Mexico’s Internal War: 5 Questions for Michael Vigil
Mike Vigil is the former Chief of International Operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He is one of the most highly decorated agents within the […] More
Border
Making the Border a National Intelligence Priority
The Cipher Brief is focusing this week on the real national security situation that is building along the southern border. The President recently signed a […] More
Mexico’s Role in Border Security
The Cipher Brief is taking a look this week at the national security situation along the southern border. On Sunday, Congressman Will Hurd told NBC, […] More
The Real National Security Challenges at the Border
The Cipher Brief is taking a look this week at the national security situation along the southern border. On NBC, the only Congressional Republican who […] More
The Latest
Who Will Man the Wall?
OPINION — Set aside for a moment how you feel about building the wall. There is a more immediate issue in controlling the flow of illegal […] More
Secretaries Series: Jeh Johnson on DHS’ Toughest Tasks
Election security, the migration of people toward the U.S.’ southern border and the public-private critical intersection of cyber security are just a few of the […] More
The True Border Mission
OPINION — President Trump’s pre-election-day deployment of U.S. Army units on the southwest border may turn out to be more of a dangerous, long-term precedent […] More
India and China’s Game of Chicken at the “Chicken’s Neck”
The recent tensions between India and China have entered their sixth week. What began as a dispute over the location of a Chinese road building […] More
Signs of a Thaw in India, China Border Dispute
After six weeks, tensions remain high in the Dolam Plateau (within the Doklam area), a contested border area nestled between India, China, and Bhutan. China’s […] More
Border Dispute: China Won’t Back Off, India Can’t Back Down
After six weeks of tension between China and India over a Chinese road building project on contested territory, neither side is prepared to back down. […] More
Stability in South Asia
It’s one of, if not the most, dangerous border in the world. Nuclear-armed powers, India and Pakistan, have a history of strained relations since their […] More
Bilateral Trade Potential
Even though both India and Pakistan are members of the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA), established in January 2006, trade between them is strikingly […] More
The Pakistan Problem
Nowhere on earth is an act of terrorism more likely to spark a nuclear war than in South Asia. This is by no means a […] More
Terrorism Will Persist
Born from the territorial splitting of British India in 1947, India–Pakistan relations have been historically beset by disagreements, pressure, and conflict over the status of […] More