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China's foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns

China's foray among Pacific Islands provokes U.S., Australian concerns

EXPERT ANALYSIS — A security agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands in April, has created waves of concern throughout the region and [...] More
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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
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NATO's Show of Strength on Russia's Doorstep

NATO's Show of Strength on Russia's Doorstep

As tensions heat up between Russia and the West, cold-war skills are back in play. Norway and Iceland are hosting more than 50,000 troops from 29 [...] More
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Lessons from the Past: MBS, Bring Back America!

Lessons from the Past: MBS, Bring Back America!

As details about the disappearance of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi are revealed, its worth looking back at the deeper roots of the U.S. - Saudi [...] More
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Russia's Worldwide Cyber Misbehavior

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced that a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted seven individuals from the [...] More
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Jordan's $2.5b Security Lifeline to the Future

Jordan's $2.5b Security Lifeline to the Future

While the media is dominated by events in North Korea, it would be wise to devote some space to the decision this week by Saudi Arabia, the United [...] More
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Wielding Aid as a Cudgel May Backfire, When Most Already Vote with US

Wielding Aid as a Cudgel May Backfire, When Most Already Vote with US

The Trump administration is hinting it will soon follow through with threats to curtail foreign aid to countries that don’t vote with Washington at [...] More
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Surviving Trump: Advice to Europe from an Obama Veteran

Cipher Brief network expert Michel Flournoy, former senior Obama administration defense official, offered advice to her former European counterparts [...] More
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Pakistan Is Feeling US Pressure. Now What?

After a short trip to Pakistan last week, I return to Washington convinced that the Trump administration’s new coercive approach toward Islamabad is [...] More
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The Saudis Want a Nuclear Program. The Israelis Are Concerned.

In an unexpected turn of events, the sequence of dramatically different policies of the Obama and Trump Administrations has exacerbated the problem [...] More
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Turks in Afrin: How Does It End?

Turkey has had considerable military success in its two-month old campaign against the Syrian Kurdish militia in the northwest Syrian border province [...] More
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How South Korea – and North Korean Intel Chiefs – Got Trump to Say Yes

The key to understanding the remarkable developments over North Korea in recent weeks is that the two Koreas have been working jointly to manage the [...] More
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Awkward Family Dinner: Blunt Talk in Brussels Targeting Trump

Awkward Family Dinner: Blunt Talk in Brussels Targeting Trump

BRUSSELS – European officials are still going through the stages of grief, more than a year after President Donald Trump was elected, stuck somewhere [...] More
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