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Dear Mr. President: A Former CIA Officer’s Unvarnished Brief on Putin

Dear Mr. President:I am hoping you remember me. I spent about 90 minutes with you and much of your cabinet in the Oval Office in the spring of 2017, [...] More
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What Comes After Istanbul Will Define Ukraine

Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. [...] More
RussiaCipher Brief Expert ViewUkraine

Vladimir Putin Has Reasons to be Nervous

OPINION - On the surface, Russian President Vladimir Putin projects calm and strength, as was evident as he hosted a Victory Day parade in Moscow’s [...] More
Alternative PerspectivesDavid KirichenkoRussiaUkraine
Assessing Putin and the 'Axis of Authoritarians' - and How to Counter Them

Assessing Putin and the 'Axis of Authoritarians' - and How to Counter Them

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – On Friday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed more than a dozen world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, for a [...] More
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Who’s Winning the Intelligence War in Ukraine?

Who’s Winning the Intelligence War in Ukraine?

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – It’s often lost in all the news from the battlefield in Ukraine, and the various negotiations underway in pursuit of a peace [...] More
UkraineEurope

Message for President Trump: You Have More in Common with Zelensky Than Putin 

OPINION - What a powerful picture it was. On the sidelines of Pope Francis’ funeral, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky sitting and talking. One on [...] More
Ukraine
Why Crimea Matters - for War and Peace in Ukraine

Why Crimea Matters - for War and Peace in Ukraine

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Mention “the war“ to Ukrainians and they will likely date the conflict not to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of their country, [...] More
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What if the U.S. Walks Away from Ukraine? 

OPINION - The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, said recently that unless Ukraine’s government agrees to the U.S. proposal that allows [...] More
Alternative PerspectivesGilbert W. MerkxUkraine
Who is Putin's Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev?

Who is Putin's Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – The visit of Kirill Dmitriev to Washington last week marked the first time in more than three years that a envoy from the Kremlin [...] More
ReportingRussiaUkraineEurope

Resetting Ukraine Negotiations Could Prevent a Shift in Great Power Competition

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — The change in U.S. posture toward Ukraine, the expanding fracture between the U.S. and NATO, and what appears, at least for now, [...] More
ChinaRussiaCipher Brief Expert ViewUkraineDave Pitts

The World According to Trump and Putin

OPINION — “Concerning U.S. President's proposal to declare a 30-day ceasefire, the Russian side [President Vladimir Putin] outlined a number of [...] More
RussiaWalter PincusUkraine
The Ukraine War Just Got Uglier and Even More Personal

The Ukraine War Just Got Uglier and Even More Personal

EXPERT INTERVIEW — After one of the most emotional, anger-filled days ever captured on public record in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President [...] More
RussiaEuropeUkraine

Trump is Handing Europe its Turn to Lead

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE (LONDON) – U.S. President Donald Trump has only been back in the White House for 6 weeks, but the reaction in Europe to [...] More
EuropeRussiaCipher Brief Expert ViewUkraineNick Fishwick