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Terrorists Stalk Dark Web for Deadlier Weaponry

by The Cipher Brief

Bottom line: Terrorists are turning to the dark web’s crypto-bazaars, social media channels and e-commerce sites to buy more coveted military equipment than the usual rocket launchers and AK-47s in...

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Stan McChrystal

Cipher Brief Analysis: The Pakistan Problem

by The Cipher Brief

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan recently returned from China without the concrete funding assurances that he was seeking in order to keep his country from having to request a second bailout...

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U.S. Interests in Yemen Come with Tough Choices

by The Cipher Brief

The recent distrust between the United States and Saudi Arabia has raised questions about the crisis in Yemen.  The U.S. supports Saudi forces by providing intelligence and logistics support, among...

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Iran: Maximum Pressure and Perfect Storms

by Steven Ward

Last spring, two weeks after the Trump Administration withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the international arms control deal that curbed Tehran’s nuclear...

Middle East

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War Crimes in Yemen

by Paul Pillar

The war in Yemen has been for some time one of the worst current man-made humanitarian disasters. Now comes a report, from the United Nations Human Rights Council and based on extensive...

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The Global Threat Posed by Al-Qaeda

by Cipher Brief Analysis

A United Nations report delivered to the Security Council last month offered a stark reminder that al Qaeda remains a serious threat around the world.  The report suggested that the de-centralized...

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Future Security Relations Between U.S. and Turkey on the Brink

by Cipher Brief Analysis

Iran hasn’t been the only target of U.S. sanctions in the past week.  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered retaliatory sanctions again two unnamed U.S. officials after the U.S. ordered...

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Hezbollah's Armed Resistance

by Cipher Brief Analysis

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

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What's Driving the War of Words Between the U.S. and Iran?

by Norman T. Roule

This analysis is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only content. It can be accessed via login or by signing up to become a Cipher Brief Member.  Joining this high-level, security-focused community is only...

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The Strategic Relationship Between Russia and Iran

by Cipher Brief Analysis

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