Daily National Security Brief – The Cipher Brief
4 天之前 · It’s a must read for anyone interested in world affairs. The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Report is an extraordinary product and an important daily read for situational awareness on national security issues. The Cipher Brief offers insights from a large number of deeply experienced national security experts.
Why the ‘Cold War’ With China is Different – and Potentially More …
1 天前 · EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — At a moment when competition with China tops the list of concerns for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), the man in charge at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) happens to have spent the better part of three decades working on East Asia, and much of that time on China in particular.Michael Collins began his intelligence career as an East Asia analyst and later ...
The Axis of Authoritarians – and A Dangerous World
12 小时之前 · Iran’s goal, and the goal of those militant groups: The annihilation of Israel. This is the “axis of authoritarian states.”. Their goal is to change the liberal international order. The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly featured 87 heads of state addressing the world. The President of the General Assembly spoke of ...
What Analysts Missed Before Russia’s Invasion - and What They're …
3 天之前 · 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.”.
Becoming Free: An Historical and Very Human Experience
2 天之前 · This book is conservative, in that it draws from tradition; but radical, in that it proposes something new. It is philosophy, but it cleaves to historical and very human experience. On Freedom earns a solid 3 out of 4 trench coats. The Cipher Brief participates in the Amazon Affiliate program and may make a small commission from purchases ...
Trump, His National Security Advisor, and the 2024 Vote
6 天之前 · McMaster was then National Security Advisor, briefing then-President Donald Trump on the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 7, 2017, on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. McMaster, a three-star Army general with 33 years in service, held the White House job for 13 months before he was fired ...
Latest Briefs - The Cipher Brief
How Putin Uses ‘Nuclear Coercion’ Against Ukraine – and the West. EXPERT INTERVIEWS — It’s a warning Russia has issued repeatedly since the first days of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Don’t forget that we are […] More. October 4th, 2024 by The Cipher Brief.
Amid Russian Advance, a Problem For Ukraine: Not Enough Fighters
4 天之前 · DEEP DIVE — While Ukraine presses for more military support from the West and fewer restrictions on the use of NATO weapons, the country’s shortage of trained troops is raising fresh concerns among commanders and political leaders. As Russian forces make slow but steady gains in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region – recently seizing Vulhedar, a coal mining and transportation hub – the ...
Lessons From Israel’s Operation to Dismantle Hezbollah
6 天之前 · Israel knows that this operational approach will only go so far in dismantling Hezbollah without direct engagement on the ground. Israel has now initiated targeted ground operations to neutralize Hezbollah’s tunnel networks, destroy weapons, collect important intelligence, and deny Hezbollah key terrain near the border.
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2024 Threat Conference. October 5–8, 2024 | Sea Island, GA. The Cipher Brief’s Threat Conference is the premier national security event in the country where current serving leaders from the public and private sectors speak, network, and collaborate on the biggest national security problems. This unique, invite-only event curates important ...