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Trump’s Rejection of Iran Offer Highlights Another Big Problem

Beijing says artificial intelligence will give the state a visible hand to allocate capital. Here’s the rub: Washington’s economic authority sits in [...] More

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The New Risks, Realities and Opportunities in the Middle East

The New Risks, Realities and Opportunities in the Middle East

As Iran and Israel trade accusations over Iran’s nuclear program, and the U.S. sends indicators that it may pull out of the JCPOA agreement, The [...] More

ThreatCon Day 3: Fighting Terror Beyond the Grid Square

ThreatCon Day 3: Fighting Terror Beyond the Grid Square

On the final day of the Cipher Brief Threat Conference in Sea Island, Ga., three CIA veterans of the post-9/11 terrorism fight discussed the current [...] More

Bossert on Sunday: “I see consistency…I feel comfortable.”

Bossert on Sunday: “I see consistency…I feel comfortable.”

The White House said President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor, Thomas Bossert, will be resigning his post Tuesday. White House Press [...] More

ThreatCon Day 2: Striking back against “Reckless” Russia

ThreatCon Day 2: Striking back against “Reckless” Russia

The second day of this year’s annual Threat Conference was filled with prescient discussions of intelligence, foreign threats and preparing for the [...] More

Debating Risk and Blowback on North Korea

Debating Risk and Blowback on North Korea

Cipher Brief experts debated the risk versus blowback of striking North Korea before it has a chance to strike the continental United States, at The [...] More

Hayden: A World Both Dangerous and More Complicated

Hayden: A World Both Dangerous and More Complicated

“The world has been more dangerous, but it has never been more complicated.” These were the words Michael Hayden, former director of both CIA and [...] More