Tillerson Lays Out Vision for Scaled-Down State Department
In a wide-ranging address to State Department employees Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out his vision for the future of the department, the […] More
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Comey Mum on Russia Probe, Warns of Future Election Interference
FBI Director James Comey said he expects his agency will not “say another peep” about the investigation into possible coordination between President Donald Trump’s campaign […] More
Don’t Expect Popping Champagne Corks at Trump-Abbas Meeting
President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, traveled to the White House on Wednesday for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. In brief comments […] More
Venezuela Teetering on the Edge
Venezuela is teetering on the edge of implosion, with intertwined economic and political crises spinning out of control. The country is entering its second month […] More
No Easy Way Out for Venezuelans
Chaos, it seems, has become a new norm in Venezuela. In the past month, masses of peaceful protesters opposed to President Nicolás Maduro have been […] More
Venezuela: From Richest Country in Latin America to “Basket Case”
Venezuela is on the verge of implosion. Inflation has skyrocketed, shortages of food and other basic necessities abound, and Venezuelans are increasingly fleeing the country […] More
Hacking for Defense: Changing the Face of Security Problem Solving
From kamikaze drones to prototypes using facial recognition technology to help protect troops, a group of Georgetown University students enrolled in a class dubbed, “Hacking […] More
Cipher Brief Expert View: Changing NSA’s Email Collection Program
The National Security Agency (NSA) announced on Friday a change in its intelligence collection under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA). […] More
China Leads the Charge on Clean Energy
At a time when the U.S. is propping up its coal industry, China is expanding its support for clean energy. After years of targeted policy […] More
The “China Solution”: Beijing Aims for Global Leadership
U.S. President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office with an executive order calling for a review of U.S. trade deals, as well as […] More
Belt and Road Summit: Beijing’s Push on Trade
Forgive free-trade advocates for being a bit disoriented this year. The vertigo hit hard in January, when trade’s most notable defender at the World Economic […] More
When Bots Take Over Your Facebook Page
As people’s lives become more attached to the internet, cyber attacks will have more of an impact. One of the most pressing threats is the […] More
The Power of Botnets: Amplifying Crime, Disinformation, and Espionage
Imagine an army of computers, acting under the instructions of a criminal syndicate, terrorist group, or foreign government. The sheer size of this network of […] More
Get Botnets Before They Get Us
With the proliferation of smart devices connected to the public internet the population of botnets – networks of compromised devices that can be leveraged for […] More
Dispelling Myths About Chinese Investment in Africa
Investment priorities and trends have changed as China’s economy and those of its African partners continue to develop. Chinese firms see an opportunity for lucrative, […] More
Trump’s North Korea Strategy Remains Unclear
As North Korea’s provocations increase, questions have been raised about whether the Trump Administration’s responses have made matters worse and if there really is a […] More
Trump Needs More Than 100 Days on Syria
When Yitzhak Rabin met with President Gerald Ford on his first visit to Washington as Israel’s Prime Minister in 1974, he sought to cash in […] More
Trump 100 Days: From the Travel Ban to TPP
It might be a “ridiculous standard,” as President Donald Trump put it, but presidents are measured by their first 100 days in office. In fact, […] More