The impending deployment of a Kenyan police force offers a glimmer of hope for Haiti - but delays have raised fears of a ...

Rob Dannenberg served as chief of operations for CIA's Counterterrorism Center, chief of the Central Eurasia Division and chief of the Information Operations Center before retiring from the Agency. He ...

China’s rise presents a major challenge to the United States and the U.S. is poorly positioned to meet it. Blackwell and Fontaine, who undoubtedly are well known to many of the readers of The Cipher ...

Cipher Brief experts weigh in on an unprecedented U.S.-Saudi security deal that would have widespread ramifications across ...

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.

Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret) was the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008-2009. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for ...

Rick Ledgett served as the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency from January 2014 until his retirement in April 2017, culminating a nearly 40-year career in cryptology at NSA and in the U.S ...

David R. Shedd served in the U.S. government for nearly 33 years. In August 2014, he was named Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency following four years of service as Deputy Director.

The Reviewer — — Nick Fishwick CMG retired after nearly thirty years in the British Foreign Service. His postings included Lagos, Istanbul and Kabul. His responsibilities in London included director ...

But the rescues may also have set back efforts to reach a cease-fire agreement and bring the remaining hostages home. That’s ...

OPINION — “Domestic and homegrown violent extremists are often motivated and inspired by a mix of social or political, ideological, and personal grievances against their targets, and more recently ...

Dmitri Alperovitch speaks to the Cipher Brief about the risks of a conflict with China, and what the U.S. can and should be ...