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The Cipher Brief

The Next Battlefield Is Perception, Not Territory

The Next Battlefield Is Perception, Not Territory

5 months ago 420

While the World Watches the Middle East, War Is Brewing in South Asia

While the World Watches the Middle East, War Is Br...

5 months ago 148

China’s Military Purges Were Larger Than We Thought

China’s Military Purges Were Larger Than We Though...

5 months ago 178

Down But Not Out: Iran’s Axis of Resistance

Down But Not Out: Iran’s Axis of Resistance

5 months ago 165

Why the U.S. Must Build the Ultimate Multi-Modal Foundation Model

Why the U.S. Must Build the Ultimate Multi-Modal F...

5 months ago 176

GPS Denied: Time to Upgrade

GPS Denied: Time to Upgrade

5 months ago 147

America Is Digitally Fragile — and Our Adversaries Know It

America Is Digitally Fragile — and Our Adversaries...

5 months ago 134

At the Center of the World’s Most Dangerous Chokepoint

At the Center of the World’s Most Dangerous Chokep...

5 months ago 140

Inside Trump’s Thinking on the Iran War

Inside Trump’s Thinking on the Iran War

5 months ago 142

Defining Victory in the Iran War

Defining Victory in the Iran War

5 months ago 147

China's Military: Five Lessons from the Iran War

China's Military: Five Lessons from the Iran War

5 months ago 167

How GEOINT Can Sustain US Advantages in Africa

How GEOINT Can Sustain US Advantages in Africa

5 months ago 619

The Future of War Is Now: What Washington Needs to Hear from the Battlefield

The Future of War Is Now: What Washington Needs to...

5 months ago 142

After the War and After Putin: Three Potential Succession Scenarios for Russia’s Modern Tsar

After the War and After Putin: Three Potential Suc...

5 months ago 126

America’s “Exquisite Class” Weapons Shortage

America’s “Exquisite Class” Weapons Shortage

6 months ago 138

The Drone War’s Real Problem Isn’t Technology — It’s Speed

The Drone War’s Real Problem Isn’t Technology — It...

6 months ago 551

Interceptor Math: How Iran’s Drone Swarms Strain U.S. Defenses

Interceptor Math: How Iran’s Drone Swarms Strain U...

6 months ago 158

The War’s Next Phase: Five Indicators That Matter Most

The War’s Next Phase: Five Indicators That Matter ...

6 months ago 480

Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences: The New Economics of War

Cheap Drones, Expensive Consequences: The New Econ...

6 months ago 124

Iran: War, the Abraham Accords, and the Psychology of Its Leadership

Iran: War, the Abraham Accords, and the Psychology...

6 months ago 163

A Quiet Peace in the Caucasus Could Change the Balance of Power

A Quiet Peace in the Caucasus Could Change the Bal...

6 months ago 123

Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North Korea’s New Strategy

Nuclear Expansion and Conditional Diplomacy: North...

6 months ago 138

The Constitutional and Strategic Fallout of Trump’s Strike on Iran

The Constitutional and Strategic Fallout of Trump’...

6 months ago 502

The Hormuz Standoff: Global Energy Flow Severs After 'Epic Fury' Strikes

The Hormuz Standoff: Global Energy Flow Severs Aft...

6 months ago 152

After the Strikes: Is Iran on the Brink?

After the Strikes: Is Iran on the Brink?

6 months ago 165

Breaking Down our "Red October" Moment for AI

Breaking Down our "Red October" Moment for AI

6 months ago 159

Purpose-Built or Perilous: Congress Faces a Critical FBI Headquarters Decision

Purpose-Built or Perilous: Congress Faces a Critic...

6 months ago 132

What the Latest Policy and Tech Shifts Mean for National Security

What the Latest Policy and Tech Shifts Mean for Na...

6 months ago 152

Where crime and terror meet: Australia’s illicit tobacco market

Where crime and terror meet: Australia’s illicit t...

6 months ago 147

Revisionist History – Aliens, Secrets and Conspiracies

Revisionist History – Aliens, Secrets and Conspira...

6 months ago 511

Why Russia’s War Effort Signals Strategic Decline

Why Russia’s War Effort Signals Strategic Decline

6 months ago 466

Building the Talent Pipeline for America’s Security Future

Building the Talent Pipeline for America’s Securit...

6 months ago 141

The Cognitive Battlefield is Now Decisive Terrain

The Cognitive Battlefield is Now Decisive Terrain

6 months ago 148

Killing Mencho

Killing Mencho

6 months ago 134

Tracing the Evolution of Russian Hybrid Warfare

Tracing the Evolution of Russian Hybrid Warfare

6 months ago 135

Evelyn Farkas on Alliances, Ukraine, and China’s Growing Challenge

Evelyn Farkas on Alliances, Ukraine, and China’s G...

6 months ago 131

Washington’s Venezuelan Gamble: The Old Guard’s Continued Grip on Power

Washington’s Venezuelan Gamble: The Old Guard’s Co...

6 months ago 133

Defending the Homeland: Pentagon Shifts Strategy on Drone Threats

Defending the Homeland: Pentagon Shifts Strategy o...

6 months ago 163

How Cuba's Infrastructure Crisis Is Opening the Door to Foreign Intelligence Networks

How Cuba's Infrastructure Crisis Is Opening the Do...

6 months ago 172

Media Literacy Isn’t Enough Anymore

Media Literacy Isn’t Enough Anymore

6 months ago 136

From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro: The Precedent Problem in U.S.

From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro: The Precedent ...

6 months ago 116

Inside the High-Stakes U.S. Pressure Campaign on Iran

Inside the High-Stakes U.S. Pressure Campaign on I...

6 months ago 280

Confidence, Interoperability, and the Limits of U.S. Decision Systems

Confidence, Interoperability, and the Limits of U....

6 months ago 130

Autonomy on the Battlefield

Autonomy on the Battlefield

6 months ago 128

Standing Up to a Spy: My Run-In with Aldrich Ames

Standing Up to a Spy: My Run-In with Aldrich Ames

6 months ago 132

Russia’s Foreign Fighter Pipeline: How Moscow Exploits Global Poverty to Feed Ukraine’s Frontlines

Russia’s Foreign Fighter Pipeline: How Moscow Expl...

6 months ago 167

After New START: America Weighs a New Nuclear Strategy

After New START: America Weighs a New Nuclear Stra...

6 months ago 141

The Former Head of NSA on the Future of U.S. Cybersecurity

The Former Head of NSA on the Future of U.S. Cyber...

7 months ago 158

Xi Jinping Tightens Grip as China’s Military Purge Deepens

Xi Jinping Tightens Grip as China’s Military Purge...

7 months ago 161

From Secrets to Sensors: Why Open Source Data Must Drive Modern Intelligence

From Secrets to Sensors: Why Open Source Data Must...

7 months ago 230