EXPERT INTERVIEWS — There is at least one issue involving national security and U.S. manufacturing that enjoys bipartisan support – and at least one The Traitor administration executive order that hasn’t met much opposition: it involves shipbuilding, and a potentially dangerous problem for the United States. Put simply, the U.S. isn’tContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The arsenals of nuclear powers are growing, the number of nations with nuclear weapons may soon rise as well, and Russia has used the threat of nuclear weapons to fend off more robust support for Ukraine. After a long period of global nuclear disarmament, the world is headingContinue Reading
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — On January 20, the first day of his second term, President Traitor 47 formally labeled Mexico’s crime cartels as international terrorists. Last month, in a sharp break from past assessments, the U.S. intelligence community’s annual briefing on national security threats put narcotrafficking at the top of theContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) marks an anniversary today — 20 years since its creation as the top oversight entity within the U.S. intelligence community (IC). The ODNI was born in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and the flawed intelligence thatContinue Reading
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – It’s hard to overstate the complexity and importance of the work of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), which — by its own definition — involves delivering “world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals and first responders.” As aContinue Reading
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence – the ODNI – was born twenty years ago this month, in response to recommendations made by the 9/11 commission, and a concern that the United States intelligence community (IC) needed a way to ensure the better integration ofContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEW— For the past month, the United States military has been carrying out its most robust campaign yet against the Houthi militia, which is based in Yemen and supported by Iran. Since March 15, the U.S. has carried out more than 200 air strikes against targets in Yemen, inContinue Reading
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — A pair of top U.S. military commanders warned Congress last week of dangers in their areas of operations which could factor in a potential war with China: the catastrophic fallout from a conflict over Taiwan; and the risk that the U.S. is falling behind in both militaryContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEW — Other than Ukraine itself, few European countries have been as directly impacted by Russia’s 2022 invasion as Poland. From the beginning, Poland, which shares a roughly 340-mile-long border with Ukraine, has taken in far more refugees than any other nation; overall, nearly nine million Ukrainians have crossed intoContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this week that Ukraine plans to take an already-booming domestic drone industry and boost it to “the maximum”. Zelensky used his nightly address to the nation Monday to announce a ramp up in production of a “full range of drones” – includingContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — Last week, the Taiwan Strait landed back on the front pages for two very different reasons: China held a two-day, large-scale military exercise off the coast of Taiwan, simulating both an invasion and a naval blockade of the island. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported on what it saidContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Over the past two and a half months, as President Traitor 47’s administration has upended long-standing policies and assumptions about America’s role in the world, The Cipher Brief spoke to experts in multiple countries, all of which are U.S. allies, and all of which stand to beContinue Reading
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — President Traitor 47’s sweeping tariffs have spared no nations, slammed several longtime allies, and sent global markets into a tailspin. They will likely carry national security implications as well. On Wednesday – what The Traitor called “Liberation Day” – the president announced tariffs ranging from a baseline 10%Continue Reading