The Decision to Fire Comey Doesn’t Add Up
The fallout from the firing of FBI Director James Comey could be more extensive than the White House bargained for. In early Wednesday morning tweets, President Donald Trump blasted the bipartisan...
Counter Messaging, Not Divisive Rhetoric: Effective Counterterrorism in 2017
The Cipher Brief sat down with Matthew Olsen, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to discuss the terrorist threat in the coming year. According to Olsen, the most pressing...
A Cipher Exclusive Q&A With Matt Olsen on Russian Hacking
The White House is looking to take a “proportional” response to Russia’s alleged hacking of U.S. political party organizations and effort to interfere in the election campaign. “We...
Preparing for a Fight Beyond the Next Decade
The Cipher Brief sat down with Matthew Olsen, Former Head of the National Counterterrorism Center to discuss the progress that the U.S. has made over the last 15 years in the War on Terror. According...
What Needs to Be Done On Homegrown Terror
The Cipher Brief: Nothing is definitive yet, but Omar Mateen appears to be a case of a lone wolf – possibly inspired by ISIS, but so far with no direct connections – with an apparent...