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The Cipher Brief Book Store

Cipher Brief Experts are literally writing the history of national security, sharing their expertise, research and often first-hand knowledge of events that are shaping our world. Here are books, authored or co-authored by The Cipher Brief team:

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The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century
General Frank McKenzie (Ret.)
The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century
General Frank McKenzie (Ret.)
Gen. McKenzie (Ret.) is Executive Director of the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute. In July 2022, he also...
2054: A Novel
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
2054: A Novel
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts...
Drug Capo
Michael Vigil
Drug Capo
Michael Vigil
Mike Vigil is the former Chief of International Operations for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He is one of the most highly decorated agents...
End Game First: A Leadership Strategy for Navigating a Crisis
Vice Admiral Mike LeFever
End Game First: A Leadership Strategy for Navigating a Crisis
Vice Admiral Mike LeFever
Mike LeFever recently retired from the United States Navy after serving for over 38 years, finishing his military career as the Director of...
By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations and Strategy
Michael Vickers
By All Means Available: Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations and Strategy
Michael Vickers
Dr. Michael Vickers served as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from 2011 to 2015 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special...
How to Survive a Crisis: Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster
Sir David Omand GCB
How to Survive a Crisis: Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster
Sir David Omand GCB
Sir David Omand GCB is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London and at PSIA Sciences Po in Paris where he...
Sailing Upwind: Leadership and Risk from TopGun to the Situation Room
Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld (Ret.)
Sailing Upwind: Leadership and Risk from TopGun to the Situation Room
Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld (Ret.)
Admiral Winnefeld served for 37 years in the United States Navy. He retired in 2015 after serving four years as the ninth Vice Chairman of the...
To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision
Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.)
Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts...
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When Good Intelligence Met Bad Assumptions
When Good Intelligence Met Bad Assumptions
BOOK REVIEW: THE LABYRINTH OF SPYMASTERS: ESPIONAGE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN THE GREEK CIVIL WAR, 1944–1949By Panagiotis Dimitrakis / New [...]
Stavridis Sails Into Wouk Territory
Stavridis Sails Into Wouk Territory
BOOK REVIEW: THE TURNING TIDE: A NOVEL OF LOVE AND WARBy Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) / Penguin PressReviewed by: Nicholas ReynoldsThe [...]
Aristotle’s Answer: Rethinking The Thucydides Trap
Aristotle’s Answer: Rethinking The Thucydides Trap
BOOK REVIEW: WAR OR PEACE? THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, 2026–2049By Tim Hames / Oneworld PublicationsReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe [...]
A Case Officer’s Elegy For Sarajevo
A Case Officer’s Elegy For Sarajevo
BOOK REVIEW: Anja’s Tears: A Thriller of Love and EspionageBy H.K. Roy / Manhattan Book GroupReviewed by: Kenneth DeklevaThe Reviewer — Dr. [...]
Through Churchill’s lens: Kennedy’s self-creation into Greatness
Through Churchill’s lens: Kennedy’s self-creation into Greatness
BOOK REVIEW: Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His PresidencyBy Joel Nelson/ Public Affairs, New [...]
Canada’s Top Soldier: Too Many Missions, Too Few Resources
Canada’s Top Soldier: Too Many Missions, Too Few Resources
BOOK REVIEW: INTO THE BREACH: A SOLDIER’S JOURNEYBy Wayne Eyre / Simon & SchusterReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer: Jean-Thomas [...]
The Challenge of History: Terrorism in Canada
The Challenge of History: Terrorism in Canada
Book Review: A History of Terrorism in Canada,By: Steve Hewitt/ McGill-Queen's University PressReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer [...]
Access, Attachment, And Judgment: The Americans Who Explained Beijing
Access, Attachment, And Judgment: The Americans Who Explained Beijing
BOOK REVIEW: CHINA WHISPERERS: THE VOICES THAT HAVE SHAPED AMERICA’S VIEWS OF ITS CHIEF GEOPOLITICAL RIVALBy Robert D. Kaplan / [...]
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