Will Tomahawks make a difference? A former Admiral and a former Spy weigh in with thoughts. #ukraine #intelligence #expert #russia #tomahawk #cipherbrief thecipherbrief.com/ukrainian…

Viktor Orban: “The American president often asks for my opinion. I told him this war is over, the Russians have won — it's a closed case." Gen Jack Keane (Ret.), Fmr Vice-Chief of Staff, US Army, a trusted advisor to Trump: “Russia is weak economically, weak militarily, and they can be stopped. Not only can they be stopped, but they can be overtaken by the Ukrainian military.” (The CipherBrief)

Just the same, if you don't mind, I think I will resist. #cipherbrief @ANDmagazine

The Cipher Brief is proud to be a media partner of the Kyiv Security Forum, a leading Ukraine-based platform for high-level dialogue on national and international security. As Ukraine stands on the front lines of global democracy, the Forum brings together leaders, experts, and allies committed to defending freedom and sovereignty. #KyivSecurityForum #CipherBrief

NETANYAHU SACKS DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT - #Gallant is seen as a political rival to #Netanyahu. Gallant says he was fired over his positions on drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews, the imperative to return hostages & the need for a govt investigation into #October7 #CipherBrief

A dizzying set of security challenges await the 47th president. -Featuring 20 #CipherBrief experts, top US officials and outside experts. #TheCipherBrief thecipherbrief.com/in-next-p…

#ICYMI VADM Whitworth joined #CipherBrief #ThreatCon for a fireside chat. They discussed NGA's 🖥️ #AI leadership 🤝 partnership with industry and academia for commercial #GEOINT 🌀 relief support for #HurricaneHelene, including the on-the-ground team with @fema since Sept 26

This is a worthwhile listen. When professionals assess Israel’s conduct of war and how the Law of International Armed Conflict is being implemented. ☑️ Hamas was a terrorist army. ☑️ The legality of the operation. ☑️ Proportionality in warfare. ☑️ Self defense. ☑️ What is defeat ☑️ Damage and destruction in the battlefield. A lot unpacked in this extensive @cipherbrief podcast who’s joined with @cornjag1 former JAG officer and Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy, Texas Tech University. thecipherbrief.com/podcasts/…

"Today’s hydrogen bombs are much more powerful than the two atomic bombs used on #Japan, so why the U.S. and #Russia, which already have thousands of them, would want more is among many questions about the nuclear arms race that is worth asking," Senior National Security Columnist @walterpincus  writes in today's #CipherBrief. thecipherbrief.com/column_ar…

"The leaders of a malicious Axis of Autocracies challenging the U.S. and its allies on multiple fronts have been encouraged in their aggression by a string of American failures. Those national security calamities have, at once, fueled and been fueled, by a growing impression of #American weakness and irresolution that has demonstrably eroded our ability to dissuade and deter our adversaries from their depredations,"  Mark Kelton, former @CIA Deputy Director for Counterintelligence, writes in today's #CipherBrief. thecipherbrief.com/column_ar…

My latest for @CipherBrief: Vietnam's Economic Prowess is Drawing the Attention of World Military Powers thecipherbrief.com/vietnams-…

Ukrainian forces are striking deep into Crimea, hitting barracks, munitions depots, air defense batteries, logistics hubs, and even Russian warships with new American weapons. We got insights from 3 military experts: Adm. James Stavridis, Gen. Phillip Breedlove, and Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges. Key questions answered: 1️⃣ What’s shaking up the status quo in Crimea? 2️⃣ Why is Crimea crucial in the war? 3️⃣ What are the key targets? 4️⃣ How does the Kerch Bridge factor in? 5️⃣ Are ATACMS making a difference? 6️⃣ What are the signs of a shift in Ukraine’s favor? In military doctrine, we would call it the decisive terrain. Whoever controls Crimea is going to win this war.” - Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges Follow The Cipher Brief for more Expert Analysis- #Ukraine #Crimea #MilitaryStrategy #CipherBrief @stavridisj @PMBreedlove @general_ben thecipherbrief.com/why-is-cr…

THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE IS ALSO A NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM Read more in today's #CipherBrief thecipherbrief.com/column_ar…

OPINION -- Afghanistan is isolated and in disarray two years after the U.S. withdrawal. To stop terrorists from gaining a foothold in the country and to ensure adversaries like #China and #Russia do not set the rules for #Afghanistan's future, it may be time to engage with the Taliban, writes Becky Root, Program Manager for Concentric Advisor's Global Intelligence team, in today's #CipherBrief. Read more here: thecipherbrief.com/column_ar…

Watch now on our digital channel. With Susan Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, #ODNI, Col. Candice Frost (Ret.), former Director of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Cyber Command, and Mark Montgomery, former Executive Director, #Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Moderated by @SuzanneKelly_ , CEO & Publisher, The #CipherBrief. The Cyber Initiatives Group (CIG) is a organization of cyber leaders with deep government and private sector experience who come together four times a year to share information on threats and emerging trends in #cyberspace and how this will affect public-private sector collaboration. #TheCipherBrief Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=F-D6VxS7…

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE -- "#Ukraine’s strategy to starve #Moscow’s war machine of revenue and fuel can work. The U.S. should support, not oppose it," writes the former director of the Intelligence Project at Harvard and former senior @CIA officer Paul Kolbe in today's #CipherBrief. Read more here: thecipherbrief.com/column_ar…

THE TRAGEDY IN #MOSCOW ISN'T OVER YET, SAYS CIA'S FORMER CHIEF OF CENTRAL EURASIA DIVISION In a Cipher Brief SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE, former Chief of @CIA's Central Eurasia Division and former Chief of Operations for #CIA's Counterterrorism Center, Rob Dannenberg writes that the tragedy in Moscow is likely not over yet.  Find out why he's focused on #Russian President Vladimir #Putin's next move - in a #CipherBrief Subscriber Exclusive. Not a Subscriber Member?  Let's fix that and get you full access to what the national security experts are reading. thecipherbrief.com/subscribe…

OPINION -- "The outsized role of tech in intelligence collection and military action has never been more pronounced than it is today," writes #CipherBrief Expert and former #CIA Chief Operating Officer John Edwards in today's Cipher Brief. "...we’re looking at a veritable tinderbox of #geopolitical conflicts and every country is looking to tech as its fire extinguisher…or its match." #TheCipherBrief thecipherbrief.com/column/ci…

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE REPORTING -- The #CIA was first tasked to assist with the flow of narcotics trafficking across the U.S. southern border in the 1980s and according to former senior @CIA Officer David Fitzgerald, "One of the things we did right at the time was we came up with an interagency policy and we developed what we called the “Kingpin program” that had both the IC and law enforcement identify the main organizations, identify what entity within each agency can contribute to that target and then work at it jointly... It's not happening now." So what is happening now? And how are the threats of narcotics smuggling, human smuggling and other national security threats converging?  Find out in this excerpt from a recent #CipherBrief Subscriber Exclusive Briefing. thecipherbrief.com/the-borde…

In one of our recent videos, CEO & Publisher of the #CipherBrief @SuzanneKelly_ leads an interview with David Sanger, White House and National Security Correspondent for @nytimes at the 2024 Munich Security Conference Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=_1pTdRUy…