DEEP DIVE – President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of generals has eviscerated China’s military leadership, drawn comparisons to crackdowns carried out by Chairman Mao Zedong a half century ago, and ...

Turmoil in Minneapolis and the unprecedented friction within NATO over President Trump’s effort to secure control over ...

The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) follows closely the 2025 National Security Strategy, as it should. It also falls in line with the Department of Defense’s narrative and the actions they have ...

Iran is experiencing its most consequential period of internal unrest in years. Nationwide demonstrations driven by economic ...

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Building Resilience to Overcome Life’s ChallengesBy Ash Alexander-Cooper with Dr. Jessica K. Miller / Hachette MobiusReviewed by: Tim Wllasey-WilseyThe Reviewer Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a Cipher Brief ...

Donald J. Trump shall serve as inaugural Chairman of the Board of Peace, and he shall separately serve as inaugural representative of the United States of America…The Chairman [Trump] shall have ...

September is National Preparedness Month - when we check our emergency kits, review evacuation routes, and prepare for natural disasters. But this year, as I sat in conference rooms at the Eradicate ...

Nearly three years into the most comprehensive sanctions regime ever imposed on a significant economy, Russia’s defense ...

In the shadow of Mexico City's historic Palacio de Bellas Artes, global financial watchdogs will convene in February 2026 for the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary and Working Group Meetings.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that 14,383 civilians were killed in Ukraine, 673 of them children, as of late 2025. Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s ...