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Morocco's Template for Dealing with Terrorism

OPINION — Africa has replaced the Middle East as the epicenter of global terrorist threats, according to a recent analysis by the United Nations [...] More

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Russian Influence Grows in the Middle East and North Africa

Bottom Line Up FrontIn both Syria and Libya, Russia has relied on a combination of mercenaries, weapons sales to proxies and clients, and an [...] More

OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa

OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa

The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Trend Line Report utilizes open source data on a quarterly basis to track trends around the world that impact national [...] More

What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

What we're learning about National Security from COVID-19

As of this writing, Johns Hopkins, is reporting more than 432,438 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US, and nearly 1.5m confirmed cases [...] More

Combatting Terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

US Foreign Policy and a 'Bridge to the Unknown'

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International [...] More

France Reconsiders Force Posture in the Sahel Amid Surging Violence

Bottom Line Up FrontIslamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) is now seen by France and Sahelian countries as the greatest security threat in West [...] More

Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Battle for Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontJust last week, France agreed to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, a decision welcomed by Greece and decried by [...] More

Understanding Haftar and the Path Ahead in Libya

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the situation in Libya is a “scandal” and expressed his frustration over [...] More

How did Libya get where it is Today?

The Cipher Brief spoke with Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, former U.S. Ambassador to Libya (2013-2015) about the state of play in the country, who [...] More

Fighting Over Access to Libya’s Energy Supplies

Bottom Line Up FrontFighting in Libya has dragged on for the past eight years following the ouster of the country’s longtime leader, the dictator [...] More

Geopolitical Conflict Underlying the War in Libya

This Academic Incubator column is part of a Cipher Brief academic partnership program that presents insights on global security-related issues from [...] More

Turkey Enters the Conflict in Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontTurkey has intervened in Libya’s internecine civil war in an effort to prop up the increasingly beleaguered Government of [...] More