The Strategic Relationship Between Russia and Iran
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Deciphering Kim’s Secretive Visit to Beijing
Amb. Joseph DeTrani, Cipher Brief expert and former Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks with North Korea, shared his thoughts on the surprise trip […] More
Behind the Curtain of Vladimir Putin’s “Democracy”
In the latter part of the 18th century, not too long after an earlier annexation of Crimea by Russia, a Russian governor by the name […] More
Kim Says He’s Open to Denuclearization—But In Exchange for What?
North Korea’s weekend offer of peace talks over dinner with the first South Korean delegation there in more than a decade seems to be a […] More
With the Olympic Games Done, Let the Talks with North Korea Begin
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Don’t Talk to Kim if Nukes Are Off the Table
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Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: Cold War Redux?
In various and sundry NATO countries, the United States has stationed 200-plus B-61 tactical nuclear bombs, current and older versions of which have dial-a-yield settings […] More
Pompeo Says Nothing ‘Untoward’ in Meeting Russian Intel Chiefs
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Front-Row Seat to a CIA (Veteran) Briefing on Iran
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Kremlin and U.S. Circle Each Other in Warming Arctic
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Terabit Army: China Squares up on the Battlefield of Information
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Don’t be Fooled by New Casks for Putin’s Old Snake Oil
In the version of Aesop’s fable, “The Farmer and the Viper,” as recounted by Roman fabulist Gaius Julius Phaedrus, a farmer finds a viper freezing […] More
Surf and Turf: China Ramps Up Navy to Challenge U.S. Dominance
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Give Peace, and Sanctions, a Chance
“Talk today.” That’s the substance of recent advice Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has been giving to President Donald Trump about North Korea. Former U.S. Ambassador to […] More
Russia Aims to ‘Demoralize and Confuse Us’
Much has been written about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election – the theft and selective leaking of information, the attempt to tamper with state […] More
Short Half-Life for Peaceful Korean Peninsula after Olympics
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Korea Talks: Warm Front Before Winter Games
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China & US Play North Korea ‘Confidence’ Game
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Friction Ahead: Tehran Faces Enemies Foreign & Domestic in 2018
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Russian Active Measures and the 2016 Election Hack
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Funny, that. The Soviet and Russian […] More
View: Russia Trapped in Syria
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Trump’s North Korea Policy? Tillerson, McMaster Diverge
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Trump Administration to Assad & Moscow: You’re Not Winning
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Stop Firing Missiles and Start Talking
This has been an unprecedented year for nuclear proliferation in East Asia, namely in North Korea. If not halted quickly, it’s very possible the region […] More