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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? AP reports that a former Palestinian intelligence chief and the head of the West Bank bar association are suing Mahmoud Abbas [...] More

15 February, 2018

Matt Filbert

Reporting

Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security

Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security

Foreign Investment Helps Boost U.S. National Security

President Donald Trump is currently on his first trip to China and East Asia. The visit comes at a time when America's allies in the region are [...] More

10 November, 2017

Matthew J. Slaughter

10 November, 2017

Michael J. Morell

10 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

North America Economics Economic Tradecraft

Trump and Xi Click But National Rivalries Simmer

U.S. President Donald Trump responded to a flamboyant welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping with effusive praise, as the two leaders presented a [...] More

10 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

Asia Global Issues Reporting

Dead Drop November 10

NOW YOU SEE ‘EM… Hey, remember the big splash made on November 1 when the CIA released an additional 470,000 files captured in the 2011 Bin Laden [...] More

10 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

DHS Set to Revamp Terror Threat Alert System

The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday an updated version of the National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin.The move comes in the [...] More

09 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

North America Americas Tech/Cyber Security/Stability Reporting

Visas Resume Between U.S. and Turkey After Ankara’s Promises

Limited visa services will resume between the United States and Turkey after they were halted last month following the arrest of a U.S. consulate [...] More

06 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

Europe Americas North America Middle East Global Issues Reporting

Texas Slaughter Highlights Line Between Mass Killing and Terrorism

A gunman shot dead 26 people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, before taking his own life, authorities said.Police [...] More

06 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

North America Americas Security/Stability Reporting

Will Guantanamo Bay be Final Destination for NYC Attacker?

The Cipher Brief asked Robert Eatinger, the CIA’s former Acting General Counsel and Senior Deputy General Counsel, to comment on the next steps for [...] More

03 November, 2017

Robert J. Eatinger, Jr.

03 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

North America Americas Security/Stability Reporting

Sessions Defends “Extreme Vetting” & Travel Ban in Wake of NYC Attack

In the wake of this week’s deadly terrorist attack in New York City, Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s [...] More

02 November, 2017

Matt Filbert

North America Americas Security/Stability Reporting

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