What Does ‘Right’ Look Like at the U.S. Border?
Six years ago this month, almost to the day, Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly accompanied then- Border Chief Michael J. Fisher to the […] More
Six years ago this month, almost to the day, Cipher Brief CEO & Publisher Suzanne Kelly accompanied then- Border Chief Michael J. Fisher to the […] More
There is one truth in terrorism that intelligence officials and national security experts have seen proven over the past few years: terrorist tactics are continuously […] More
As they strolled on the beach at Dalian earlier this week, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un had a lot to discuss. China’s idea of the […] More
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Washington featured both the first state dinner of the Trump presidency as well as an address to Congress. Macron […] More
During the leadup to the 2016 presidential elections, Russia bots, trolls and media outlets such as RT and Sputnik were actively messaging about the political […] More
President Donald Trump is considering launching air strikes on Syria, if his own tweets are to be believed – an action that could show the […] More
In response to the “barbaric” chemical attack by the “animal” Assad on Douma, a suburb of Damascus, over the weekend, President Donald Trump has promised […] More
Editor’s Note: The Cipher Brief reached out to former CIA Director John Brennan for a response to the published op-ed, but he declined to comment. […] More
The commander-in-chief and his national security team are sending mixed signals on U.S. policy in Syria. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said: “The primary mission […] More
The United States is in the midst of the most resounding policy shift on cyber conflict, one with profound implications for national security and the […] More
History suggests that applying the wrong operational framework to an emerging strategic environment is a recipe for failure. During the World War I, both sides […] More
The West’s coordinated expulsion of more than 150 Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal is a sign, perhaps, of […] More
The Trump administration is hinting it will soon follow through with threats to curtail foreign aid to countries that don’t vote with Washington at the […] More
Cipher Brief network expert Michel Flournoy, former senior Obama administration defense official, offered advice to her former European counterparts at the German Marshall Forum in […] More
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has won over the American president. He now has a simple message for the American people: we’re the modern […] More
Monday marks 15 years since President George W. Bush announced the start of the Iraq war, followed by a ‘decapitation’ air strike on Baghdad meant […] More
The key to understanding the remarkable developments over North Korea in recent weeks is that the two Koreas have been working jointly to manage the […] More
BRUSSELS – European officials are still going through the stages of grief, more than a year after President Donald Trump was elected, stuck somewhere between […] More
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