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Tariffs Delivered the Jolt - Now Comes the Build

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Bold moves lead to bold outcomes. President Trump understood that reshaping global trade would bring short-term pain, [...] More

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An Expert Brief on Economic Security, Investment and Jurisdictional Risk

An Expert Brief on Economic Security, Investment and Jurisdictional Risk

A rarely discussed but high impact trend that seems to have been amplified by the COVID-19 virus is affecting investment in countries that have [...] More

A Single Solution for a Rogue Russia

Cipher Brief expert Robert Dannenberg is a 24-year veteran of the CIA, where he served in several senior leadership positions, including chief of [...] More

Houthis Drone Attack Targets Major Saudi Oil Facilities

Bottom Line Up FrontOver the weekend, Houthi rebels launched a drone attack against Saudi Arabia, targeting the Saudi Aramco crude stabilization [...] More

Will Trump’s Tough Talk on Pakistan Yield Results?

Will Trump’s Tough Talk on Pakistan Yield Results?

Bottom Line: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off aid to Pakistan to force Islamabad to take a harder line on terrorism. But in the [...] More

India Struggles to Modernize Defense Industry

India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to execute two highly ambitious programs: modernizing its military while also increasing the [...] More

Committed to the Afghan Mission

The Cipher Brief spoke with Representative Will Hurd, R-Tex., about what more the U.S. can do to improve security and the economy in Afghanistan. [...] More

IMF Warns of 'Uncertainty' Due to Brexit

IMF Warns of 'Uncertainty' Due to Brexit

In the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecasts for global economic [...] More

Venezuela: Veering Off the Edge

Venezuela: Veering Off the Edge

In Venezuela, everything is running out. Food, electricity, and basic necessities like toilet paper are scarce. Foreign reserves have been depleted, [...] More

Cracks in the System

Cracks in the System

After three decades of unprecedented economic growth, China must manage a volatile stock market, a slowing economy, and increasing criticism both at [...] More

Impact on Beijing's Actions Abroad

Until recently, the widely accepted international narrative about China was that it was a country on a roll - characterized by years of remarkable [...] More

A Steady Slowdown

Going into the third year at the helm of the world’s second biggest economy, Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces perhaps the most daunting task of any [...] More