A Dangerous Dance with a Nuclear North Korea
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea as well as former CIA director of East […] More
Joseph DeTrani
Note to Adversaries: The U.S. isn’t as vulnerable as you think
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the former Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea and Director of the National Counterproliferation Center. He […] More
Anticipating China’s Next Moves on Taiwan
As the U.S. decides on its next president, The Cipher Brief is focusing on increasing, and concerning tensions over Taiwan. TCB’s Brad Christian spoke with […] More
China: Assessing the Real Threat and Necessary Cooperation
A CIPHER BRIEF THREAT CONFERENCE CONVERSATION — The Cipher Brief Threat Conference brings together thought leaders and experts from the public and private sectors to […] More
How to Deal with a Nuclear North Korea
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy […] More
North Korea Provides Valuable Opportunity for US-China Relations
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He […] More
Putin’s Revenge
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Director of the National Counterproliferation Center. The views are the authors and not any government agency or […] More
The China Problem
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called out China’s claims in the South China Sea this week, saying they are “completely unlawful.” It was a distinctive […] More
Where are Tensions with North Korea Headed?
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), […] More
The US Must Deal Swiftly with an Assertive China
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker who served over two decades with the Central Intelligence Agency as a member of the Senior […] More
The Future of Hong Kong
A whirlwind of actions and statements regarding Hong Kong over the past week has increased tensions between the US and China. Even before Beijing passed […] More
Heading Off a Cold War with China
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), […] More
What We Need Now are Intra-Korean Talks
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani was the former Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea. He is currently a Fellow at the Institute of […] More
We Need Greater Collaboration Between China and US on COVID-19
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the U.S. Representative to the Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO), […] More
Coronavirus Emergency Presents Opportunity for U.S.-China Diplomatic Cooperation
Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea, as well as former CIA director of East Asia Operations. He […] More
The Real Threat of a Nuclear Arms Race
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the former Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea. The 70th anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of […] More
Kim Jong-Un’s Bad Advice
Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani was the former Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea. OPINION — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is […] More
A Strategy for Stopping the Cold War Between the U.S. and China
OPINION — Many in the United States and China believe that we’re in a cold war and that conflict is inevitable. If true, that would be tragic […] More