AI and the potential for war over Taiwan are driving a drone boom in China’s military

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Sunday’s presidential election in Poland, and the country’s growing role in NATO, have put a fresh focus on Poland as a critical [...] More

Cipher Brief experts assess the consequences of an unusual Mideast tour

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – President Donald Trump embarks this week on the first scheduled overseas trip of his second term (the funeral for Pope Francis having [...] More

A former CIA leader and Ukrainian Prime Minister argue for meeting Putin with the language of force

At the Kyiv Security Forum, five Cipher Brief experts assess the spycraft – Ukraine’s and Russia’s both

From a top state official, a hope that 'tumult' at the federal level won't hurt U.S. cyber defenses

The last person to hold both national security posts was Henry Kissinger. The world has changed since then.

EXPERT INTERVIEW – One week after a deadly terror attack, India and Pakistan stand at the precipice of military conflict, and as one scholar and [...] More

The U.S.-China competition is intensifying beyond the bounds of Earth

Read more expert-driven national security insights, perspective and analysis in The Cipher Brief

Top U.S.Commanders describe potential "deaths of despair" and economic blows as current risks in the Pacific theater.

EXPERT INTERVIEW – The visit of Kirill Dmitriev to Washington last week marked the first time in more than three years that a envoy from [...] More

Drug traffic and transnational organized crime tops the 2025 IC threat assessment – and IC warns of Russia dangers

Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg says Oval Office clash caused aid pause, while also acknowledging the damage Russia has done to Ukraine.

DEEP DIVE — For months it was a hypothetical question: Could Ukraine continue to fight if the Trump administration ends its support? Late Monday, President Trump [...] More

The answers to these key questions will determine what is in store this year in the national security space.

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

Will the Syrian rebels' opposition to the Islamic State be enough to avoid a resurgence of terror?

The Assad regime's stunning fall from power will bring opportunity and risk to one of the most important nations in the Middle East.