An end-of-year roundup of recommendations, many from Cipher Brief experts, from our "Under Cover" Book Review series.

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Can a state-centered ideological political agenda in Syria — instead of a violent global jihadist one — succeed after years of dictatorship?

Rear Admiral Mike Studeman sees a multi-pronged 'silent invasion' from China -- and offers thoughts on what the US should do ...

AI holds huge promise for medicine. It could also be used to make a bioweapon. Experts warn there are not enough guards ...

Gary Grappo, a former U.S. Amabssador to Oman, offers ways the Trump administration could respond to the seismic changes to the Middle East.

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani reflects on the overturning of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's attempt to impose martial law.

DEEP DIVE — Amid all the uncertainty that has followed the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, one issue ranks highest for the ...

The spate of drone sightings may pose no threat -- but a Cipher Brief expert says they carry a message: the US needs better drone defenses.

Some of the authors he writes about were established novelists before the start of the war. Graham Greene, Peter Fleming and ...

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — In the week since Syrian rebels captured the capital, Damascus, ending the half-century rule of the ...

Cipher Brief Expert and former senior CIA Officer Andy Dunn shares perspective on the Iranian Supreme Leader's horrible year ...