As Xi Consolidates Power, Nationalism Gains Ground
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
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Is a US – China Face-off over Taiwan Looming?
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
Today’s Global Threat from Terrorism
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The US – Europe Group on Afghanistan, which includes special envoys and representatives for Afghanistan from France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the UK, […] More
China’s foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns
EXPERT ANALYSIS — A security agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands in April, has created waves of concern throughout the region and reaching […] More
US Intelligence is only as Good as what goes into it
OPINION — Officers in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s Directorate of Operations (DO) have a penchant for action and readiness to serve in any circumstance. […] More
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Could Shape Diplomacy with the U.S. OPINION — As they prepare for this week’s virtual summit (their first formal meeting since […] More
The U.S. Role in the Rise and Fall of Political Islam
So much has changed in the past two and a half decades on the rocky road toward democracy in the Arab world. And not for […] More
The Weakness in the U.S.’ Understanding of Taiwan
OPINION – Taiwan today, appears to be the newest test for a potential American military intervention. “The CCP’s [Chinese Communist Party] ultimate objective isn’t invasion, […] More
The British and 9/11
Cipher Brief Expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a Visiting Professor at King’s College, London and a former senior British diplomat. From 1996 to 1999 he was […] More
Why We Need a New National Defense Strategy
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. Pincus spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on […] More
OPINION: The Future of US Cooperation with Pakistan
This piece by General Joseph Votel (Ret.) and Lt. Gen. Michael K. Nagata (Ret.) and was first published by our friends at the Middle East […] More
Intelligence Sharing in a Complicated World: The Future of Five Eyes
In the midst of World War II, facing multiple threats in a complicated series of engagements around the world, the US and the UK entered […] More
How Do We Get Past the Coming Border Crisis?
Thomas Warrick was DHS Deputy Assistant for Counterterrorism Policy from August 2008 to June 2019 and is now Director of the Future of DHS Project and […] More
Congress’ Failure to Inform on Worldwide Threats
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear […] More
Using Law to Confront Malign Foreign Influence
Peter Pascucci is a commander in the United States Navy and Kurt Sanger is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. They have […] More
The U.S. Needs a Stronger Cyber Defense Against Russia
Paul Kolbe, Director, Intelligence Project, Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Paul Kolbe is Director of The Intelligence Project at Harvard University’s […] More
Tracking U.S. Engagement in Undeclared Warfare
Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from […] More
US National Security Challenges: A Conversation Among Experts
Understanding expert perspective on where the US stands in the world with regards to national security is a key component of how The Cipher Brief […] More