The Biggest Winner in Ukraine is Beijing
Toby Esterhase: “You’re an old spy in a hurry, George. You used to say they Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national security-focused expert insight […] More
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Beijing’s Push to Protect State Secrets puts US Firms at Greater Risk
Kyle Sullivan is China Practice Lead at Martin + Crumpton Group, a global risk intelligence advisory firm based in Arlington, Va. He previously spent 12 years […] More
China Focuses Espionage on U.S. Colleges and Universities
Bottom Line Up Front China has long engaged in a spying campaign against the United States—from cyber espionage and stealing intellectual property to subtle […] More
China’s Continued Abuse of Uighurs
Bottom Line Up Front The release of a trove of Chinese government documents offers close insight into a vast campaign of incarceration, intimidation, and […] More
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Beijing’s Bots and Disinformation in Hong Kong
Bottom Line Up Front China has taken a page from Russia’s playbook as Beijing systematically wages an online disinformation campaign aimed at inflating support […] More
Tensions Continue to Escalate Between the U.S. and China over Taiwan
Bottom Line Up Front: The U.S. Congress was recently notified about a potential arms sale between the U.S. and Taiwan, estimated at close to […] More
The EU’s Problematic Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Bottom Line Up Front: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s principal foreign policy vehicle and may be the most significant geopolitical strategy […] More
How Economic & Political Tensions Impact the Sino-Pakistani Relationship
Bottom-Line Up Front Sino-Pakistani relations are deepening on all fronts, creating a new geopolitical reality on the Indian subcontinent. Sino-Pakistani relations have solidified through […] More
Energy and Aid as Leverage in Venezuela
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. has enacted sanctions against Venezuela’s national oil company as well as against embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle. […] More
Chinese Military Modernization and Implications for Taiwan
Bottom Line Up Front Earlier this month, China released footage from a military exercise where the ‘Guam killer’ DF-26 ballistic missile was tested. In […] More
Protests in Sudan: Is Change Finally on the Horizon?
Bottom Line Up Front After two weeks of protests in Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir has ordered an ‘investigation’ to determine what led to the […] More
Beijing’s Drive Towards Global Technological Supremacy
This brief is part of The Cipher Brief’s 2018 Annual Threat Report. Bottom Line: There are three prominent technological security concerns for the United States […] More