Members Only The Strategic Value of Terrorism
The convergence of ruthless terrorist networks and greedy criminal underworld operatives can pose unique and dangerous challenges. It offers terrorists access to human resources and […] More
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Members Only The Threat is Real
The Cipher Brief spoke with the DEA’s former Chief of International Operations, Mike Vigil to discuss the threat of convergence. The Cipher Brief: Convergence is […] More
Members Only Crime Rates in Brazil Threaten Business
Violent crime is rising in Brazil and, if past trends hold true, that could be bad for the business community during a time when the […] More
Members Only Next Steps in U.S.-Cuba Relations
On July 20th, the U.S. and Cuba exchanged diplomatic notes and opened embassies in their respective capitals. This “normalization” was a big step for relations […] More
Members Only Buyer Beware
Last week, The Cipher Brief sat down with Jaime Suchlicki, the Director of the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami, […] More
Members Only Anything But Normal
Last week, The Cipher Brief sat down with Kirby Jones, the President of Alamar Associates, a company that has consulted on trade and business with […] More
Members Only Advice for American Companies
Progress on the creation of a new relationship between the United States and Cuba has been remarkably brisk over the past eight months, but, at […] More
Members Only U.S. Embassy in Cuba Opens, Doors Still Closed for Business
Today, the United States reopens its embassy in Havana, Cuba and formally re-establishes diplomatic relations. The embassy will primarily perform standard functions such as issuing visas […] More