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The Human Algorithm: Why Disinformation Outruns Truth and What It Means for Our Future

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — In recent years, the national conversation about disinformation has often focused on bot networks, foreign operatives, and algorithmic manipulation at industrial scale. Those [...] More

The Hidden Leverage of Digital Chokepoints

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — When we think about the arteries of global power, images of oil pipelines or shipping lanes often come to mind. They are visible, tangible, and easy to picture on a map. The [...] More

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Deepfakes and the War on Trust

OPINION — It started with a voice. In early July, foreign ministers, a U.S. Member of Congress, and a sitting U.S. governor received urgent messages [...] More

To Counter China, Reform U.S. Intelligence for the Digital Age

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION -- The United States is facing a quiet and rapidly growing threat across the digital landscape, an unseen mathematical [...] More

Counter-AI May be the Most Important AI Battlefront

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Artificial intelligence (AI) has truly captivated the American imagination, with increasing attention focused on the latest AI [...] More

Silicon Diplomacy: How Tech Can Revive America’s Oldest Asian Alliance  

OPINION — For decades, Thailand has worked to energize its economy, attract foreign investment, and modernize services for its people. Thailand is a [...] More

Are We Positioned to Win the Race for AI Supremacy?

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — In the high-stakes geostrategic race for artificial intelligence supremacy, the United States faces an unexpected [...] More

China is Courting Thailand. Here's Why the U.S. Should Care.

OPINION/EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The strategic landscape of Southeast Asia is rapidly evolving, with China making significant inroads into a region where [...] More

The Year of the (Digital) Dragon

OPINION — In an era where digital power increasingly enables global dominance, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is executing a comprehensive [...] More

A former CIA Officer Contemplates the Mission Ahead

OPINION — The transition away from any beloved career can be difficult, but for those who have had highly engaging, rewarding, and even exciting [...] More

HAL-9000 (and AI) Shouldn't Keep You Up at Night

CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT OPINION — At the center of Stanley Kubrick's visionary masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey,” HAL-9000 looms large as a symbol of [...] More