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Expert Q&A: Could Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ Fill U.S. Missile Defense Gaps?

EXPERT Q&A — President Donald Trump has called for the establishment of a new missile defense shield for the U.S., which he has dubbed an “Iron Dome [...] More

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The High Price of Losing Ukraine

The High Price of Losing Ukraine

(This analysis is part of a two-part series first published by the Institute for the Study of War. Their version includes detailed footnotes.)GUEST [...] More
Are 'Cowboy Boots on the Ground' the U.S.'s Secret Weapon in Ukraine?

Are 'Cowboy Boots on the Ground' the U.S.'s Secret Weapon in Ukraine?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The Biden Administration says it has one more military aid package available for Kyiv before the end of the year and [...] More
What the American Public Should Know about UFOs

What the American Public Should Know about UFOs

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A retired Air Force Intelligence Officer turned whistleblower testified before a House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that [...] More
CIA Director: Putin's Hold on Power  Betrays "Significant Weaknesses"

CIA Director: Putin's Hold on Power Betrays "Significant Weaknesses"

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A social contract that Russian President Vladimir Putin has engineered over the decades to cement his authority may now be [...] More
EXCLUSIVE: Manila's Envoy to Beijing Weighs-In On Recent US-China Tensions

EXCLUSIVE: Manila's Envoy to Beijing Weighs-In On Recent US-China Tensions

EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — An old friend of Beijing returned to China this week in a move that harkens back to a time when Manila had a far [...] More

Hot-Button Adds to U.S. Defense Bill Echo Truman-Era Fight

OPINION — “Whereas it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with [...] More
The Path to 2024's Election Is Engulfed With Novel Threats

The Path to 2024's Election Is Engulfed With Novel Threats

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The former head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) could scarcely be more clear in his [...] More

The Only Thing Worse than Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight

OPINION — This spring, a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan – both as a show of solidarity and to develop responses to [...] More

Netanyahu: Israel’s Renowned Statesman Lost on the International Stage

OPINION — Over the course of his many decades in Israeli politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earned a reputation as Israel’s premier [...] More
NATO's Four Big Challenges: A Subscriber+Exclusive Interview

NATO's Four Big Challenges: A Subscriber+Exclusive Interview

Exclusive Subscriber+Interview — This week's NATO Summit in Vilnius may have fallen short of the clear path to membership that Ukrainian President [...] More
NATO Intel Chief Warns Russia: Ukraine 'belongs in the NATO family'

NATO Intel Chief Warns Russia: Ukraine 'belongs in the NATO family'

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – In late 2021, NATO Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Security David Cattler traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, just around [...] More
Erdogan's 'Poker Game' Uses Sweden As Chip: A Subscriber+Exclusive Interview

Erdogan's 'Poker Game' Uses Sweden As Chip: A Subscriber+Exclusive Interview

Exclusive Subscriber+Member Interview — In a flurry of negotiations on the eve of the NATO summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed [...] More