Straight Out of the Russian Intelligence Playbook
Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and a Russian-American Lobbyist – among others – begs the question, was this a Russian […] More
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The "Main Enemy": Russian Active Measures in the United States
“Mr. Sessions, are you familiar with what spies call tradecraft?” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions in June. “A little bit,” replied […] More
Trump and Putin: Can the U.S. Forgive and Forget?
After weeks of anticipation, U.S. President Donald Trump finally met face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, […] More
President Trump is Done Complaining to the Russians
In his readout of the two hour and 15 minute meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. Secretary of State […] More
Vladimir Putin and the Art of Intelligence
Russians are fond of their aphorism, v chuzhoi monastir so svoim ustavom, ne khodyat – “No-one goes to another monastery with their own charter,” the Russian equivalent […] More
The Challenge of Briefing a “Fire and Forget” Trump
Current and former Intelligence Community heads say intelligence briefings must shift under President Donald Trump to acknowledge his tendency to be what National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […] More
The Pros Chase Intel and Facts – and They Don’t Leak
The dueling Republican and Democratic talking points on Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election were on full display during the recent testimony of former […] More
U.S.-Romania Talks: Russian Encroachment in the Black Sea
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is in Washington today meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Romania, a member of NATO, is a key strategic partner of […] More
The Battle of Midway Still Teaches the Value of Intelligence, Decisive Action
June 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the greatest naval battle in American history and the turning point of World War […] More
Kushner Allegations Have No Basis; Backchannels are Routine
Allegations that involve Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner persist, following U.S. media reports over the weekend. According to the Washington Post and New York Times, […] More
The CIA’s Officer of the Future
Few were paying attention, but the CIA did something groundbreaking in 2015. For the first time since before man walked on the moon, the Agency […] More
Network Take: Trump Defends His Right to Share Information with Russia
President Donald Trump is defending his “absolute right” to share information for “humanitarian reasons” with Russia following a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov […] More
Cipher Brief Expert View: Changing NSA’s Email Collection Program
The National Security Agency (NSA) announced on Friday a change in its intelligence collection under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA). […] More
How European Intel Services Connect the Dots
Intelligence cooperation within Europe can get messy. There are national intelligence units, European Union (EU) intel structures, and ones within NATO. How all of these […] More
No Spy Superstructure in Europe
There has been talk for decades of creating an overarching intelligence structure that works to keep the continent secure, but it has taken on new […] More
Europe Intel Sharing Will Take Trust
A spike in terrorist attacks in Europe over the past couple of years has reignited the debate over how to improve European intelligence collection and […] More
Mastering the Art of Illusion and Disguise
How far-fetched are James Bond’s gadgets or shows like Mission Impossible, where under-cover agents switch into different disguises? Not as far-fetched as you think. The […] More
Trump Administration Emulating Putin’s ‘Active Measures’ Domestically
President Donald Trump and his White House team are using some of the same “active measures” to manipulate the American people today that Russian President […] More