A former top US commander explains the island’s geopolitical value – and the need for a “quiet conversation” about its future ...

A former U.S. ambassador on Nicolas Maduro's impending inauguration to a third term, and what may be in store for Venezuela.

Former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts on why gray zone activities pose a serious national ...

From Taiwan to the Baltic Sea, undersea cables are under attack in apparent acts of sabotage by U.S. adversaries.

Brian Bonner, former head of the Kyiv Post, offers a path for the incoming Trump administration to help Ukraine emerge victorious.

EXPERT INSIGHT – 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 ...

Tom Nagorski is the Managing Editor for The Cipher Brief. He previously served as Global Editor for Grid and served as ABC ...

A long-time intelligence and technology expert worries that bureaucracy and a failure of imagination are a national security ...

A former Senior CIA Officer on the latest Ukrainian push in Russia's Kursk region and what it means for the wider war.

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 Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a flag officer, he commanded ...

Sir Alex Younger says many of Trump’s diagnoses of problems are “spot-on”, but some of his prescriptions are “dead wrong.” ...