SPECIAL REPORT – In the waning days of 2024, The Cipher Brief asked members of our expert network to look to the year ahead, ...

Amb. DeTrani: That China and the U.S. realize that there are a myriad of global security issues on which we can and should ...

There was much more, an you can find it here and/or watch Burns’ appearance on our program The World Deciphered.

A review of a year filled with headlines that few in the national security and intelligence space could have imagined, one ...

SPECIAL REPORT – In the last days of 2024, The Cipher Brief turned to our network of experts – who spend much of their time ...

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Rear Admiral Mike Studeman sees a multi-pronged 'silent invasion' from China -- and offers thoughts on what the US should do ...

Former Senior CIA Officer Ralph Goff discusses the Baltic States' fears about Russia's creeping influence across Eastern Europe.

Why Russia Invaded Ukraine by Lucian Kim, which explores the mind of Putin and his perspective on Ukraine.

AI holds huge promise for medicine. It could also be used to make a bioweapon. Experts warn there are not enough guards ...

Cipher Brief Senior National Security Columnist Walter Pincus examines the U.S. mission in Space and how it's working out.

DEEP DIVE — Amid all the uncertainty that has followed the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, one issue ranks highest for the ...