Key to our national security is countering the gray zone activity that our adversaries are waging against the US and developing our own offensive gray zone strategies. There is still a way to go, however, because cognitive advantage is just one part of gray zone activity. Gray zone activities are not a new concept and historically have been accepted as a long standing form of statecraft. To produce gray zone strategies the US will need to train a work force in creativity and out of the box thinking. The Cipher Brief is committed to publishing a range of perspectives on national security issues submitted by deeply experienced national security professionals.