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Expert Q&A: The Global Security Risks That Come with Tariffs

EXPERT Q&A — President Donald Trump’s raft of global tariffs came into effect early Wednesday – an unprecedented move that punished U.S. allies and adversaries alike and sent financial markets into a [...] More

Expert Q&A: From Ukraine to North Korea’s New Nuclear Sub

EXPERT Q&A — On a day when Ukraine felt the pain of a pause in intelligence sharing from the U.S. in the form of deadly Russian drone and missile attacks, there is concern about another global [...] More

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The Climate and U.S. National Security: A Conversation Series

The Climate and U.S. National Security: A Conversation Series

CLIMATE — One of President Biden’s first areas of focus after taking office on Wednesday was on the climate, reinstating a commitment that the US [...] More

NATO Debrief with Admiral James Stavridis

As NATO members meet in London this week, The Cipher Brief tapped former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Admiral James Stavridis [...] More

Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character

Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is an Operating Executive at The Carlyle Group. His is the author of [...] More

It's Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing

For about six months now, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has used her briefing room so little that officials might as well turn [...] More

Is the U.S. Getting Outmaneuvered at Sea?

Retired Admiral James Stavridis believes the Trump Administration fails to recognize the importance of our oceans. In his new book Sea Power: The [...] More

After Manchester—NATO Must Step Up Counterterror Ops

On the heels of President Donald Trump’s Middle East tour and the terror attack in Manchester outside of an Ariana Grande concert this week, Trump [...] More

U.S. Shows Allies & Opponents: We Are Willing to Use Force

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a filmed statement from his Mar-a-lago resort Thursday night – where he is currently meeting President Xi – said the [...] More

America Needs Smart Power, Not Just Hard Power

Amidst a busy week in national security, The Cipher Brief’s CEO and Publisher, Suzanne Kelly, spoke with Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme [...] More

The New Administration and the NATO Alliance

The start of a new U.S. administration, elections across Europe in 2017 that could drastically alter politics on the continent, and an increase in [...] More