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Carmen Medina is the CIA’s former Deputy Director of Intelligence and a member of The Cipher Brief network of experts. Her unique insights will be […] More

Do you want an opinion from someone who doesn’t have any relevant information?  Probably not.  However, many journalists and self described experts don’t seem deterred […] More

Got a secret, can you keep it? Welcome to the The Dead Drop.  Each week we pass along news and gossip from the world of […] More

Got a secret, can you keep it? Welcome to the The Dead Drop.  Each week we pass along news and gossip from the world of […] More

When CIA case officers graduate from the Field Training Course, they are reminded of the deep moral responsibility they have to the sources they cultivate, […] More

The Cipher Brief sat down with former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin at the Aspen Security Forum in July to discuss the Russian security threat. […] More

The painting is compelling.  The spy looks tense, perhaps a bit rushed.  He casts a sidelong glance at the clock on the table as he […] More

There’s one group you almost certainly did not hear mentioned as the news media and others on Memorial Day lauded, honored, and remembered our richly […] More