Much initial reaction to the North Korean - American Singapore Summit has been negative, with critics targeting the concessions made by President [...]
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The Middle East went through maelstrom developments during the Obama Administration. Some of these were put into motion by the 2003 American invasion [...]
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At first glance, it would appear that the Middle East President Donald J. Trump now faces is far different than the region which confronted President [...]
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In the fall of 2008, a bipartisan group of cybersecurity experts delivered some sage advice to Barack Obama, set to become president in January: [...]
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As President Barack Obama heads out of office, he leaves behind an unexpected legacy: as arms exporter-in-chief.“The Obama administration has made [...]
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A bubble burst, consumers cut spending, and investment plummeted. Unemployment soared to astronomical levels, banks failed, and U.S. GDP declined. [...]
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Thirteen years ago, on a reporting assignment for The Boston Globe, I described “Burma” as a “deteriorating” country where “the frayed fabric of a [...]
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Though January will see a major transition in American power, the global threat of terrorism will remain. As the Obama Administration enters its [...]
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The Cipher Brief spoke with network member and former Acting Director of the CIA, John McLaughlin, about the current U.S. counterterrorism strategy, [...]
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As the calendar approaches January 21st and President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Cipher Brief sat down with Patrick Skinner of [...]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement Friday that he will not expel U.S. diplomats in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia [...]
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From drone warfare to the targeting of Osama Bin Laden, President Barack Obama’s legacy on peace and security issues is largely being defined by a [...]
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As the United States prepares for a new administration, The Cipher Brief's Leone Lakhani sits down with Ambassador Dennis Ross, Counselor at the [...]
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The Cipher Brief sat down with Bruce Hoffman, Director for Security Studies at Georgetown University, to discuss President Obama’s counterterrorism [...]
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In what many expect to be the final national security speech of his presidency, U.S. President Barack Obama reflected on U.S. counterterrorism [...]
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