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Learning Velocity: The Next Strategic Advantage

Bob Pearson

Learning Velocity: The Next Strategic Advantage

Entrepreneurs realize that speed compresses learning. They know some of their initial assumptions will be wrong or only partially right, so going [...] More

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Drones Spotted Being Used Illegally

Is the U.S. lagging when it comes to drone warfare superiority?

When Iranian Shahed drones began tearing through the Gulf in the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, killing American service [...] More

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America’s AI Strategy Is Fighting the Last War

Dr. Jon Rosenwasser

America’s AI Strategy Is Fighting the Last War

Alvin W. Graylin

America’s AI Strategy Is Fighting the Last War

Washington’s strategy for artificial general intelligence (AGI), or the ability to replace human cognitive labor, assumes the United States is locked [...] More

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New Presidential Executive Order Targets Transnational Cybercrime

Ken Westbrook

New Presidential Executive Order Targets Transnational Cybercrime

The Cipher Brief broke new ground when it published my piece addressing scams as a national security issue in December 2023. Two years later, there [...] More

Ken WestbrookTech/Cyber

When Deepfakes Become Doctrine

Jennifer Ewbank

When Deepfakes Become Doctrine

Since U.S. and Israeli strikes began against Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure in late February, two wars have been running simultaneously. [...] More

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The Next Battlefield Is Perception, Not Territory

Masoud Andarabi

The Next Battlefield Is Perception, Not Territory

The Gray Zone is no longer a peripheral space between war and peace. It has become the primary arena in which strategic advantage is tested and [...] More

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The Drone War’s Real Problem Isn’t Technology — It’s Speed

Peter Newell

The Drone War’s Real Problem Isn’t Technology — It’s Speed

When Steve Blank and I sat down over coffee a decade ago and realized that the customer discovery process in Lean was identical to what I'd been [...] More

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Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences: The New Economics of War

Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences: The New Economics of War

Sami Omari

Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences: The New Economics of War

OPINION -- The democratization of drone warfareWhen Ukrainian soldiers began destroying Russian tanks with inexpensive quadcopters, the economics of [...] More

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The Cognitive Battlefield is Now Decisive Terrain

Bob Pearson

The Cognitive Battlefield is Now Decisive Terrain

Senior policymakers, military leaders, technologists and narrative strategists had one thing on their minds as they gathered in a Reston conference [...] More

Alternative PerspectivesTech/Cyber

They're Coming for Our Kids: How Extremists Target Children Online

Dexter Ingram

They're Coming for Our Kids: How Extremists Target Children Online

OPINION September is National Preparedness Month - when we check our emergency kits, review evacuation routes, and prepare for natural disasters. But [...] More

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The Country’s First ‘Cognitive Advantage’ Chief: Influence Is the New Battlefield

The Country’s First ‘Cognitive Advantage’ Chief: Influence Is the New Battlefield

WEEKEND INTERVIEW — In an era when foreign adversaries can shape public sentiment with a well-timed meme and a handful of AI-driven accounts, the [...] More

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How China Built AI Dominance on Stolen American Silicon

How China Built AI Dominance on Stolen American Silicon

DEEP DIVE — Federal prosecutors in Texas, in December, unsealed charges and related details exposing a sprawling scheme that quietly siphoned some of [...] More

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Agentic AI and the “Human-in-the-Loop” Luxury in Modern Defense

Joey Gagnard

Agentic AI and the “Human-in-the-Loop” Luxury in Modern Defense

THE IRON TRIANGLE — Welcome to the inaugural edition of “The Iron Triangle”, my new Cipher Brief column that serves the three pillars of modern [...] More

Joey GagnardTech/Cyber