Soufan Center

U.S.-China Relations Deteriorate Over Fallout from Coronavirus (COVID-19)

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front The relationship between the United States and China continues to deteriorate as fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) fundamentally alters geopolitics, economics, and...

Soufan Center

Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate Against Backdrop of COVID-19 Spread

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front Lethal attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-backed Iraqi militias in March 2020 demonstrate that Iran continues to retaliate for the January U.S. killing of top Iranian...

Opinion

What the IC Can Learn from Dr. Anthony Fauci

by Kristin Wood

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Opinion

Offensive Operations and US Defense

by Walter Pincus

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Author Interview

UnderCover

Author Gordon Corera talks about the Russians Among Us

by Gordon Corera

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Soufan Center

Protests Continue to Destabilize Colombia

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front Protests in Colombia, South America’s oldest democracy, have been relatively under reported upon in the international media. The protesters are motivated by a desire to...

Opinion

Yes, this is Panic, but do not Despair

by Sean Roche

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Designating White Supremacist Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front In an unprecedented move, the U.S. State Department may formally designate a violent white supremacist group as a foreign terrorist organization according to press...

Cipher Brief Expert View

Syria: Is the Endgame Approaching?

by John McLaughlin

Cipher Brief Expert John McLaughlin is a distinguished practitioner in residence at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.  He served as the Deputy Director of the...

Soufan Center

Coronavirus Compounds Iran’s Difficulties

by Intel Brief

  Bottom Line Up Front Iran is the Middle East’s epicenter for the spread of the COVID-19 infection. The failure of Iran’s leaders to contain the virus add to the other ongoing challenges...