Daily National Security Brief – The Cipher Brief
WEB4 days ago · I value The Cipher Brief for the way it combines truly unique access to a wide array of experts with its commitment to non-partisan analysis of today’s most urgent national security problems – and its equal focus on over-the-horizon issues that will be the urgent problems of tomorrow. John McLaughlin. “. Congratulations to The Cipher ...
Pentagon Leaders Say the Budget Process Hurts National Security.
WEB5 hours ago · There has to be a better way. Earlier, on September 7, Austin wrote a letter to Congressional leaders when the six-month CR was being contemplated. He said then that the CR would cut defense spending by more than $6 billion compared to the 2025 spending proposal, take money from new priorities and overfund programs that no longer need it.
Israel’s ‘Limited’ Invasion of Lebanon Opens New Chapter in War
WEB7 hours ago · The Israeli military announced early Tuesday that a ground operation had begun, with troops crossing into southern Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement saying the operation would be “limited,” and aimed at targets that it said “pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.”. Access all of ...
A Novel New Look at the Culture of the CIA – The Cipher Brief
WEB5 hours ago · The Seventh Floor opens with a description of a botched operation in Singapore, where a Russian CIA asset is murdered and Sam Joseph, one of Proctor’s personal favorites who was sent to meet the Russian, goes missing and rendered to Moscow. There he is imprisoned and tortured for months in a FSB jail. Proctor, who managed the operation from “Russia House” (the Agency’s nickname for the ...
Israel Strike on Hezbollah Command Center Brings ‘Precarious …
WEB3 days ago · On Friday, the Israel Defence Forces said an airstrike in Beirut had targeted Hezbollah’s “central command center,” killing the commander of Hezbollah’s Missile Unit in south Lebanon, Muhammad Ali Ismail. There were conflicting reports about the fate of the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. An Israeli source called Friday’s attack ...
Report for Friday, September 27, 2024 – The Cipher Brief
WEB3 days ago · Report for Friday, September 27, 2024. 9:00AM EDT Friday, September 27The Cipher Brief curates open source information from around the world that impacts national security.Here’s a look at today’s headlines, broken down by region of the world.
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WEBIsrael’s War on Hezbollah Faces Long Road to ‘Mission Accomplished’. DEEP DIVE — Exploding beepers and walkie-talkies have killed and maimed Hezbollah operatives, air strikes have taken out top commanders, and hundreds of aerial bombardments […] More. September 25th, 2024 by Peter Green.
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WEB2024 Threat Conference. October 5–8, 2024 | Sea Island, GA. The Cipher Brief’s Threat Conference is the premier national security event in the country where current serving leaders from the public and private sectors speak, network, and collaborate on the biggest national security problems. This unique, invite-only event curates important ...
State Secrets Archives - The Cipher Brief
WEBIn this episode of the State Secrets podcast, we’re talking with Cipher Brief Expert, Nick Fishwick, a former senior member of the British Foreign Office, about his column in The Cipher Brief titled, “The Lights are Going Out all over Europe”. Fishwick is talking about Europe’s relationship with Russia as it considers the possibility of ...
Intelligence Matters Archives – The Cipher Brief
WEBIntelligence Matters is the new, wildly popular podcast from The Cipher Brief in partnership with CBS News, where former Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders about the key national security issues of our time. October 26th, 2017.