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Iran’s supreme leader implemented a dramatic overhaul of Iranian military leadership in June 2016, and in so doing, effectively consolidated control of the Iranian military […] More

According to U.S. Navy officials, confrontations between American and Iranian naval vessels in the Persian Gulf have risen by roughly 50 percent. This despite the […] More

Latin America is challenging the status quo.  Rather than be seen as one more area for competition between the United States and China – two […] More

In recent months, the People’s Republic of China has successfully faced and largely overcome a significant crisis in its relationships with Latin America, even while […] More

From Washington’s perspective, the majority of recent changes in government in Latin America have been welcome.  The Cipher Brief asked Shannon O’Neil, the Nelson and […] More

The newly released FBI interview reports show that it was a Bureau official who initially suggested he would look into changing the classification of a […] More

“You destroy my country, I’ll kill you,” Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte warned in a recent exclusive interview with Al Jazeera. His warning was directed at […] More

Since becoming President in June, Rodrigo Duterte has used his forceful personality to take Filipino policy in new directions. For Western allies like the U.S., […] More

President Rodrigo Duterte’s first hundred days will be some of the most critical for his vision of radical change. Over that period, Duterte demonstrated strong […] More

The White House is looking to take a “proportional” response to Russia’s alleged hacking of U.S. political party organizations and effort to interfere in the […] More

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and The Cipher Brief is pulling together a Cyber Advisory Task Force made up of public and private […] More

With the Islamic State (ISIS) having lost more than 40 percent of its territory in Iraq since its height of control in January 2015, all […] More

The good news: all signs point to a final attack on ISIS in Mosul by Iraqi forces and the American-led coalition. This struggle has received […] More

From victories in Ramadi, Fallujah, and towns and principalities in between, the Iraqi army and its coalition allies have steadily rolled back the territorial gains […] More

After years of delays and cost overruns, the F-35 is finally in the hands of military services across the globe. As of June of this […] More

Australia’s armed forces have fought as an ally of the United States in all if its wars since WWII. As an original partner in the […] More

Speaking the Same Language Since the earliest stages, the F-35 was designed to improve the interoperability of coalition nations fighting together. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More

After seventy years of rule, Thailand’s King Bhumibol has passed away. As a public figure with largely ceremonial power, he promoted Thailand’s rural development and […] More