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The Cipher Brief's Hottest Summer Reading

The Cipher Brief's Hottest Summer Reading

CIPHER BRIEF FEATURE REPORTING -- With the 4th of July holiday fast approaching, now is a good time for our annual summer list of recommended beach [...] More

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The President's Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?

The President's Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?

EXPERT INTERVIEW — It’s a document that rarely makes news, for obvious reasons: the whole point of the President‘s Daily Brief (PDB) – a summary of [...] More

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What Could Follow the U.S. Surprise in Syria?

What Could Follow the U.S. Surprise in Syria?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – President Donald Trump made a number of headlines this week as he led an impressive delegation of government and private [...] More

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Expert Q&A: A CIA Veteran on the Agency's Technology Mission

Sheetal Patel

Expert Q&A: A CIA Veteran on the Agency's Technology Mission

EXPERT Q&A – CIA veteran Sheetal Patel helped stand up and then lead the spy agency’s Transnational and Technology Mission Center in 2022, at a time [...] More

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Who’s Winning the Intelligence War in Ukraine?

Who’s Winning the Intelligence War in Ukraine?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – It’s often lost in all the news from the battlefield in Ukraine, and the various negotiations underway in pursuit of a peace [...] More

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Expert Q&A: A Vietnam Veteran and CIA Leader on Lessons from the War

John McLaughlin

Expert Q&A: A Vietnam Veteran and CIA Leader on Lessons from the War

EXPERT Q&A — John McLaughlin was drafted and sent to Vietnam as an intelligence officer in 1969. He would later have a distinguished career in the [...] More

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Intel Chiefs Detail Top Threats – and Get a Grilling Over Signal Leak

Intel Chiefs Detail Top Threats – and Get a Grilling Over Signal Leak

SPECIAL REPORT – The U.S. Intelligence Community’s (IC) annual assessment of threats facing the U.S. puts narcotics trafficking at the top of the [...] More

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Amid Calls for ‘Overhaul,’ Challenges Facing the Intelligence Community
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Amid Calls for ‘Overhaul,’ Challenges Facing the Intelligence Community

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — President Donald Trump vowed throughout his 2024 campaign that if elected, he would initiate a revamp of the intelligence [...] More

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A High-level Briefing on Russia for the next U.S. President
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A High-level Briefing on Russia for the next U.S. President

EXPERT OPINION – Dear 47th President of the United States, congratulations on your victory and thank you for your willingness to serve as the leader [...] More

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The U.S. is in the Midst of a Perfect 'Cognitive Warfare' Storm
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The U.S. is in the Midst of a Perfect 'Cognitive Warfare' Storm

During the 2024 Cipher Brief Threat Conference, Dave Pitts joined Brad Christian, Mike Vickers, and Ralph Goff in a discussion about Gray Zone [...] More

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CIA Director: 'Very Real Danger' of Wider Mideast War
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CIA Director: 'Very Real Danger' of Wider Mideast War

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of “the very real danger” of a wider war in the Middle East, and urged Israel and its [...] More

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When Spymasters Talk: CIA and MI6 Chiefs On 'Bully' Putin and 'Audacious' Ukraine Raid

When Spymasters Talk: CIA and MI6 Chiefs On 'Bully' Putin and 'Audacious' Ukraine Raid

Spymasters rarely say much in public, and when they do, it’s usually a tightly scripted affair. That made this weekend’s joint appearance by CIA [...] More

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How Does the CIA Recruit Russian Spies?
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How Does the CIA Recruit Russian Spies?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — As any good intelligence officer will tell you, recruiting spies is a tough business. Not only do you have to identify - and [...] More

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