Bilateral Disputes Could Derail Brexit
After British snap elections held this Thursday, attention will now turn back to negotiations between the EU and the UK to determine the terms under […] More
Europe
Does Brexit Still Mean Brexit?
British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped to have an ironclad majority in parliament that would bolster her negotiating position in upcoming Brexit talks. That […] More
UK Vote Leaves Brexit, Future Security Strategy Hanging
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party surprisingly lost a dozen seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament, in snap elections […] More
U.S.-Romania Talks: Russian Encroachment in the Black Sea
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is in Washington today meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Romania, a member of NATO, is a key strategic partner of […] More
Never Waste a Good Crisis: Forcing Europe to Stand Up for Itself
U.S. President Donald Trump shook the post-war foundation of German foreign policy: its integration into the European Union (EU) and NATO. By questioning Pax Americana […] More
Europe Is Boosting Defense Spending – And It’s Not All About Trump
America’s commitment to European security is up in the air under the Trump Administration, raising the question, will Europeans have to take more responsibility for […] More
America First? Why the U.S. Can’t Go It Alone – And Neither Can Europe
Donald Trump’s interactions with our European Allies and his renunciation of the Paris Climate Accords have left our Allies baffled and startled. Faced with “America […] More
Cipher Brief Expert View: ISIS Intent on Even Deadlier Ramadan This Year
Saturday night’s terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market, the third such incident in the UK in the last three months, left seven dead […] More
UK Terror Attack: Looking for Links to the U.S.
In the wake of London’s recent terrorist attack, United States intelligence and security agencies are working around the clock to share information across the pond […] More
FBI, U.S. Police Scramble After London Terror Attacks
As two of the suspects in London’s Saturday attacks are identified, U.S. law enforcers are working to assess any potential threat here. That includes an […] More
‘Lone Wolves’ Never Really Act Alone
Attacks like Saturday’s one in London trigger information-sharing between allies, as well as domestic procedures to secure the homeland. Is there a concern about copycat […] More
UK Elections Will Test May’s Get-Tough Stance
The weekend’s London attacks is the third in the UK this year and came as the UK was still reeling from a suicide bombing in […] More
Terror in London: ISIS Threat to West Intensifying
As the United Kingdom grapples with its third terrorist attack in three months, international counterterrorism cooperation and intelligence sharing will be vital to confront the […] More
Pressure in UK Building for Crackdown on Suspected ISIS Sympathizers
The investigation into London’s Saturday attack is moving quickly with police arresting at least a dozen people in connection to the incident. It came less […] More
Technology, New FBI Powers Needed to Combat Terror
After a multi-faceted attack in London on Saturday evening that saw a van with three assailants drive into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attack […] More
Trump’s Montenegro Moment
Dusko Markovic. Not a household name. Neither is Montenegro, the small, stunningly beautiful Balkan country with an Adriatic coastline, where Mr. Markovic is Prime Minister. […] More
NATO Meeting: Grim Scenarios Avoided—At Least for Now
The meeting of NATO heads of state on May 25 in Brussels, dubbed the “little summit,” did not bring any breakthroughs. Still, it was far […] More
Network Take: How Damaging Are Manchester Leaks to U.S.-UK Relations?
Diplomatic tensions over leaks to the U.S. media about the Manchester terror attack, culminated Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump calling for the Department of […] More