Xi Jinping and the AUKUS Submarine Deal
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist with the U.S. Dept. of State and is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry-Medicine […] More
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A Profile of the New Taliban Leader
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation and 2 years at the US […] More
What we Know and Should Expect from Iran’s New President
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation and 2 years at the U.S. […] More
Doing Business with Hackers, Terrorists and Dictators
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
ODNI’s Threat Assessment: Leadership is Missing Element
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
The Leader to Watch in 2021
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
Vladimir Putin’s Tragic Isolation
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Giving due credit for the agreement between Israel and the UAE
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The Reckoning: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist (including 5 years at the U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russian Federation) with the U.S. Dept. of State […] More
Who is Kim Yo-jong?
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un made headlines over the weekend as she threatened military action against South Korea, and deemed the inter-Korean liaison […] More
China’s Response to COVID-19 and what it teaches us about Xi Jinping
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Xi Jinping’s Coronavirus Challenge
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The Many Faces of Chairman Kim Jung Un
At the recent December 2019 plenum, Chairman Kim, rather than giving his traditional New Year’s speech, outlined a different strategy toward the US moving forward […] More
All Eyes On Iran
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Leaders to Watch in 2020
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A Fading Chance for Improvement with North Korea
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North Korea and Nobel Prizes
Former State Department Psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Dekleva offers thoughts on President Trump’s latest trip to the DMZ and where the path may lead. This is […] More
What Could a Russia-North Korea Summit Mean?
What do both North Korea and Russia hope to get out of Thursday’s expected summit in Vladivostok? This is Cipher Brief Level I Member Only […] More
So, After Hanoi: What is Kim Thinking?
Former State Department Regional Medical Officer and Psychiatrist, Kenneth Dekleva pieces together recent news from the Hanoi Summit with a focus on Kim Jong-un’s behavior […] More
Chairman Kim Jong-un Rides the Peace Train
Chairman Kim Jong-un started off 2019 with a well-rehearsed New Year’s address, in which he utilized a less-formal and relaxed atmosphere – akin to FDR’s […] More
Putin’s Mad Soft Power Skills
OPINION — Russian President Vladimir Putin has managed to wage a global charm offensive, even while supporting a number of actions that have drawn world […] More
Trump’s Mind: More Than the Sum of His Tweets
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Path Not Preordained: A Profile of China’s Xi Jinping
In 2000, Xi Jinping, the then relatively unknown (outside of China) Governor of Fujian, gave a rare interview to a Chinese newspaper. In this interview, […] More
The Many Faces of Vladimir Putin: A Political Psychology Profile
In 2000, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, then a relative unknown outside of Russia, visited Japan. Part of his trip included a visit to the Kodokan, […] More