Soufan Center

Civilian Casualties and the Struggle for Transparency

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front A partially declassified study of U.S. military operations demonstrates the difficulty in accurately counting and mitigating civilian casualties. Disparities exist...

Fine Print

The Serious Trust Deficit Between Washington and Pyongyang

by Walter Pincus

OPINION — Two senior U.S. military commanders in the Indo-Pacific area this week questioned whether North Korea would ever denuclearize, just 12 days before the next scheduled summit in Hanoi...

Soufan Center

Trump-Kim Nuclear Diplomacy: Round Two in Vietnam

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front At the end of February, U.S. President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will meet in Vietnam following up last June’s Singapore summit. The second meeting...

Book Review

UnderCover

World Needs More Alien Hackers

by Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"

BOOK REVIEW:  Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called ‘Alien’ By Jeremy N. Smith Reviewed by Niloofar Razi Howe Hacking new technology is an old sport. In June 1903,...

Soufan Center

A State Without Territory

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front On February 10, U.S.-backed forces surrounded the Syrian town of Baghouz Al-Fawqani, the ‘last’ remaining stronghold of the so-called Islamic State. President Donald...

Soufan Center

Iran’s Resilient Revolution

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front The 40thanniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution finds the country in a stronger regional position than at any time since the 1979 revolution. The Trump...

Cipher Select

SOF Leader's Advice For Reaching Full Potential

by Rob Lively

The Cipher Brief’s new Friday column, ‘Cipher Select’ talks with retired Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Rob Lively, who spent 28 years in the U.S. Army, where he commanded a special operations...

Soufan Center

The Daunting Prospects of a Growing Sino-Russian Entente

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front On January 28, intelligence officials warned of a Sino-Russian entente, with China and Russia more closely aligned than at any point in decades. A strengthened...

Soufan Center

The Challenge of Intensifying Climate Change

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front Even as President Trump occasionally mocks the science underpinning global warming, the trend lines show an undeniable and intensifying climate change. Researchers are...

Cyber Initiator

The U.S. Has Abandoned Leadership of the Internet

by Mark Weatherford

The former Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security teams up with an advisor to venture-backed cybersecurity startups to share concerns about the loss of...