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Does the U.S. Really Need Russia This Much?

Steven L. Hall

Does the U.S. Really Need Russia This Much?

WEEKEND EXTRA — What did U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo really get out of last week’s talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and [...] More

Central and Eastern EuropeRussiaPolicyMoscow Station

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History's Lesson Regarding Russian Cyber Warfare

Daniel Hoffman

History's Lesson Regarding Russian Cyber Warfare

Ten years ago this month, war erupted between Russia and Georgia after Georgian troops attacked South Ossetia and shelled the town of Tskhinvali, in [...] More

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Why a Russia Strategy Matters

Daniel Hoffman

Why a Russia Strategy Matters

In a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump reiterated his view that meeting with other world leaders is important, and again [...] More

Central and Eastern EuropeRussiaDaniel HoffmanSecurity/StabilityMoscow Station

What is Putin's Plan Now?

Daniel Hoffman

What is Putin's Plan Now?

As most of the President’s men and women in senior roles re-iterated and even provided more detail about the Russian threat to U.S. national security [...] More

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Dispatches from Helsinki: A Shocking Summit Press Brief

Daniel Hoffman

Dispatches from Helsinki: A Shocking Summit Press Brief

Cipher Brief Expert and former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman was in Helsinki filing question and answer dispatches for Cipher Brief members. Here’s a [...] More

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What Did Putin Get From Helsinki Summit?

Jill Dougherty

What Did Putin Get From Helsinki Summit?

The Cipher Brief spoke with Jill Dougherty, Global Fellow at The Wilson Center and CNN's former Moscow Bureau Chief, about what Putin will be able to [...] More

Central and Eastern EuropeRussiaIntelligenceSecurity/StabilityMoscow Station

Dispatches from Helsinki

Daniel Hoffman

Dispatches from Helsinki

Cipher Brief Expert and former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman is on the ground in Helsinki filing question and answer dispatches for Cipher Brief [...] More

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Top-Down Presidential Leadership: The Helsinki Summit

Rolf Mowatt-Larssen

Top-Down Presidential Leadership: The Helsinki Summit

Two conditions are clear as the U.S. and Russian Presidents prepare meet in Helsinki. First, U.S.-Russian relations are arguably at their lowest [...] More

InternationalRussiaSecurity/StabilityMoscow Station

The Perils of a Putin-Trump Summit

Steven L. Hall

The Perils of a Putin-Trump Summit

As a former member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, I’m worried about the upcoming summit between the Chekist former KGB officer, President [...] More

InternationalRussiaMoscow Station

President Trump Needs to Keep Ukraine High on the Agenda for Upcoming Summit

Daniel Hoffman

President Trump Needs to Keep Ukraine High on the Agenda for Upcoming Summit

Moscow Station is a new Cipher Brief column containing the highest-level insights into the evolving and comprehensive national security threat posed [...] More

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The Russia Threat is More Comprehensive than you Think

Michael Sulick

The Russia Threat is More Comprehensive than you Think

Russia. We hear and read about it every day in the mainstream media, but the news seems almost exclusively focused on the various investigations of [...] More

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