPD, Mitch Silber, to discuss the fallout from the Orlando attack this past […] More

One of the most prominent and visible characteristics of a transnational drug trafficking organization is the existence of a highly formal hierarchy that is distinguished […] More

At least 50 people were killed and 53 more were injured in an attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida this weekend, officials said, […] More

Good relations with China are necessary and achievable.  Since President Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972, the U.S. – China relationship […] More

There’s one group you almost certainly did not hear mentioned as the news media and others on Memorial Day lauded, honored, and remembered our richly […] More

On May 10, 2016, Peter Romar, a hacker associated with the Syrian Electronic Army, appeared in a U.S. courtroom after his extradition from Germany to […] More

Today, the role of U.S. Special Forces (SOF) in the fight against terror has never been more important. Mike Vickers, former Under Secretary of Defense […] More

Apple, Inc., moved to vacate an order issued by a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to the All Writs Act that directed Apple to provide […] More

National security experts commit many sins. They write about concepts such as multipolarity and balance of power as if they are real things and treat […] More

In this season of dramatic strategic surprises in the Middle East, seemingly almost anything is possible: Russia’s successful military re-entry into the region, America’s near abandonment […] More

The UK will vote on 23 June to determine whether it remains in or leaves the European Union. Political discourse in Britain is dominated by […] More

Amid ongoing debate over encrypted communications, hinging, as it does, on striking a balance between the need to defend America and the need to ensure […] More

I am not an expert in anything that has to do with Cuba. I don’t speak Spanish. I visited the country for the first time […] More

Despite some recent successes against ISIS, including military strikes against top leaders such as Hajji Imam and the Russian-backed Syrian victory against ISIS in Palmyra, […] More

Washington DC is currently hosting the fourth and perhaps final Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama’s signature initiative to secure the supply of nuclear material. Terrorism […] More

The Northern Triangle – El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala – is one of the most violent regions in the world, with a staggering 17,422 homicides […] More

ISIS’s attack in Brussels has raised questions about where the next attack may occur. Rob Richer, former Associate Director of Operations for the CIA, agreed […] More

As if we needed another reminder, the Brussels attacks bring into even sharper focus the specter of growing radical Muslim extremism and the threat it […] More