Keane: U.S. ‘Ill-Prepared’ to Meet Threats
Weeks after declining an offer to serve in president-elect Donald Trump’s administration, retired Army Gen. Jack Keane on Tuesday testified before Congress that the United […] More
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Strategic Concerns for the EU and U.S.
Russia can influence politics in Central and Eastern Europe via the energy sector. Most of the Visegrad Group countries in Central Europe, for example, are […] More
Russia’s Energy Leverage Wanes in Parts of Europe
Russia has historically used its dominance in the energy sector to influence Central and Eastern European governments. But since the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute in 2009, […] More
Russia’s Energy Influence Dropping
Russia undeniably wields some degree of influence over Central and Eastern Europe due to the high volume of energy exports it sends their way. However, […] More
Predicting the Future: Anticipating Security Events with Data Analytics
Is a future where people can be arrested for crimes they have not yet committed dystopian or utopian? While this scenario remains the fodder of […] More
Predictive Analytics: A New Tool for the Intelligence Community
The world has seen an enormous surge in the amount of data available, particularly human-generated digital exhaust from our Internet and communications habits. But only […] More
Does Predictive Policing Work?
What if it were possible to predict where a crime took place before it actually occurred – even determining the identity of the culprit in […] More
Italy's Vote: A Historic Opportunity
Italians called to confirm or reject Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s constitutional reform on December 4 may be under the impression that they are participating in […] More
UK and Japan Ambassadors Affirm American Alliance
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made several foreign policy statements which if, as President-elect, were to be put into practice, would undercut several traditional […] More
Can Italy Finally Reform?
Italians head to the polls on Sunday, December 4, to approve or reject a series of constitutional reforms, which will redirect policy competence from the […] More
The Italian Referendum Matters
On December 4, Italians will vote on a far-ranging constitutional referendum, which promises to completely change the way that Italy’s political institutions operate. Proponents of […] More
Italy’s Choice: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
On Sunday, Italians definitively voted “No” to a constitutional referendum supported by the country’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi. After the vote, in which nearly 60 […] More
Mattis as Defense Secretary: Wartime Experience for a Country at War
Late Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would appoint retired Marine General James Mattis – nicknamed “Mad Dog” – as Secretary of Defense. “They […] More
Living Under the Heavy Hand of ISIS
MOSUL, IRAQ — Ahmed Salam received a printed citation signed by an Islamic State fighter for shaving his beard and wearing tight-fitting, Western-style clothes. Considering […] More
Developing and Sticking With a Clear Strategy in Afghanistan
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said that fighting Islamic extremism is one of his administration’s top priorities. Determining the path forward in Afghanistan, where the […] More
Afghanistan: The U.S. Must Settle In for the Long Haul
The Cipher Brief sat down with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann to discuss some of the challenges that the incoming Trump Administration will […] More
Nudging Afghanistan in the Right Direction
With the Trump Administration set to take office next month, The Cipher Brief spoke with Robert Grenier, former CIA Chief of Station in Pakistan and […] More
Nordic Nations Need NATO
The Nordic countries – in particular Sweden, Finland, and Norway – are bolstering defense relations with the United States at a time when Russia had […] More