As US Election Nears, Fears That Russia is Manipulating West ‘As Never Before’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Just two months before the November 5 U.S. election, Russian disinformation operations appear to be in full swing. Having warned all year […] More
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At Paris Olympics, Americans and Israelis Top List of Security Worries
Editor’s Note: This story was published just hours before a series of arson attacks struck France’s high-speed rail network. Access all of The Cipher Brief’s […] More
Former Estonian President: NATO Falls Short of “Moral Obligation” To Defend Ukraine
OPINION — As part of The Cipher Brief’s coverage of this week’s 75th-anniversary NATO Summit in Washington, international correspondent Ia Meurmishvili spoke with Toomas Hendrik […] More
NATO Summit Leaves Out Georgia at a Critical Juncture
OPINION — In a significant and troubling shift for the country of Georgia, there was a glaring absence in this week’s NATO Summit declaration: the […] More
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As NATO Marks A Milestone, Critics Blast Slow Pace of Ukraine Aid
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — As leaders of NATO gathered this week to mark its 75th anniversary and chart a course for the future, the alliance itself […] More
WEEKEND INTERVIEW: Russia’s War – and Russian Espionage – Are Causing Havoc in Europe
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian espionage and disinformation campaigns have caused havoc across Europe. Russian […] More
How a ‘Russian Law’ Brought Georgia to the Brink
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — In a former Soviet republic, tens of thousands of people take to the streets to protest Russian interference. The Kremlin […] More
Amid Dire Warnings About Russia, Europe Has A Troop Problem
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — When France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe might have to send troops to Ukraine to stop Russia from advancing elsewhere in […] More
Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom: Why It Matters to Europe and to America
OPINION – A First-Person Perspective I woke to air raid sirens and a hypersonic boom in my room at the Kyiv Intercontinental Hotel in the […] More
Expert Reflections on the War in Ukraine, Two Years After Russia’s Invasion
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS – Two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his armed forces to attack Ukraine. Putin called it a “Special Military Operation,” […] More
The Munich Dispatches: Europe Shifts to China
The Cipher Brief interviewed a number of national security experts on the sidelines of this year’s Munich Security Conference. Here are key takeaways from Dmitri […] More
What “Exercising American Strength” Looks Like in the U.S. Senate
OPINION — “We are in one of the most dangerous periods since World War II right now. That is one reason that a bill like […] More
Russia’s Borders Are a Source of Growing NATO Power
OPINION — A major buildup of U.S. and NATO fighting units and equipment has taken place in Eastern Europe and the Baltic nations, while most […] More
Intelligence in the Age of New Global Alliances
SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow this week demonstrates Beijing’s strongest support yet for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the China-Russia […] More
Russia Is Kind of Becoming a ‘Colony of China’
Russia’s economic struggles in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine are forcing Moscow to become more closely aligned with China, India, North Korea and […] More
Winter is coming, prompting Europe to shore up Energy Supplies
EXPERT Q&A — Europeans are already feeling the cold, even as near-full energy storage capacity and mild weather have worked to avert a full-blown European […] More
How Low Is Putin Willing to Go in Ukraine?
EXPERT Q&A The Cipher Brief: Several media assessments suggest that within Ukraine, Russia will turn “dirtier and more dangerous,” replaying to a certain degree past tactics […] More
The New Age of Energy Crisis and Diplomacy
The energy pressures created by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are continuing to shape a new global energy future. An EU embargo on Russian coal imports […] More
The Spies Sent Back to the Cold
EXPERT ANALYSIS — Since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine began, Europe has embarked on a purge of Russian spies that has been described as “the largest mass […] More