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How Long Can Ukraine Fight?

How Long Can Ukraine Fight?

DEEP DIVE – As ceasefire talks falter, U.S. support wanes, and Russia opens a new military offensive, Ukraine faces critical questions about how it [...] More

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The 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense Plan – and a New Arms Race

OPINION — “The space-based interceptor piece was not in the [missile defense] architecture plan as we were before January 27 [when President Trump [...] More
Trump’s Tariffs Have National Security Implications Too

Trump’s Tariffs Have National Security Implications Too

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have spared no nations, slammed several longtime allies, and sent global markets into a [...] More

When It Comes to Security and Defense, Can Europe Go It Alone?

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – Over the last few weeks, hardly a day has gone by without a fresh pledge from a European nation to boost its military [...] More
Reimagining the Way the U.S. Prepares for Future Wars

Reimagining the Way the U.S. Prepares for Future Wars

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – In an age of rapidly changing technology and profound implications for the wars of the future, is the United States adapting [...] More

Why Greenland Matters: Natural Resources - and 'Location, Location, Location'

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — When The Cipher Brief looked at the global security landscape for 2025, Greenland didn’t rate a mention. That was probably true [...] More

Does the US Defense Establishment Need a ‘Paradigm Shift’?

EXPERT INTERVIEW — The U.S. starts the new year with a daunting set of challenges in the national security space – from global conflicts to terrorism [...] More

2024: 10 Great Cipher Brief Conversations

SPECIAL REPORT — In a year of world-changing events – from the Middle East to Ukraine, cyberattacks to undersea cable attacks, and much more – The [...] More

A Defense Bill Aims to Boost 'Quality of Life' in the Military

OPINION — “For the first time in decades, this year’s [fiscal 2025] defense [authorization] bill carries a different name. It is the Servicemember [...] More

Pentagon Leaders Say the Budget Process Hurts National Security. They're Right.

OPINION — “The stark truth is that these short-term, temporary funding measures create uncertainty throughout the U.S. military and put us at a [...] More

Is the Defense Department Ready for an Age of Disruption? 

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Does the United States military have an innovation problem? For all its smart leaders and money and obvious edge in many areas, [...] More

America's National Security Wake-Up Call

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – A recent report issued by the Congressionally-mandated Commission on the National Defense Strategy paints a bleak [...] More
Special Ukraine Briefing: Mobilization, Military Movements and Morale

Special Ukraine Briefing: Mobilization, Military Movements and Morale

Join us for a special briefing on the war in Ukraine with three members of the Cipher Brief's Kyiv delegation. Our experts will dive into what US [...] More