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Iran War Scorecard Looks Bad for America’s Strategic Interests

OPINION — While the war has yet to conclude, we have enough information to create a preliminary net assessment of its effects on U.S. security and prosperity. Spoiler alert: the war is on track to be [...] More

Expert Q&A: The Silent Chinese Spy Threat Under the Waves

EXPERT Q&A — There is increasing focus on the vulnerability of undersea cables — a critical infrastructure which is key to much of global communications. They have been damaged in various hotspots [...] More

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On Gaza, Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud – and Then Some

OPINION — Embedded in President Trump’s shocking proposal to “own” and develop the Gaza Strip are some uncomfortable truths and even some “common [...] More
How is War Fought in the Gray Zone?

How is War Fought in the Gray Zone?

And what can the U.S. do about it? [...] More

Drone Sightings are a Reminder: US Needs Better Drone Defenses

EXPERT INTERVIEW — What’s going on with all the drone sightings? That’s a question on the minds of residents in several northeastern states and - in [...] More

Memo to the President: A 'Perfect Pressure Campaign' Against Iran 

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — Since Donald Trump’s victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has reached out to our network of experts for their [...] More

U.S. Adversaries Create a Web of Threats

EXPERT Q&A — Closer collaboration between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea - increasingly referred to as the ‘Axis of Authoritarians’ - requires [...] More

Israel's Internal Division are Opportunities for its Adversaries

OPINION — Before Hamas’ attack on October 7, Israel’s security leaders issued multiple warnings that internal strife - then mainly over Netanyahu’s [...] More

After Resignation of Israel's Intelligence Chief, Will Other Heads Roll?

OPINION — The resignation on Monday of Major General Aharon Haliva, head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the Israeli Defense Forces [...] More

Prigozhin's Final Lesson was that not even He Could Escape Kremlin Rules

OPINION – Wagner Group Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was a violent man who lived life on a knife’s edge; that he reportedly met a violent end seems both [...] More
Prigozhin's Uncertain Fate

Prigozhin's Uncertain Fate

EXPERT PERPECTIVE — In the wake of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 36-hour mutiny and the scant and the confusing smoke signals emanating from the [...] More