Tradecraft in the Information Age
Long article on the difficulty (impossibility?) of human spying in the age of ubiquitous digital surveillance.
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The Cipher Brief’s Hottest Summer Reading
CIPHER BRIEF FEATURE REPORTING — With the 4th of July holiday fast approaching, now is a good time for our annual summer list of recommended beach reads. Since we are The Cipher Brief, our favorites include not only thrillers and realistic, fast-pace…
KGB defector turned to Britain only after US rejected him several times, book reveals
Vasili Mitrokhin defected in 1992 after spending years copying top-secret documents on Soviet spies and operationsOne of the most consequential Russian defectors in history was turned away several times by the US before he was eventually accepted by Br…
UK spy agencies too slow to realise CIA was mistreating prisoners after 9/11, government admits
Government acknowledges UK involvement in detention operations for first time in Guantánamo inmates caseThe UK government has admitted its intelligence agencies were “too slow” to realise the CIA was mistreating prisoners in its post-9/11 torture progr…
Claims that UK spy agencies aided CIA torture after 9/11 to be heard in rare trial
Cases filed by two Guantánamo Bay prisoners allege MI5 and MI6 were complicit in their mistreatmentThe UK government’s decades-long efforts to keep details of its intelligence agencies’ involvement in the CIA’s notorious post-9/11 torture programme hid…
Pakistani Security Expert Drops Bombshell, Says U.S. Runs Nur Khan Airbase; Even Pak Army Not Allowed To Enter
Pakistani security expert Imtiaz Gul has triggered a major controversy with his claim that the Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi is effectively under American control.In a widely circulated video, Gul alleges that even senior Pakistan Army officers are not permitted to interfere in the operations of this strategically vital airbase, suggesting the existence of deep-rooted and undisclosed operational
For India, China Main Adversary & Pakistan An Ancillary Niggle: US intel Report
The latest US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) ‘World Threat Assessment’ report for 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving security dynamics in South Asia, particularly focusing on the trilateral relationship between India, China, and Pakistan.The report underscores that Pakistan continues to view India as an "existential threat" and is determined to modernise its military,
Donald Trump and the President’s Daily Brief
EXPERT INTERVIEW — It’s a document that rarely makes news, for obvious reasons: the whole point of the President‘s Daily Brief – or PDB – is that […] More
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The President’s Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?
EXPERT INTERVIEW — It’s a document that rarely makes news, for obvious reasons: the whole point of the President‘s Daily Brief (PDB) – a summary of intelligence and analysis about national security threats and the world’s hot zones – is that it’s put …
Woman shot at CIA headquarters as car fails to stop at security
The FBI is investigating after a woman was shot by CIA security Thursday as she drove up to a gate at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, VA, and failed to stop, CBS reported.Law enforcement said they believed the gunshot wound to the woman’s upper …