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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (L) arrives to testify before the House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, November 4, 2025

07:22 America/New_York Tuesday, November 4 [...] More

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Memo to the 47th President: Latin America is About More Than Migrants

MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — Since Donald Trump's victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has covered the potential implications a second [...] More

To Fight Fentanyl Traffic, U.S. Needs More Than Law Enforcement

Cipher Brief COO Brad Christian spoke with Michael Vigil, former Chief of International Operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), [...] More

Can High-Profile Cartel Arrests Halt the Fentanyl Traffic? 

DEEP DIVE — Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a co-founder and leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa Cartel, has entered a not guilty plea to 17 drug [...] More

The Border Crisis and National Security: What Needs To Be Done?

The Border Crisis and National Security: What Needs To Be Done?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE BRIEFING — It's difficult to clearly understand the real nature of the national security threat that exists at the U.S. southern [...] More

With China's Help, Mexico Is On The Verge of Becoming a 'Narco State'

With China's Help, Mexico Is On The Verge of Becoming a 'Narco State'

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Deep inside a ravine on the outskirts of a western Mexican city overseen by among the world's most powerful drug [...] More

The Real Impact of COVID on Mexico's Drug Cartels

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, law enforcement has kept a close eye on the impact the virus might have on drug cartels. Supply chains [...] More

OSINT Global Trendline Report

OSINT Global Trendline Report

The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Trend Line Report utilizes open source data on a quarterly basis to track trends around the world that impact national [...] More

The Continued Threat Posed by Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations

Bottom Line Up FrontOn November 4, 2019, nine Americans were killed in a targeted attack - believed to be perpetrated by a drug trafficking cartel - [...] More

<p>Palacio Nacional (National Palace), Mexico City</p>

Mexico's Strategic Security Problem

Nine American women and children were killed by suspected drug cartel members in an attack in northern Mexico earlier this month, refocusing [...] More

Mexico's Internal War: 5 Questions for Michael Vigil

Mike Vigil is the former Chief of International Operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He is one of the most highly decorated agents [...] More

<p>Border Patrol, Rio Grande Valley, Texas</p>

Mexico's Role in Border Security

The Cipher Brief is taking a look this week at the national security situation along the southern border. On Sunday, Congressman Will Hurd told NBC, [...] More