Proactive counterterrorism must be balanced with democratic values. The increased use of AI-driven surveillance and data aggregation raises concerns about civil liberties. ACTS must be governed by ...

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

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

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?

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

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

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

CIA veteran Martin Petersen offers a critical review of The Anaconda in the Chandelier: Writings on China by Perry Link.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with ...

Beth Sanner is a principal member of The Cipher Brief’s Gray Zone Group, a gathering of experts focused on raising awareness ...

OPINION — “For too long, faulty, inadequate, or weaponized intelligence have led to costly failures and the undermining of our national security and God-given freedoms enshrined in [...] More ...