Daily National Security Brief – The Cipher Brief
1 day ago · Lieutenant General (Ret.) Guy C. Swann III. “. Congratulations to The Cipher Brief for actively promoting a national conversation – through conferences, analysis, and webinars at the highest level – on our country’s national security, intelligence capabilities, and challenges in confronting adversaries and competitors alike. Emile Nakhleh.
Why the West Keeps Misreading Russia – and Why That’s Dangerous
1 day ago · Assumption 3: Effective Russia deterrence is limited to non-interference in Russia’s “sphere of influence” and the creation of a “security gray zone,” rather than through extending Western protection and military support in order to significantly increase the costs of an attack by the aggressor state. Russia’s war against Ukraine ...
Behind the U.S. Letter – and Ultimatum – To Israel
1 day ago · A spokesman for Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that the stern letter from Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Israeli leaders, dated Sunday and quickly leaked to Israel’s Channel 12, was “not ab out making an y kind of threats.”. “It’s about seeing the situation reversed,” State spokesman Matthew Miller said ...
Report for Thursday, October 17, 2024 – The Cipher Brief
1 day ago · Report for Thursday, October 17, 2024. 9:00AM EDT Thursday, October 17The Cipher Brief curates open source information from around the world that impacts national security.Here’s a look at today’s headlines, broken down by region of the world.
A Fight for the Future of US Special Operations Forces
3 days ago · In 2023, according to the CRS report, the Army was considering cuts as deep as 10% to 20% of its special operations forces, with most coming from logistics and information warfare teams. But the actual plan was released on February 27, 2024. That day, the Army published a white paper which described “changes to its force structure that will ...
Kateryna Shynkaruk – The Cipher Brief
1 day ago · Kateryna Shynkaruk. Kateryna Shynkaruk, PhD, is a senior lecturer in International Relations Theory and Eastern European Politics at the Bush School of Government and Public Service in Washington DC and a nonresident scholar …
What Analysts Missed Before Russia’s Invasion - and What They're …
Oct 11, 2024 · As British journalist Nick Cohen noted, “Because the West believed Russia could simply march into Kyiv, we initially failed to send Ukraine the weapons it needed. Even today there’s a lingering belief in the invincibility of Russia’s power and tendency to dismiss Ukraine’s achievements despite everything its forces have endured.”.
Opinion – The Cipher Brief
What Analysts Missed Before Russia’s Invasion – and What They’re Still Missing. EXPERT OPINION — A recent report from Washington’s Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) is getting attention for calling out the failure of …
Opinion – The Cipher Brief
A Personal Perspective on 9/11 and the War that Followed. September 11th, 2024 by Admiral James 'Sandy' Winnefeld (Ret.), former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
State Secrets Archives - The Cipher Brief
In this episode of the State Secrets podcast, we’re talking with Cipher Brief Expert, Nick Fishwick, a former senior member of the British Foreign Office, about his column in The Cipher Brief titled, “The Lights are Going Out all over Europe”. Fishwick is talking about Europe’s relationship with Russia as it considers the possibility of ...