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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Former National Intelligence Manager for Iran at ODNI Norm Roule parses the opportunities and challenges in a today's Middle ...

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 ...

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