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How to Save a Government: Remember 9/11 – and ‘Join the Team’ 

OPINION — Where were you two weeks after September 11th? No one ever asks this question, but it’s the one I answer in my mind when I hear people talk [...] More

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Our Response to 9/11 Gave us Lessons for COVID-19

Our Response to 9/11 Gave us Lessons for COVID-19

"America is no longer protected by vast oceans. We are protected from attack only by vigorous action abroad, and increased vigilance at home."- [...] More

SOCOM's Discipline and Ethics on the Radar

The Cipher Brief’s new Friday column Cipher Select, is laser-focused on bringing you a range of different perspectives on special operations issues [...] More
Will Syria Become a Path to the Next 9/11?

Will Syria Become a Path to the Next 9/11?

SPECIAL REPORT – This is a Special Report from The Cipher Brief The White House has confirmed President Trump’s intentions to withdraw U.S. forces [...] More

The Secretaries Series: The Evolution of Securing the Homeland

‘The Homeland’ is bringing you a series of candid, intimate interviews with former Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security throughout the [...] More

The Secretaries Series: Michael Chertoff on 9/11 and the Mission Ahead

‘The Homeland’ is bringing you a series of candid, intimate interviews with former Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security throughout the [...] More

A Strategy and Legacy Inspired by 9/11

During the 2008 Presidential campaign, the late Senator John McCain argued in favor of maintaining a military presence in Iraq, which he called “a [...] More

The Next 'Field of Jihad'

As the anniversary of 9/11approaches, it brings a time of deep reflection, not only on what was lost on that day in 2001, but also on what has been [...] More

My 9/11: A Personal Reflection by General Jack Keane

I was in the Pentagon on 9/11 and lost 85 teammates from the Army Headquarters (among the 125 people killed in the Pentagon and the 59 passengers who [...] More