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Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare

Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on [...] More

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Getting to the Left of Boom in 21st Century Warfare

Getting to the Left of Boom in 21st Century Warfare

The author of this piece, Adam L. Silverman, PhD is a senior subject matter expert and consultant at Helios Global, Inc specializing in low intensity [...] More
Russian Aims in Afghanistan

Russian Aims in Afghanistan

Bottom Line: Russia is accused of funding Taliban contract killings of US troops in Afghanistan. US military officials made limited accusations of [...] More

The Battle over Bounties and the Bottom Line

OPINION — On 27 June, The New York Times reported Russia was offering bounties to the Taliban to kill American soldiers. The paper cited anonymous [...] More

A New Call to Arms for Drone Technology

OPINION — The Senate Armed Services Committee has recognized the vulnerabilities of today’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and called on the Defense [...] More
Are We Ready for Another Shock?

Are We Ready for Another Shock?

OPINION — “Black swans” are events that arrive as unwelcome surprises and have significant effects on nations and societies. They can upend the [...] More
The US Deal with the Taliban

The US Deal with the Taliban

The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban leaders on Saturday that is intended to end the US’ 18-year involvement in Afghanistan. The [...] More

A Single Solution for a Rogue Russia

Cipher Brief expert Robert Dannenberg is a 24-year veteran of the CIA, where he served in several senior leadership positions, including chief of [...] More
Reconsidering Great Power Competition Below Armed Conflict

Reconsidering Great Power Competition Below Armed Conflict

The Gray Zone is that place between war and peace where actors use a range of elements at their disposal to effect outcome. We see it in everyday [...] More