In Taiwan, the Calendar – and Preparations – for a Chinese Invasion
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — While wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza, the past week has seen a spike in tensions over a global conflict that […] More
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — While wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza, the past week has seen a spike in tensions over a global conflict that […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — China’s newest U.S. ambassador took up his post Tuesday, less than four months after criticizing President Joe Biden’s “indiscriminate use of force” […] More
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, prompted a re-alignment of global alliances that led to the launch of competing power projections, […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – As Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday fulfills a historic meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the specter of strained Sino-U.S. relations […] More
ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended talks in Moscow this week by declaring that their alliance was driving geopolitical change […] More
OPINION — “It is likely that current Chinese war plans will include: emerging technologies to try and blind U.S. intelligence networks and silence our ability […] More
OPINION — Last Tuesday’s Pentagon released 2022 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China deserves a closer look on subjects […] More
OPINION — The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) decisive win of all but five of the twenty-two municipal, city and county elections in Taiwan on November […] More
EXPERT Q&A Read also Is a US-China Face-off Over Taiwan Looming for Subscriber+Members The Cipher Brief: At the 20th CCP Congress, what stood out amid the […] More
Cipher Brief Expert and retired CIA Senior Executive Mark Kelton took part in a Russia panel during the recent Cipher Brief Threat Conference, along with […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – As Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over this week’s 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, tensions between the US and China […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on Sunday with a speech that makes clear where […] More
The concept of strategic ambiguity has its advantages but also its perils. It means that a US President may have just a few hours to […] More
OPINION — China, the U.S., and Taiwan showed they can manage a crisis without miscalculations or confrontations taking place based on their handling of the […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — China’s reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was even more aggressive than anticipated. Fighter jets crossing the median line […] More
China’s Defense Ministry has announced military exercises surrounding Taiwan as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei. The Cipher Brief sat down with Cipher Brief […] More
OPINION — A senior Pentagon official last Wednesday, described a version of U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific region that contrasts somewhat with the hot rhetoric […] More
Toby Esterhase: “You’re an old spy in a hurry, George. You used to say they “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for […] More
As Russian troops continue to bombard Ukrainian cities and the Ukrainian government reports more than 2,000 people killed since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion last […] More
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