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Sabotage Without Warning: ​Why the Gray Zone Could Be America’s Biggest Blind Spot

Sabotage Without Warning: ​Why the Gray Zone Could Be America’s Biggest Blind Spot

EXPERT BRIEFING — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this week that 32 people have been detained since the start of Moscow’s war with [...] More

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As Xi Consolidates Power, Nationalism Gains Ground

Dennis Wilder

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

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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

EspionageTech/Cybernational securitySecurity/StabilityIntelligence
Preparing for Great Power Competition in AI and Intelligence

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

Tech/Cybernational securitySecurity/StabilityIntelligence
The Economics Driving Security in The Middle East

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

Middle EastSecurity/StabilityEconomics
A New US Strategy for the Middle East and the Opportunity for US Businesses

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

Middle Eastnational securitySecurity/StabilityEconomics

Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare

Walter Pincus

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

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Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?

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

Middle EastIranSaudi Arabianational securitySecurity/StabilityReporting
President Biden's Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule

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

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General James Mattis and the Changing Nature of War

Walter Pincus

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

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America's Allies Shocked by Storming of the Capitol

Nick Fishwick

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

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Biden's National Security Test

John McLaughlin

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

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Washington's Cyber Reckoning

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

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