Proactive counterterrorism must be balanced with democratic values. The increased use of AI-driven surveillance and data aggregation raises concerns about civil liberties. ACTS must be governed by ...

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

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

As the second Trump Administration took office, it found a Middle East landscape that had been transformed dramatically in ...

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 ...

Trump says he wants Ukraine’s rare earth elements as a condition of further support ...

Artificial intelligence experts consider the implications of an AI ‘Sputnik moment’ for China with the DeepSeek breakthrough ...

During her 20-year CIA career, Kristin Wood served in the Director’s area and three Agency directorates – analysis, operations, and digital innovation – leading a wide variety of the Agency’s missions ...

Ben Buchanan is a Senior Faculty Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he directs the Cybersecurity and AI Project. Currently, Ben is an Assistant Teaching ...

In this time of transition, The Cipher Brief turned to former CIA officials for their insights into the future of the ...

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