Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

cipherbrief

Welcome! Log in to stay connected and make the most of your experience.

Input clean

Cognitive Warfare

Afghanistan Lost the Cognitive War Before It Lost the State

The collapse of Afghanistan in August 2021 is still widely interpreted as a military or political failure. That interpretation is [...] More

The Latest

The Human Algorithm: Why Disinformation Outruns Truth and What It Means for Our Future

In recent years, the national conversation about disinformation has often focused on bot networks, foreign operatives, and algorithmic manipulation [...] More

Countering the Kremlin’s Five Most Effective Narratives About Ukraine

In the summer of 2008, as Russian tanks rolled toward the borders of Georgia, the battle had already begun—shaped decisively by large-scale [...] More

A ship crosses the Baltic Sea at sunrise

The War You Can’t See: Gray Zone Operations Are Reshaping Global Security

In the middle of the night, with no witnesses, a single ship flagged out of Hong Kong drags its anchor across the Baltic Sea. In silence, it severs a [...] More

Why the U.S. Is Losing the Cognitive Competition

In order for the U.S. to successfully compete for global influence against its adversaries and to avoid a kinetic fight, we must excel at cognitive [...] More

Seizing a 21st Century Cognitive Advantage

In 1943, a body washed up on a beach in Huelva, Spain. It was the body of a Royal Marine officer, Major William Martin. Martin was carrying papers, [...] More