Yoon’s Map to North Korea
EXPERT OPINION — South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, in his Liberation Day speech on August 15, reminded the world that “denuclearization of North Korea […]
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IT Modernization in the IC – Part I
By Jill Singer, Vice President, Defense & National Security, AT&T Public Sector & FirstNet SPONSORED How advanced technologies support IC mission effectiveness In the Intelligence […]
What Did China Gain From Taiwan Exercises?
OPINION — China, the U.S., and Taiwan showed they can manage a crisis without miscalculations or confrontations taking place based on their handling of the […]
Today’s Realities of doing Business with China
OPINION — Last Friday, while public attention was focused on Chinese military exercises around Taiwan and the vague threat of possible warfare, a Senate Foreign […]
Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?
OPINION — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent highly provocative trip to Taiwan has placed China, Taiwan, and America front and center at the most dangerous […]
How far will China’s Aggression Go?
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — China’s reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was even more aggressive than anticipated. Fighter jets crossing the median line […]
The Significance of al-Zawahiri’s Death
OPINION — There are undoubtedly those who wonder why the President of the United States would bother to address the American public about the death […]
Money and Partnerships Matter in Cybersecurity
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The White House’s recent announcement of a Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology with Israel and the Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration […]
Breaking Down the Taiwan Problem
China’s Defense Ministry has announced military exercises surrounding Taiwan as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei. The Cipher Brief sat down with Cipher Brief […]
Pelosi, Taiwan and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
OPINION — A senior Pentagon official last Wednesday, described a version of U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific region that contrasts somewhat with the hot rhetoric […]
What the CIA Director Knows About the Russian President
OPINION — No one has described today’s Russian President Vladimir Putin better than CIA Director William J. Burns did last Wednesday at a security forum […]
The Problem with The Sahel
OPINION — With little public notice, the two-decades-long U.S. war on terrorism continues in the Sahel, the semi-arid region of western and north-central Africa. According […]
Equipping U.S. Partners in Cyberspace is a Must
Co-author Jiwon Ma is a program analyst at CCTI, where she contributes to the CSC 2.0 project. Follow Ma and Montgomery on Twitter @MarkCMontgomery and […]
Providing Protection from the Perfect Cyber Storm
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — We’re witnessing the perfect storm. The disruptive pandemic has put pressure on cybersecurity teams, as widescale remote working escalates digital transformation. Waves […]
The Unraveling of Russian Spies
OPINION — Last Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the illegal intelligence department [Division S] of his Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on its 100th anniversary in […]
The Complex Reality of Cyber War and Ukraine
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — There has been widespread surprise in the media that the ground war in Ukraine has not spilled over into large scale and […]
Sanction-Stymied Sino-Russian Partnership Undermines Security in the Arctic
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — In January, as Putin prepared to invade Ukraine, two Chinese companies signed long-term agreements with Russian firm PAO Novatek to buy liquified […]
Are Intelligence Community Employees Flawed?
In Part I of this Opinion Series on Innovation, I explained How the Intelligence Community Kills Ideas and specifically illustrated how IC bureaucracy crushed employee […]