Russian intelligence agencies have been executing defectors, dissidents, and rivals for more than a century. Under Putin, the ...

The FBI’s Groundbreaking Pursuit of China’s Most Prolific Spy Family By James E. GaylordReviewed by: Jean-Thomas NicoleThe Reviewer —Jean-Thomas Nicole is a Policy Advisor with Public Safety Canada.

As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be ‘lethal, kinetic strikes.’ The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy ...

Subscriber+Members are invited to join us on Monday, December 8 at 2:30p ET for an exclusive virtual conversation on gray zone operations. After years of attacks that fall just under the threshold of ...

FEATURED INTERVIEW — As the Pentagon undertakes its most ambitious overhaul yet of how it acquires new warfighting ...

Hollie McKay is a Cipher Brief contributing writer, war crimes investigator, and author of "Only Cry for the Living: Memos ...

Sean Wiswesser is a former senior operations officer with the CIA, having served multiple overseas tours and has held senior ...

While Washington is focused on Iran’s accelerating uranium-enrichment program and increasingly aggressive regional posture, ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C-R) meets with US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. Trump enjoyed a lavish, royal welcome in Saudi Arabia on the ...

South Asia has once again returned to the global spotlight after a suicide bombing struck the heart of India’s capital on November 10. The bomber detonated explosives in a car near Delhi’s historic ...

Chris Rasmussen is an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) thought leader and practitioner in the Intelligence Community (IC).

The recently leaked 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine is nothing short of an appeasement that satisfies the maximalist demands of the aggressor in the conflict, Russian President Vladimir ...