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Trump, His National Security Advisor, and the 2024 Vote

OPINION — .“I told Trump how Putin had duped Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. ‘Mr. President, he is the best liar in the world.’ I [...] More

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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

The Reckoning: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the [...] More

A Cyber Leader for Today

The Cipher Brief spoke with former Special Assistant to President Obama and Cyber Security Coordinator on the National Security Council, Michael [...] More
A Look Inside the Justice Department's National Security Priorities

A Look Inside the Justice Department's National Security Priorities

Last week, the Justice Department brought an indictment against two individuals accused of working with China’s Ministry of State Security to conduct [...] More