Russia’s Arctic Expansion
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — Russia’s current military capabilities in the Arctic are sufficient enough to cut off sea logistical routes and lines of communication between the […]
Opinion
How China’s State-Owned Enterprises Factor Into Cross-Border Financing
ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — Since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has secured a central position in China’s foreign policy with the […]
What Protests Tell Us About Democracy in Latin America
OPINION — Instability in Latin America fuels refugee flows, inflation and criminal activity, all of which affect U.S. interests. The Biden Administration’s virtual summit on […]
My Worry for America
OPINION — I was a Brigadier General 30 years ago, assigned in Europe as the head of intelligence. Most of the time I was looking […]
The U.S. has an Obligation to do the Right Thing in the Marshall Islands
OPINION — Despite everything else that’s going on, it’s time for the Biden administration to pay some attention to the tiny Republic of the Marshall […]
The Talk Between Russia and the U.S.
OPINION — Military exercises and psychological warfare operations have been underway for months along the tense Russia-Ukraine and Poland-Belarus borders and care needs to be […]
Lost in Translation: The U.S. and China’s Nuclear Ambitions
OPINION — During Monday’s dialogue, President Biden described Chinese President Xi Jinping as “a major world leader.” If, as Biden said, the United States accepts […]
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Could Shape Diplomacy with the U.S. OPINION — As they prepare for this week’s virtual summit (their first formal meeting since […]
The U.S. Advantage in Intelligence may not be the Superpower you think it is
OPINION — World conditions are increasingly difficult. China heads everyone’s list as the most formidable of our four main antagonists for many reasons—but especially intimidating […]
Nuclear ‘First Use’ and Where We Are Today
OPINION — The Biden 2022 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), now in preparation, should focus on cutting un-needed nuclear weapons, and possibly reducing others. It should […]
The U.S. Role in the Rise and Fall of Political Islam
So much has changed in the past two and a half decades on the rocky road toward democracy in the Arab world. And not for […]
Hypersonics and the New Nuclear Space Race
OPINION — “The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part […]
Toward a Meaningful Arms Control Regime
This piece from Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joe DeTrani was first published in The Washington Times OPINION — If corrective actions aren’t taken immediately, the […]
Why NATO is Practicing Nuclear Strike Missions
OPINION — Last week, aircraft and personnel from 14 NATO countries carried out the annual exercise, code-named Steadfast Noon, which involved practicing nuclear strike missions […]
Ransomware Requires More than Piecemeal Federal Mandates
PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERT VIEW — Over the last eight years, the volume of successful ransomware attacks has reached pandemic levels. The U.S. Cyber Executive Order […]
Collective Defense Really Can Thwart Ransomware Attacks
OPINION — If cyber threats had a most wanted list, ransomware would be well within the top five, and headlines from the past few years […]
Mapping Afghanistan’s Many Terrorist Groups
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The on-going bloody terrorist violence against Shia mosques in Afghan cities like Kunduz, Kandahar, and elsewhere have highlighted the murky issue of […]
The Weakness in the U.S.’ Understanding of Taiwan
OPINION – Taiwan today, appears to be the newest test for a potential American military intervention. “The CCP’s [Chinese Communist Party] ultimate objective isn’t invasion, […]