EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Israeli forces pushed deeper into Gaza City on Monday, advancing near major hospitals as Prime Minister ...

In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and to preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain at this turbulent time the ...

The United Nations has reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran, crippling its economy and military capabilities. Will Iran defy the sanctions, risking further isolation and economic collapse? The Cipher ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un publicly announced that he’s prepared to meet with President Donald Trump: “If the US drops its ...

The initial phases of the India-Pakistan conflict in May followed a familiar incremental escalatory path. But in the final ...

During the ten-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the United States leveraged Pakistan’s geostrategic position to support ...

A SECRET HISTORY OF THE NEW COLD WARBy Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson / HarperReviewed by: Joseph AugustynThe Reviewer — Joseph Augustyn is a 28- year veteran of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations ...

Hollie McKay is a Cipher Brief contributing writer, war crimes investigator, and author of "Only Cry for the Living: Memos ...

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani served as the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He also served as Associate ...

Carmen Landa Middleton is the former deputy executive director of the CIA. During her CIA career, Middleton served in a variety of senior positions, including the director of the Open Source Center ...