Energy: Key Challenges Ahead
The Cipher Brief spoke with Dr. James Henderson of the Oxford Institute to get his thoughts on the energy potential of the Arctic. The Cipher […] More
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Toward a Comprehensive Approach
The Cipher Brief spoke with Raj De to discuss the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Mr. De recently served as the General Counsel at the […] More
Fourteen Years Later
The Cipher Brief sat down with Robert Richer, former CIA Associate Deputy Director for Operations, to talk about his memories of September 11th, 2001 and […] More
The Evolution of the War on Terror
The Cipher Brief sat down with Matt Olsen, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to get his reflections on the events of September […] More
Contributions By Members of Business Executives for National Security
As President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) I have interacted with some of America’s most innovative and entrepreneurial business leaders. These […] More
The Future of Special Operations Forces
On September 11, 2001, I was a newly-appointed SEAL platoon commander. My platoon was on an urban warfare training trip in the south east United […] More
Readout from Obama’s Alaska Trip
President Barack Obama toured Alaska this week to bring more attention to the effects climate change has had on the Arctic region. President Obama, the […] More
Strengthening the Public-Private Partnership
Cooperation between the U.S. government and private corporations is essential for building and maintaining an effective national security platform. Within the realm of security and […] More
Enlisting the Private Sector
The whole of the warring nations are engaged, not only soldiers, but the entire population, men, women and children. The fronts are everywhere…the front line […] More
How DHS Can Help
The Cipher Brief sat down with Suzanne Spaulding, the Department of Homeland Security’s Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate. She shared her […] More
Succeeding in the Open
The Cipher Brief sat down with Robert Cardillo, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He shared his thoughts on the public-private partnership and the […] More
Endgame in Afghanistan
The rifts among Taliban factions had been growing for some time, bubbling up as the deception over their leader’s death continued. They boiled over last […] More
Finding the Right Path in Afghanistan
The Cipher Brief sat down with General Stanley McChrystal, the former commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), for a wide-ranging interview. The general offered […] More
Little Room for Optimism
During the 11 months of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s presidency, and despite the combination of a rapid Western pullout and an expanding Taliban insurgency, there […] More
Buying More Time
For the past several years, the Obama administration’s strategy for Afghanistan has rested on the basic assumption that although no reasonable amount of U.S. money […] More
Strengthening U.S. Cyber Defenses
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack shocked the U.S., exposing the vulnerability of the U.S. government to cyber attack. After thieves took the personal […] More
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden on the Iran Deal
The White House has reached an agreement with Iran to suspend its nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief. Congress now has 60 days […] More
The Presidential Transition: More Than Names On a Whiteboard
A recent opinion piece in the Washington Post suggests that the major political parties and their prospective presidential candidates ought to be thinking about transition […] More