Julian McBride is a former US Marine, forensic anthropologist, and independent journalist born in New York. His bylines can ...

Counterintelligence is one of the most vital functions of the intelligence community, helping protect against foreign threats ...

The core lessons from the Cold War should guide us as we face the new “Axis of Aggressors” today. First among these, is that ...

Report for Friday, June 27, 2025. Iran’s foreign minister says nuclear facilities ‘seriously damaged.’ Ukraine seeks Zelensky-Putin meeting for negotiations.

Report for Thursday, June 26, 2025. Trump says U.S. and Iran will talk next week. Iran’s Khamenei says U.S. bombing ‘did not achieve anything.’ ...

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 ...

Eric Trager is the Esther K. Wagner Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where his research focuses on Egyptian politics and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Dr. Trager has served ...

Master Sergeant William "Spanky" Gibson (Ret.) is a 22-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. During his USMC career, he served in Operation Desert Storm/Shield, Operation Sea Angel ...

He has been called his generation’s finest writer of international intrigue and one of the greatest American spy novelists ever. Compelling, passionate, haunting, brilliant: these are the words that ...

BOOK REVIEW: AGENTS OF CHANGE: The Women Who Transformed the CIA. By Christina Hillsberg / Citadel June 24. 2025. Reviewed by: Jennifer Ewbank. The Reviewer — Cipher Brief expert Jennifer Ewbank ...

Dr. Michael Vickers served as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence from 2011 to 2015 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Low Intensity Conflict, and Interdependent ...

EXPERT SUMMARY -- Given this weekend’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the incredible fast pace at which events are unfolding, The Cipher Brief wanted to share a few key highlights from some ...