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

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 ...

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

Former Cipher Brief Expert David S. Cohen is currently serving as Deputy Director, CIA. Cohen previously served as Deputy Director, CIA from 2015 to 2017. Cohen has also served in the Treasury ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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