This is a Dunkirk Moment and Our Decisions Created It
Cipher Brief Expert General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret) served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands, five […]
Opinion
What we Know and Should Expect from Iran’s New President
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation and 2 years at the U.S. […]
Remembering a True Leader through CIA Crisis and Controversy
Cipher Brief Expert General Michael V. Hayden (Ret.) is a retired four-star General in the United States Air Force; he was the Director of the […]
Decision Time on JCPOA
Cipher Brief Expert Gary Grappo is a former U.S. ambassador who held senior positions including Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in […]
How Biden is Shaping Future Use of Military Force Authorities
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […]
Arms Control for Cyber
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the former special envoy for negotiations with North Korea from 2003-2006 and was the former director of […]
Leveraging Uncertainty for Strategic Cyber Deterrence
If the right to reasonable privacy is a nonnegotiable, weight-bearing pillar of democracy and omniscient surveillance is the hallmark of authoritarianism….is there an in between? […]
Can Congress Require the President to be More Involved in Nuclear Drills?
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […]
The Challenges of Fourth Generation Espionage
Val LeTellier is a veteran intelligence officer. Before his career as a CIA case officer, he served as a State Department Diplomatic Security Special Agent. […]
Afghanistan’s Dark End Game
Cipher Brief Expert John E. McLaughlin is the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He served as […]
A Mid-Week Dead Drop Break
In the world of national security, it can’t all be so serious, so here’s a preview of what’s waiting for you in this week’s Dead […]
As the U.S. Draws Down Troops in Afghanistan, It’s Quietly Building Up in Other Places
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […]
Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligence Community
This article was first published by our friends at JustSecurity. Corin R. Stone is a Scholar-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor at the Washington College of Law. […]
A Deep Dive on the US’ Nuclear Weapons Testing Tunnel
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […]
Gamifying Disinformation Mitigation
Bottom Line Up Front: gamification can promote and scale disinformation mitigation by lowering the threshold of collaboration across different demographic groups. The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners […]
The US Drought and its Connection to National Security
Erin Sikorsky is deputy director of the Center for Climate and Security, and the director of the International Military Council on Climate and Security. Previously, she served as the deputy director […]
Is the US Creating Opportunity for China in Afghanistan?
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […]
What the Pandemic Taught Me About Leadership
Jen Easterly is Head of Firm Resilience and the Fusion Resilience Center at Morgan Stanley. She is also the Biden Administration’s nominee to become the […]