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10 Events That Changed The World

SPECIAL REPORT — As we look back at the major national and global security events of 2024, it’s tempting to overuse certain words: stunning; staggering; seismic; paradigm shift….

National Security Experts Share Reasons for Hope in 2025

SPECIAL REPORT – In the last days of 2024, The Cipher Brief turned to our network of experts – who spend much of their time looking at the…

Cipher Brief Experts on What to Watch for in 2025

EXPERT INSIGHT – In the waning days of 2024, The Cipher Brief asked members of our expert network to look to the year ahead, and identify an area…

Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in New York criminal case

WASHINGTON —  President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money…

China and UK restart economic and financial talks after 6-year hiatus

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the…

Assessing the Dangers of AI and Biosecurity

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Of the many potential threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI), few are more alarming than the possibility that AI would be used to create dangerous biological…

Supreme Court casts doubt on TikTok’s free-speech defense

WASHINGTON —  the Supreme Court justices sounded highly skeptical Friday of TikTok’s free-speech defense, signaling they are not likely to strike down the law that could shut down the…

Our Best National Security Reads for 2024

CIPHER BRIEF SPOTLIGHT — Many Cipher Brief readers love giving – and getting – books as gifts during the holiday season. And we love suggesting titles from the…

10 Great Cipher Brief Conversations

SPECIAL REPORT — In a year of

Former MI6 Chief on Trump, the War in Ukraine and Dealing With China 

EXPERT INTERVIEW — As a new year begins, with a long list of threats and global security challenges looming, we offer a view of those challenges from someone with…