
U.S. Loses Seat at the Table with Climate Accord Withdrawal
The current Administration’s top leadership on defense, diplomacy and intelligence – the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Director of National Intelligence – all […] More
The current Administration’s top leadership on defense, diplomacy and intelligence – the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Director of National Intelligence – all […] More
Since at least the 1979 Iranian revolution, intelligence and national security analysts have been working hard to identify the causal factors that lead to political […] More
During the Cold War, the nuclear threat was a defining national security challenge. Now, climate change is “the great global challenge of our era,” says […] More
This July was the hottest month on record, that is, since the late 1800s (when recording keeping began), according to NASA, the National Oceanic and […] More
Instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is at its worst in recent memory. While political volatility has been something of a constant […] More
Data from NASA shows this July is the hottest on record. Gavin Schmidt – Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which is responsible […] More
At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured across the Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia over the weekend, when Ethiopian security forces […] More
As a landlocked country with three of its immediate neighbors ranked in the top four of the most Fragile States Index, it is in Ethiopia’s […] More
Ethiopia faced one of the worst droughts in decades this year due to unusually strong El Niño effects, linked to climate change. The Cipher Brief’s […] More
The historic international conference on climate change is wrapping up in Paris after two weeks of intense negotiations to reach agreement on a plan to […] More
Less than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, leaders from 150 nations have convened in the French capital to discuss ways to […] More
One of the critical adverse effects of climate change is the impact it will have on water in terms of both quantity and quality. Marcus […] More
World political leaders have gathered in Paris this week to negotiate a new universal climate change agreement. There is a need for unified commitment from […] More
In 2014, 19.3 million people were forced to leave their houses and were displaced within their countries due mostly to floods and storms but also […] More
CIPHER SNAPSHOT: President Barack Obama recently visited the Arctic region to bring attention to the effects climate change is already having in Alaska. The president […] More
As the ice continues to melt at the top of the world, climate change is altering more than global weather patterns. The opening up of […] More
The Cipher Brief spoke with Dr. James Henderson of the Oxford Institute to get his thoughts on the energy potential of the Arctic. The Cipher […] More
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