From Ukraine to Russia, the Middle East to China – how the Trump-Vance administration may handle global challenges ...

Former Asst. Director of CIA for South and Central Asia Dave Pitts weighs in on the danger of strategic surprise amid transition.

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The author argues that the intelligence community must fix cognitive shortcomings of traditional analysis for today's chaotic world?

A dozen member of The Cipher Brief network offer advice to president-elect Trump on dealing with a "dangerous world." ...

It was, as Axios reporter Zachary Basu put it, “the most astonishing, gravity-defying comeback in the history of American ...

DEEP DIVE — In at least five battleground states Tuesday, polling places were targeted by bomb threats, “many of which appear to originate from Russian e-mail domains,” according to the FBI. While the ...

DEEP DIVE — Throughout Election Day and a long election night, one major story had nothing to do with the results at the ballot box. […] More ...

Former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin assesses how a Harris and Trump administration may take on today's global security challenges.

As battlefield setbacks mount, not even the weather is cooperating with Ukraine and a new U.S. president, there's a lot at ...