The West’s Weapons Problem: Growing Threats, Dwindling Stockpiles
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the U.S. and NATO deepen their involvement in a pair of major global conflicts, western nations face a critical security challenge: […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the U.S. and NATO deepen their involvement in a pair of major global conflicts, western nations face a critical security challenge: […] More
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — On December 18, 2023, North Korea successfully launched a solid fuel, road mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) – Hwasong-18 – […] More
[Ed note: The House of Representatives is considering the renewal of surveillance authorities this week that a number of former government officials say are critical […] More
OPINION — A new Gallup poll combined with a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimate of fraud losses show that criminals are stealing tens or […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — In the days after Hamas fighters launched a terrorist attack in Israel in October, an illicit amphetamine known as Captagon was reportedly found in […] More
OPINION — “For months, Senator [Tommy] Tuberville [R-Ala.] has said, if individual nominees are brought up for a vote one at a time, he will […] More
OPINION — The first step to winning a war is recognizing you’re in one. The world’s democracies are finally waking up to the waves of […] More
OPINION — “Here on the House floor, we see when extreme MAGA (Make America Great Again), rightwing Republicans don’t get their way, when they lose […] More
OPINION — Ukraine’s dogged defense against Russian aggression has enabled battlefield innovations that are transforming warfare as we know it—this much is obvious to most […] More
OPINION — Peace in Ukraine remains a long way off; even peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are probably at least one to two years […] More
The Ukraine Diaries is a series of personal writings by national security experts who joined The Cipher Brief’s recent visit to Kyiv as part of […] More
OPINION — Ukrainian forces have adapted. Ukraine’s military decision-making is sound. Now is not the time for Western doubt but for the West to embrace […] More
After originally being removed in 1997, a replica statue of “Iron Felix” Dzerzhinsky, has now been placed outside the headquarters of Russia’s foreign spy service. […] More
For all its many faults the Pakistan army is becoming ever more important as the one institution which can resist the centrifugal forces endangering Pakistan’s […] More
The Department of Defense (DOD), in an unclassified summary of its 2023 Cyber Strategy, deems China as the US’ most flagrant threat in the realm of […] More
OPINION — The world stands at an existential crossroads, torn between dueling visions for tomorrow. On the one hand, the United States, allies, and partners […] More
OPINION — “Operations to deny adversary hostile use of space could originate in any domain and target on-orbit, ground, cyber, and/or link segments to reduce […] More
9/11 fundamentally shifted US foreign policy priorities towards the Middle East. When will we have a similar reckoning with China? OPINION — This year marks the […] More
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