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The Cipher Brief Global Intelligence Report for Monday, July 20, 2026
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The Cipher Brief Global Intelligence Report for Friday, July 17
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The Cipher Brief Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, July 16
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Do you believe that the Pentagon's newly announced initiative to routinely screen testosterone levels in service members over 30 will enhance military readiness?

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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, July 15
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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Monday, July 13
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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Friday, July 10, 2026
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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, July 9, 2026
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Cipher Brief Expert Nick Fishwick isn't overly optimistic about a near-term peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, and asks, "Why would Zelensky accept a deal at this point?"

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America's adversaries aren't waiting for the next war. They believe they're already fighting one.

China. Russia. Iran. Different tactics. One strategy: wear down U.S. power over time—below the threshold of open conflict.

If that's true, then America's biggest national security challenge isn't on the horizon. It's already here.

Read Part II of this compelling analysis on "Endless Warfare." https://t.co/1ePwuU8JBS
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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, July 7.
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Colombia’s election marks a rightward shift, but not a settled mandate.

David Fitzgerald examines the security, economic, and political challenges facing Abelardo de la Espriella. https://t.co/KY1oQG95Uy

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NATO arrives in Ankara facing its toughest security environment in decades.

Can the alliance stay united as the threats multiply? https://t.co/v9FoKFhgFp

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The Cipher Brief's Global Intelligence Report for Monday, July 6. https://t.co/nJ7kg30DXC

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Africa is not one story—it's two.

Why does it matter to Washington? Because both futures carry major U.S. national security implications.

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If Russia loses in Ukraine, what comes next?

According to Cipher Brief expert Joseph Gagnard, the West needs to start planning now for the security challenges of a weakened or fragmented Russia. https://t.co/hqZ1uCPW03

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Normandy is more than history.

Dave Pitts explains why the lessons of D-Day, from leadership and alliances to the human side of war, remain as relevant today as they were in 1944. https://t.co/z0SKmWiENc

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Everyone is racing to build more capable AI agents.

Who is accountable when those agents leave the enterprise?

Former NSA Director of Signals Intelligence Teresa Shea argues the industry needs a portable, verifiable trust layer. https://t.co/x5t7AoXbvG