How the Middle East Conflict Leads Back to US National Security
In the Biden Administration’s highest-level face-to-face visit, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to the Middle East to seize momentum created by last week’s […] More
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Where Are Six Years of War in Yemen Going?
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President Biden’s Middle East: A Briefing with Norman Roule
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The Complicated Middle East facing the Biden Administration
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US National Security Challenges: A Conversation Among Experts
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A Changing Middle East
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What Normalizing Relations Could Mean for the Middle East
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Why Should the U.S. Care about a renewed Iran-Venezuela Relationship?
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The New Dynamic Cyber Threat Environment
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Where are Ripples from the Oil War Heading?
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Iran and Hezbollah’s Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West – Part Two
In part one of Iran and Hezbollah’s Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West, authors Mitch Silber and Ioan Pop pulled from court documents and open […] More
Iran and Hezbollah’s Pre-Operational Modus Operandi in the West – Part One
Cipher Brief Expert Mitch Silber and Ioan Pop have pulled from court documents and open source reporting to compile a modus operandi of Iran and […] More
COVID and Navigating the New Middle East Challenges
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The OSINT Global Trendline Report
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OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa
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OSINT Global Trendline Report: COVID and the Americas
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Russia’s New Middle East Chessboard
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A Candid Take on the Middle East Peace Plan
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OSINT Trendline Report – The Middle East and North Africa
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Avenging the Death of Qassem Soleimani
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Is the Maximum Pressure Campaign Working with Iran?
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What Are Protests in the Middle East Signaling?
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The Killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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The Drone Attack on Oil and the Larger Iran Problem
When a series of drones were used to attack a key Saudi oil facility over the weekend, the impact on oil production was noted by […] More