OPINION — It is worryingly easy to get hold of personal and sensitive data on American military and intelligence personnel. Earlier this year [...]
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EXPERT OPINION — It is time to reimagine the US intelligence community (IC). The 1947 National Security Act established the CIA which arguably had [...]
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EXPERT OPINION — It is time to reimagine the US intelligence community (IC). The 1947 National Security Act established the CIA which arguably had [...]
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OPINION — For most of modern history, asymmetric conflict conjured a familiar image: guerrillas in the hills, insurgents planting roadside bombs, or [...]
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OPINION — For most of modern history, asymmetric conflict conjured a familiar image: guerrillas in the hills, insurgents planting roadside bombs, or [...]
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The Cipher Brief's Special Report on Nat Sec EDGE 2025The Nat Sec EDGE 2025 conference took place June 5–6, 2025 in Austin, Texas.ForewordThe 2025 [...]
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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — As the U.S.–Japan alliance confronts an era where digital threats increasingly target economic stability and national [...]
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OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The clock is ticking toward September 30, 2025, when one of America's most vital cybersecurity protections will expire [...]
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OPINION — In recent years, senior U.S. Department of Defense leaders have repeatedly emphasized that the U.S. military’s most important asymmetric [...]
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EXPERT Q&A — Reports of damage to undersea cables across the world are on the rise, with suspected foul play in many of these incidents. These cables [...]
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CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and members of Congress are warning that China may be engaged in underwater [...]
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OPINION — It started with a voice. In early July, foreign ministers, a U.S. Member of Congress, and a sitting U.S. governor received urgent messages [...]
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OPINION — Spain's recent decision to award Huawei a contract worth €12.3 million to manage and store legally authorized wiretaps raises significant [...]
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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE/OPINION -- Ukraine may have just fundamentally shifted the global defense landscape. On June 21st, Ukraine unleashed its "Build [...]
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OPINION — China is pre-positioning itself on U.S. networks for disruptive and destructive attacks against our critical infrastructure. In the past [...]
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OPINION — China is conducting intelligence operations in the Netherlands that are targeting key industrial sectors including semiconductors, [...]
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