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Closing the Gap in US Cruise Missile Defenses

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Following recent Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, Germany sent the first of four planned IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine. [...] More

As Xi Consolidates Power, Nationalism Gains Ground

EXPERT Q&A Read also Is a US-China Face-off Over Taiwan Looming for Subscriber+MembersThe Cipher Brief: At the 20th CCP Congress, what stood out amid [...] More

Disinformation: How Spies Can Help Find Truth

Wednesday, April 13, 2:00–3:00pmWith the evolution of technology, a breakdown of trust in once-trusted institutions and U.S. adversaries creating [...] More

Preparing for Great Power Competition in AI and Intelligence

A Virtual BriefingWednesday, March 2, 2022, 1:30-2:30pm ESTThis discussion will cover the promise of AI, the growing importance of Open Source to the [...] More

The Economics Driving Security in The Middle East

The Cipher Brief welcomes former National Intelligence Manager for Iran, ODNI, and Cipher Brief Expert Norm Roule for a virtual briefing on the [...] More

A New US Strategy for the Middle East and the Opportunity for US Businesses

Join us as Cipher Brief national security expert VADM Kevin Donegan offers perspective on opportunities in the Middle East today. Wednesday, February [...] More

Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare

Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on [...] More

Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?

EXPERT ANALYSIS — At a time when western officials are focusing their attention toward national security threats posed by China, the war in Yemen is [...] More

President Biden's Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule

President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming its Middle East agenda on adhering to campaign promises, examining current policies and undoing some [...] More

General James Mattis and the Changing Nature of War

Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on [...] More

America's Allies Shocked by Storming of the Capitol

The Cipher Brief asked our experts to weigh in on how they saw Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump protesters and how allies and [...] More

Biden's National Security Test

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is former Acting Director of the CIA, former Deputy CIA Director and is the Distinguished Practitioner in [...] More

Washington's Cyber Reckoning

As Washington continues to investigate the true depth of what experts are describing as one of the most damaging cyberattacks in U.S. history, both [...] More

A New US Approach to the Muslim World

OPINION — Engaging Muslim communities globally emerged as a policy option within the U.S. government shortly after the heinous 9/11 terrorist [...] More

What a Biden Administration Means for the World

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

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