Report: An Analysis of Bitcoin’s Use in Illicit Finance
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
Michael Morell
My Experience with Bitcoin and Challenging Conventional Wisdom
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rise to record levels ahead of the direct offering of crypto exchange Coinbase, former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell is […] More
US National Security Challenges: A Conversation Among Experts
Understanding expert perspective on where the US stands in the world with regards to national security is a key component of how The Cipher Brief […] More
National Security Lessons on the Climate
“Lessons adopted” is a much more important concept than “lessons learned.” Lessons adopted requires the learning of lessons, but it also requires a more important […] More
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What the IC Can Learn from Dr. Anthony Fauci
OPINION — If intelligence officers wanted one person to model themselves after, from the perspective of the Intelligence Community’s commitment to objectivity, they could find […] More
A Note to the IC Workforce on the Whistleblower
OPINION — It is common for the leadership of the Intelligence Community to send notes to the workforce. The leaderships’ thoughts on all sorts of […] More
Preparing for the Day After in Venezuela
The Trump Administration and the international community are focused on helping Venezuelans dislodge Nicholas Maduro from power and install Juan Guaido in the presidential palace. […] More
Truth, Fiction and Capturing the Best Story
Bill Harlow knows how to use a word. The Under/Cover Co-Editor and prolific author has worked with some of the very best in the national […] More