Open Source Report for Wednesday, March 19. Report for Wednesday, March 19, 2025. 8:13 AM EST The Cipher Brief curates open source information from around [...] More ...

In an age of rapidly changing technology and profound implications for the wars of the future, is the United States adapting effectively, [...] More ...

Is Oman a neutral arbiter in Yemen? Does its current role in in dispute there promote regional stability or not?

The development of a new missile defense system to cover the U.S. could lead to the nuclear weaponization of space.

The temporary pause on U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine put Europe's relationship with the U.S. intelligence community into doubt.

EXPERT INTERVIEW – As the world trains its focus on the headlines about Ukraine — the U.S. pivot to Russia, the pause on American support to Ukraine, the U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal, and Russia’s ...

A review of The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen, which follows four CIA retirees as they try to solve a murder mystery.

Dr. Matt Hefler is an Ax:son Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm school of Economics, and a member of the Ax:son Johnson Institute for ...

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani served as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He also served as Associate ...

John Nixon was a senior leadership analyst with the CIA from 1998 to 2011. He did several tours in Iraq and was recognized by a number of federal agencies for his contribution to the war effort.

As the Trump Administration pressed ahead over the past week to reach a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, two phrases captured ...