Tom Nagorski

Battered but Not Broken: Why NATO Still Fears a Weakened Russia

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – President Donald Trump announced new arms shipments for Ukraine on Monday and threatened Russia with “very severe tariffs” if Moscow fails to reach a peace deal with Ukraine [...] More

Can President Trump Get a "Big, Beautiful" Deal in the Middle East?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – When Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump meet at the White House Monday, they will bring different ideas for resolving two of the most important and difficult conflicts in [...] More

The U.S. Has 40,000 Troops in the Middle East

Experts debate whether we need them all there [...] More

NATO Lures Trump Back - at a Cost

Experts say this week's summit was designed to appease [...] More

Can Europe Really Defend Itself?

As NATO meets, Europe faces growing Russian threats and a less committed U.S. [...] More

How Long Can Ukraine Fight?

Cipher Brief Experts assess Ukraine’s chances as hopes wane for a truce [...] More

China’s ‘Leap Forward’ in Drone Weapons

AI and the potential for war over Taiwan are driving a drone boom in China’s military [...] More

The Genius – and the Implications – of Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ Drone Assault

Beyond the damage to Russia’s military, experts see a stunning intelligence win for Ukraine [...] More

Waltz, Rubio and the National Security Shakeup

The last person to hold both national security posts was Henry Kissinger. The world has changed since then. [...] More

Top U.S. Commanders See Major Pacific Risks

Leaders of Indo-Pacific and Special Operations commands warn of Pacific War Risks [...] More

Intel Chiefs Detail Top Threats – and Get a Grilling Over Signal Leak

Drug traffic tops 2025 threat assessment – and IC warns of Russia dangers [...] More

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