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Ukraine's Heaviest Drone Strike Seeks to Bring War to Russia

DEEP DIVE — Ukraine fired a wave of drones and missiles at Moscow and several other Russian regions late Monday, in one of its heaviest attacks [...] More

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The National Security Threat of Peddling Russian Disinformation

Bottom Line Up FrontSenior U.S. officials have inexplicably parroted statements echoing the Kremlin’s talking points that Russia was a victim of a [...] More

Ankara Gravitates Closer To Moscow

Bottom Line Up FrontOn the heels of its suspension from the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program, Turkey is now reportedly considering joint development of [...] More

Russia Sides with Iran

Bottom Line Up FrontUpcoming Russian-Iranian naval drills put Moscow clearly on the side of Tehran in the crisis unfolding between the United States [...] More

Russia Takes on a More Prominent Role in Afghan Peace Talks

Bottom Line Up FrontLast week, members of the Afghan Taliban along with Afghan politicians and power brokers met in Moscow to discuss the contours of [...] More

Turkey at the Crossroads

Bottom Line Up FrontTurkey’s ruling AKP party is asking for a full recount in the mayoral election in Istanbul, making accusations of ‘wide-spread [...] More

Shifting Geopolitical Tides in Syria

With the so-called Islamic State losing its remaining territory, the focus has pivoted to geopolitical competition between the major powers involved [...] More

Energy and Aid as Leverage in Venezuela

Bottom Line Up FrontThe U.S. has enacted sanctions against Venezuela’s national oil company as well as against embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s [...] More

The Daunting Prospects of a Growing Sino-Russian Entente

Bottom Line Up FrontOn January 28, intelligence officials warned of a Sino-Russian entente, with China and Russia more closely aligned than at any [...] More

Is Peace with the Taliban Possible?

Bottom Line Up FrontAfter nearly two decades at war in Afghanistan, the United States seems to be seriously pursuing a negotiated peace agreement [...] More

Russia Flexes Influence in Serbia

Bottom Line Up FrontOn January 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin received a warm welcome during an official state visit to Serbia.Serbia is [...] More

Protests in Sudan: Is Change Finally on the Horizon?

Bottom Line Up FrontAfter two weeks of protests in Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir has ordered an ‘investigation’ to determine what led to the [...] More
Part Two: Wargaming Moscow's Virtual Battlefield

Part Two: Wargaming Moscow's Virtual Battlefield

In part two of The Cipher Brief’s two-part series on how Russia is building its virtual battlefield, we look at the U.S response to the tools and [...] More