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The Risks Facing Putin and his Inner Circle

As Cipher Brief Expert and former CIA Chief of the Central Eurasia Division, Rob Dannenberg writes for Subscriber+Members the way that Russian [...] More

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Putin's Perfect Cover

This week, Russia test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from its new nuclear submarine, as Facebook says Moscow is stepping up its efforts [...] More

Does the U.S. Really Need Russia This Much?

WEEKEND EXTRA — What did U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo really get out of last week’s talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and [...] More

I Was in the CIA. Trump's Petty Fights and Insults Will Make Us All Less Safe.

Steven Hall spent more than 30 years in the CIA, the bulk of them running and managing intelligence operations in Eurasia and Latin America. He has [...] More

The Challenge of Liaison Operations in Autocratic Regimes

As Turkish officials continue to release details that draw a gruesome picture of the apparent murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, [...] More