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To Fight Fentanyl Traffic, U.S. Needs More Than Law Enforcement
WEB1 day ago · Prosecutors and U.S. officials hope the arrests will help to at least slow the deadly, multi-billion-dollar traffic in fentanyl, a drug that has been blamed for the deaths of more than one million Americans. Vigil worries the Sinaloa Cartel may be strong enough to weather the loss of the two leaders. The following answers have been edited for ...
Can High-Profile Cartel Arrests Halt the Fentanyl Traffic?
WEB1 day ago · The capture of two Sinaloa Cartel leaders is a symbolic victory – but others may stand ready to keep the fentanyl traffic running. DEEP DIVE. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during his usual morning press conference on July 26, 2024, a day after U.S. authorities arrested Ismael “Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa ...
Mass Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah: ‘Unprecedented Blow,’ …
WEB2 days ago · The coordinated attack targeted members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, and bore the hallmarks of an Israeli operation. Hezbollah said Israel was “fully responsible” and would receive “its fair punishment” for the blasts. And as has been the case with recent attacks in Iran and Lebanon, Israel neither claimed nor denied ...
Report for Wednesday, September 18, 2024 – The Cipher Brief
WEB2 days ago · Wednesday, September 18, 2024. 7:30AM ET The Cipher Brief curates open source information from around the world that impacts national security. Here’s a look at today’s headlines, broken down by region of the world.
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WEBWhen Spymasters Talk: CIA and MI6 Chiefs On ‘Bully’ Putin and ‘Audacious’ Ukraine Raid. Spymasters rarely say much in public, and when they do, it’s usually a tightly scripted affair. That made this weekend’s joint appearance by CIA Director […] More. September 9th, 2024 by The Cipher Brief. DEEP DIVE.
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WEB2024 Threat Conference. October 5–8, 2024 | Sea Island, GA. The Cipher Brief’s Threat Conference is the premier national security event in the country where current serving leaders from the public and private sectors speak, network, and collaborate on the biggest national security problems. This unique, invite-only event curates important ...
The US Intelligence Community Needs a ‘Wild Bill’ Moment
WEBApr 28, 2021 · Given the dynamism of these challenges and our national strategy, this is again not a moment that calls for stability or incremental improvements in the IC. This is a moment that calls for a “Wild Bill” approach. In 2021, America faces different threats than it did in 1941, but the costs of intelligence failure in human, economic and ...
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WEBThe Cipher Brief is the only media outlet focused exclusively on bringing you a higher level of confidence around national security events via news, analysis, and interviews with government and private sector leaders. Where other news organizations tell you what happened, The Cipher Brief tells you what it means by working with a network of ...
Intelligence Matters Archives – The Cipher Brief
WEBIntelligence Matters is the new, wildly popular podcast from The Cipher Brief in partnership with CBS News, where former Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell speaks with top leaders about the key national security issues of our time. October 26th, 2017.