Cyber Lessons in the Year of COVID: A Conversation with FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia
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Posts Tagged ‘Coronavirus’
Are We Experiencing a Secondary Epidemic?
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COVID lessons from SOF to Silicon Valley
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The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 in the Middle East
Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program Office. […] More
DoD’s War Against Covid-19
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Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus – Part Two
Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community. Medina is also author […] More
Thinking in the Time of Coronavirus – Part 1
Cipher Brief Expert Carmen Medina is a former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence and a 32-year veteran of the Intelligence Community. Medina is also author […] More
Coronavirus: Behind the Chinese Bio Lab story
Yahoo News national security and investigations reporter Jenna McLaughlin published a story last week, under the headline ‘Intelligence officials weigh possibility coronavirus escaped from a […] More
Don’t Bet on China to Fill the Post-Pandemic Leadership Void
Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He served as Deputy Director […] More
Apple and Google Contact Tracing App is a Start not a Fix
Stewart Baker is a partner in the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C. From 2005 to 2009, he was the first Assistant […] More
Our Collective Mission on Groundhog Day
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COVID-19’s Impact on British National Security
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What we’re learning about National Security from COVID-19
As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases worldwide. While […] More
Authoritarianism Receives a Boost from the Coronavirus Pandemic
Bottom Line Up Front Authoritarian leaders have used the coronavirus as an opportunity to further consolidate power and crush dissent. Countries including Turkey, Hungary, […] More
Our Response to 9/11 Gave us Lessons for COVID-19
“America is no longer protected by vast oceans. We are protected from attack only by vigorous action abroad, and increased vigilance at home.” – President […] More
What does a tense US-China relationship mean for the world?
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The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Bottom Line Up Front President Trump signed a $2 trillion stimulus package into law last week, designed to provide relief for an American economy […] More
How to Build Field Hospitals Quickly and Efficiently
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Reimagining Intelligence and National Security Language Programs
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The National Security Implications of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Bottom Line Up Front Threats to national security have not receded as a result of the coronavirus and many have only grown more acute […] More
Coronavirus and the Military
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COVID-19 Compounds Middle East Difficulties
Bottom Line Up Front The spread of coronavirus is compounding the well-known problems faced by Middle East governments and societies. The coronavirus crisis could […] More
We Need Greater Collaboration Between China and US on COVID-19
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), […] More
Russia Exploits Coronavirus as New Opportunity to Spread Disinformation
Bottom Line Up Front It was only a matter of time before Russia looked to spread disinformation surrounding the coronavirus, a global pandemic that […] More