A call for a "national security first lens" when it comes to managing the tech competition between the U.S. and China.

The world’s largest military complex — taking shape in Beijing — is only the latest example of China’s military expansion.

How did DeepSeek pull off its artificial intelligence breakthrough? And what are the national security implications?

Tim Willasey-Wilsey served for over 27 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is now Visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London. His first overseas posting was in ...

As the second Trump Administration took office, it found a Middle East landscape that had been transformed dramatically in ...

Stanislav Kucher is Editor-in-Chief of the Samizdat Online anti-censorship platform and a former Russian TV presenter. He ...

Rodney Faraon Rodney Faraon View Articles Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Martin+Crumpton Group Rodney Faraon is a former senior CIA China analyst, including two years on the President’s Daily ...

Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan View Articles Former Commander of US 5th Fleet, the 32 Nation Combined Maritime Forces, and Director of OPS at CENTCOM Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, USN ...

During her 20-year CIA career, Kristin Wood served in the Director’s area and three Agency directorates – analysis, operations, and digital innovation – leading a wide variety of the Agency’s missions ...

Artificial intelligence experts consider the implications of an AI ‘Sputnik moment’ for China with the DeepSeek breakthrough ...

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.

In this time of transition, The Cipher Brief turned to former CIA officials for their insights into the future of the ...