Dead Drop: March 24
BAER FACTS: The last time former CIA officer Robert Baer was mentioned in The Cipher Brief was when three former counterintelligence chiefs dismantled arguments he made in his […] More
Dead Drop: March, 2023
Dead Drop: March 17
“LORDY, I HOPE THERE ARE TAPES”: That phrase, made in an entirely different context, was the first thought that came to mind when we heard […] More
Dead Drop: March 10
A LITTLE SONG, A LITTLE DANCE … a little Novichok down your pants. Remember Konstantin Kodryavtsev, the FSB operative who was duped into admitting to […] More
Dead Drop: March 3
MISSING MAN FORMATION: Last Friday, seven retired four-star officers (six generals and one admiral) posted a letter in Defense One calling on the US and its allies to […] More
Dead Drop: February 24
WAIT, WUT? At The Cipher Brief, our focus is on easy stuff — like national security and world peace – so we intentionally stay away from […] More
Dead Drop: February 17
MILLER TIME: If you have 37 minutes to spare – and a strong stomach, you might want to watch the full interview of former acting Secretary of Defense […] More
Dead Drop: February 10
BAER TRUTH? We’ve gotten a lot of responses to the opinion piece published in The Cipher Brief by three former CIA Counterintelligence Chiefs who weighed […] More
Dead Drop: February 3
GUTS OR NUTS? Late last week, NBC News got their hands on a memo sent by four-star Air Force General Mike Minihan to his subordinates telling them that his “gut” […] More
Dead Drop: January 27
YOU DON’T WRITE, YOU DON’T CALL… Last week, the Kremlin issued an oddly plaintive statement suggesting they kind of miss hearing from CIA Director Bill Burns. The […] More
Dead Drop: January 20
HIRE AN INTEL VET? Tea leaf readers noticed that former 3-term congressman and CIA clandestine service veteran Will Hurd, is scheduled to make some speeches in New Hampshire […] More
Dead Drop: January 13
CALL 1-800-I-QUIT: Ukrainian officials figured that a lot of the Russian soldiers they are facing across the frontlines would rather be somewhere – or anywhere […] More
Dead Drop: January 6
WE HAVE FOUND THE ENEMY: The new Republican controlled House of Representatives is eager to get to work and fix some things they consider broken […] More
Dead Drop: December 30
BAD TRADECRAFT: The crack crew at the UK’s Daily Mail.com have figured out what’s wrong with a number of social media platforms. Apparently, it’s U.S. […] More
Dead Drop: December 23
MR. WHIPPLE PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON THE IC: There is a new book coming out next month by Chris Whipple (previously known to Cipher Brief readers as the […] More
Dead Drop: December 16
RETIRED SENIOR OFFICERS NEED NOT APPLY: The lead item in last week’s Dead Drop was about a public opinion poll indicating that public confidence in the U.S. military […] More
Dead Drop: December 9
SUPPORT FOR MILITARY TANKS: The U.S. military woke up this week to news that their public trust and confidence among the U.S. public has dropped […] More
Dead Drop: December 2
DRY YOUR TEARS: It’s been a tough week – amid a tough year for the mothers of Russian soldiers killed during the Kremlin’s (planned three-day) […] More
Dead Drop: November 25
HAVE A CUP OF ESPIONAGE: Much of the world is focused on events in Qatar right now and a sport most of the world calls […] More