Dispatches from Helsinki: A Shocking Summit Press Brief
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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 members.  He has deep expertise in the region and...
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 by Russia.  The column features distinctive...
The U.S. Intelligence Mission Targeting North Korea
Shortly after he was sworn in as Director CIA in January of 2017, now-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made some bold moves that put renewed focus on the North Korea threat. First, he oversaw the...
Ex-CIA Chief Brennan’s Broadsides Against Trump Only Help Putin
Editor’s Note: The Cipher Brief reached out to former CIA Director John Brennan for a response to the published op-ed, but he declined to comment. – Russian President Vladimir Putin has...