How to Stop a Mass Killer? “Wait, Watch and Hope They Don’t Act”
Bottom line: After the mass shooting at the Parkland, Fla., school this week, the Trump administration’s focus on tackling mental health issues may produce legislation […] More
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Source: NSA not the target in gate shooting incident
The shooting incident at the entrance to the National Security Agency had nothing to do with targeting the intelligence center, and there were no fatalities, […] More
Foreign Policy Takes a Back Seat in Trump’s First State of the Union
Cipher Brief experts found President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union speech light on detail and substance. Trump promised to defeat ISIS, keep pressure […] More
McLaughlin: Remembering Former CIA Chief Stansfield Turner
Former CIA director and retired Adm. Stansfield Turner passed away last week at 94. Former CIA Acting Director John McLaughlin offered this remembrance. Stansfield Turner […] More
Riddles of Armageddon: Legal Enigmas of a Nuke Launch Order
The recent discussion of whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or President Donald Trump has the bigger “nuclear button” raises the question again of […] More
Rosenblum: Superpowers Are Supposed to Stay Open
At it again. This week’s government shutdown is an all-too-familiar refrain for those of us with lengthy government service. Shutdowns – and the impact of […] More
Rosenblum: Report on Immigrant Terrorism Twists Data
Cipher Brief expert and former DHS official Todd Rosenblum says the Trump administration used incomplete and cherry-picked statistics in a new report that says three […] More
What is Congress Good For? Not Declaring War
The framers of the U.S. Constitution decided 230 years ago to divide the nation’s war powers between the president and the Congress, making the president […] More
How U.S. Agents Can Change Their Story in Court, Legally
The United States owes its existence as an independent nation partly to objections over excessive searches by British colonial authorities. Yet today, it is possible […] More
Managing the Risk of the ISIS’ Diaspora in the Caribbean
With the winding down of the war against ISIS in Syria, many Caribbean governments worry about the possible impact that returning fighters could have on […] More
Trump’s Mind: More Than the Sum of His Tweets
Donald Trump’s ascendency to the presidency has led to a flurry of interest in not only his mental health, but more generally, in the mental […] More
Back off: New Trump Security Strategy Warns Frenemies & Foes
President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy foreshadows a more muscular projection of U.S. interests abroad and defense of its people, businesses and borders at […] More
Another Deadly Scourge to Fear: Opioids as Weapons of War
As the U.S. public-health system struggles to alleviate the scourge of opioid addiction that killed more than 50,000 Americans in 2016, a variation on the […] More
FISA Can Be Fixed Without Risking American Lives
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act is set to expire in five weeks, and to hear current and former intelligence officials tell it, […] More
Best Of: The Devil’s Puzzle: Defining International and Domestic Terrorism
The car ramming attack that occurred in New York City on Oct. 31 killed eight people and reignited debate over what constitutes domestic and international […] More
Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security
President Donald Trump is currently on his first trip to China and East Asia. The visit comes at a time when America’s allies in the […] More
DHS Set to Revamp Terror Threat Alert System
The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday an updated version of the National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin. The move comes in the aftermath of the […] More
Texas Slaughter Highlights Line Between Mass Killing and Terrorism
A gunman shot dead 26 people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, before taking his own life, authorities said. Police […] More