Ukraine 2024: Europe’s Year of Reckoning
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Nearly a year ago, I wrote a column in The Cipher Brief arguing that Ukraine had just six months to win the war. Looking back…
Are ‘Cowboy Boots on the Ground’ the U.S.’s Secret Weapon in Ukraine?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The Biden Administration says it has one more military aid package available for Kyiv before the end of the year and then Ukraine’s future will be largely…
The Best Reads of 2023: A Holiday Gift Guide
HOLIDAY SPECIAL REPORT – In this season of giving, your friendly neighborhood Cipher Brief “Undercover” team – which spends the bulk of the year publishing book reviews and interviews with…
Who’s Really Winning the Global 5G and Cloud Computing Infrastructure Race?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As the new era of fifth generation (5G) mobile communications advances, China remains steadfast on dominating the field. That poses a national security threat for the U.S.…
How the Captagon Trade is Bolstering Iran and its Web of Militias
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — In the days after Hamas fighters launched a terrorist attack in Israel in October, an illicit amphetamine known as Captagon was reportedly found in the pockets of…
A Look Inside Hamas’s Weapons Arsenal
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While hardly a match for the overwhelmingly cutting-edge and highly trained Israeli forces, Hamas’s competency on the battlefield lies not in weapons finesse or accuracy but in…
Russia, Hamas and a Moment of Global Challenge
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE – Hamas thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his support as it released 25-year-old Russian-Israeli dual national Ron Krivoi from captivity on Sunday in a sign of the growing…
Artificial Intelligence in a Risk-Filled World
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a meeting held in San Francisco this week, that Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses serious…
Is China the Real Winner in Afghanistan?
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Almost two-and-a-half years after the U.S-backed Afghan government crumbled and the Taliban regime resumed power in Afghanistan, Chinese investors are maneuvering into the country – most notably…