The Challenging Vaccine Distribution Mission
OPINION — Last Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci used the metaphor, “the cavalry is on the way,” referring to two COVID-19 vaccines that are expected to […] More
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What COVID looks like below the surface of the election
OPINION — On August 6, 2020, an unusual, two-year, $870,000 contract for artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine imaging related to COVID-19 was awarded to Bunkerhill […] More
Are We Experiencing a Secondary Epidemic?
OPINION — The scientific, medical, public health and morbidity/mortality reporting as well as the media writ large, are all documenting the profound negative impact of […] More
COVID-19, Information and the Deep Structure of the International System
Dr. Leo Blanken is an Associate Professor of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of Rational Empires: Institutional Incentives and […] More
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Pandemics, Warning and the Intelligence Community
Cipher Brief Expert Jim Danoy is a retired defense intelligence executive and served as the National Intelligence Manager for Europe and NATO and a President’s […] More
In a Weird Way, My Career at CIA Prepared My Family for this Pandemic
Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years at CIA, retiring from the Senior Intelligence Service in 2019. He served overseas in the Middle East and South Asia, […] More
Recent Islamic State Attacks Demonstrate its Durability and Resilience
Bottom Line Up Front While much of the world has been struggling to respond to the fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Islamic […] More
Will COVID-19 Usher in the Era of the Surveillance Industrial Complex?
Bottom Line Up Front In order to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), countries around the world have been moving to implement new […] More
DoD’s Blueprint for Coronavirus Testing
OPINION — Defense Department senior officials last week described plans to increase testing for Covid-19 over the next few months, prioritizing higher risk forces but […] More
United States and Iran Heading Slowly Toward the Brink Again
Bottom Line up Front The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated both Iran and the United States, but has not prevented tensions between them from escalating […] More
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
How Will COVID-19 Impact U.S. Military Readiness?
Bottom Line Up Front COVID-19 has required the U.S. military to shift personnel and materiel to a domestic mandate to augment civilian state and […] More
DoD’s War Against Covid-19
OPINION — The Defense Department has gone to war against the coronavirus, employing some 50,000 troops on both offense and defense. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen, […] More
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
Saudi Missteps Destabilize Global Oil Market
Bottom Line Up Front The April agreement among major oil producers to reduce global oil production has failed to stabilize world oil prices. Market […] 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
The Plague of Domestic Violence During COVID-19
Bottom Line Up Front While much of modern life remains shut down, domestic violence is a constant plague for far too many throughout the […] 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