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The Nexus of Climate Change and National Security

The Nexus of Climate Change and National Security

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The COP27 conference in late November put climate change back on the agenda. The summit ended with an historic agreement to [...] More
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Contending with China's Rise to Great Power Status

The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the [...] More
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On Nuclear: Iran and North Korea are a Package Deal

Cipher Brief Expert John E. McLaughlin served as Acting Director of Central Intelligence from July to September 2004 and as Deputy Director of [...] More
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The Pentagon's 'All Hell Breaking Loose' Scenario for Climate Change

The Pentagon's 'All Hell Breaking Loose' Scenario for Climate Change

The Pentagon often wargames future scenarios for when 'all hell breaks loose' with the idea of training for the worst-case scenario. Secretary of [...] More
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Why Cyber Criminals are Winning

Why Cyber Criminals are Winning

Cipher Brief Expert Alex Cresswell led an operational division of GCHQ and served in the Cabinet Office, directing the team of analysts (the Joint [...] More
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On Cyber Disclosures, Take 'Voluntary' Out of the Equation

Rob Knake is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a non-resident fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International [...] More
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Britain's Integrated Review: A Science and Tech Superpower with an Indo-Pacific Tilt

Britain's Integrated Review: A Science and Tech Superpower with an Indo-Pacific Tilt

Nick Fishwick,Former Senior Member, British Foreign Office[rebelmouse-image 56514744 expand=1 dam=1 alt="nick" site_id=26883708 [...] More
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The Realities of Diversity in Spycraft

Sonya Seunghye Lim is a former Chief of Station with the Central Intelligence Agency. Before retiring from the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service, she [...] More
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How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

How Can Blinken's Bold Plan for Afghanistan Succeed?

Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Cipher Brief Expert[rebelmouse-image 60322659 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Tim Willasey Wilsey" site_id=26883708 is_animated_gif="false" [...] More
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Russia's Climate Problem and Opportunity

Russia's Climate Problem and Opportunity

Temperatures in Russia are increasing at more than double the global average, according to scientists, proving that climate change and extreme [...] More
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Mitigating Cyber Risk at Home

Cipher Brief Expert Daniel N. Hoffman is a retired clandestine services officer and former Chief of Station with the Central Intelligence Agency. His [...] More
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The Next World Order is a Gray One

The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the [...] More
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The Problem with Western Absence in the South Caucasus

The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator partners with national security-focused programs from colleges and Universities across the country share the [...] More
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