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What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

EXPERT INTERVIEW — President Trump is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House today with an announcement that he plans to [...] More

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Where Are Bipartisan Congressional Leaders on National Security When You Need Them?

OPINION — “In order to allow Congress more time to reach consensus on how best to reform FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) and Section 702 [...] More

Deadly Drone Strike in Jordan Makes Things 'Different' for the U.S.

EXPERT INTERVIEW: The White House said Monday that the situation in the Middle East is “different” after a deadly strike that killed three U.S. [...] More

White House Unveils Road Map For National Cybersecurity Strategy

White House Unveils Road Map For National Cybersecurity Strategy

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – In March, the Biden Administration unveiled its new cybersecurity strategy, instructing private entities to take more [...] More

Putting Guard Rails Around the Nuclear Option

OPINION — “I am told that there are responsible officials in Russia that, were he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] to push a nuclear button, they [...] More

Chris Inglis and the Gathering Cyber Storm

Chris Inglis and the Gathering Cyber Storm

Chris Inglis’ new White House office has a startup feel to it. There are desks, a few chairs, a coffee maker and a poster hanging on the wall. But as [...] More

Why The Intelligence Community Needs a Climate Change Task Force

Why The Intelligence Community Needs a Climate Change Task Force

Kristin Wood, Sr. Climate Editor, The Cipher Brief[rebelmouse-image 60322657 expand=1 dam=1 alt="Kristin Wood bw" site_id=26883708 [...] More

Biden's National Security Test

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is former Acting Director of the CIA, former Deputy CIA Director and is the Distinguished Practitioner in [...] More

A Bill, the President and China

Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on [...] More

Washington's Cyber Reckoning

Washington's Cyber Reckoning

As Washington continues to investigate the true depth of what experts are describing as one of the most damaging cyberattacks in U.S. history, both [...] More

The Times that Try Men's Souls

OPINION – The military has become the U.S. institution in which the public has the most confidence, as measured by the latest Gallup Poll, which gave [...] More

How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

Trump's Pre-Election Search for a National Security Win

OPINION — President Trump and his team are trying to come up with at least one last minute foreign policy success before Election Day, just 21 days [...] More