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Emile Nakhleh

Contradictions in US Policy between Ukraine and The Middle East

OPINION — The Biden administration is correct in responding to reported Russian atrocities by arming Ukraine to defend itself and is equally [...] More

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Netanyahu's Obsession and the Palestinian Uprising

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

Lebanon on Brink of Collapse

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

How will Saudi Pro-Reform Activists Respond to Biden's Approach to MBS?

Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program [...] More

Bahrain's Opportunity for a Human Rights Reset

Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program [...] More

An Activist, A Prison Sentence and the US-Saudi Special Relationship

Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program [...] More

Improving Transnational Intelligence Sharing

Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program [...] More

A New US Approach to the Muslim World

OPINION — Engaging Muslim communities globally emerged as a policy option within the U.S. government shortly after the heinous 9/11 terrorist [...] More

Can Bahrain's New Prime Minister Chart a New Path to Reform?

The Cipher Brief is an apolitical national security publisher. We are committed to presenting multiple opinions to help produce a more informed [...] More

How Will a Biden Administration Engage the Middle East?

The Cipher Brief is a non-political media outlet focused on publishing expert perspectives on national security issues. We are committed to [...] More

What Follows Bahrain's Normalization of Relations with Israel?

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

UAE-Israel deal serves bilateral relations, not larger issues

Cipher Brief Expert Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic [...] More

Lebanon's Government Resigned. What's Next?

Emile Nakhleh is a retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and founding director of the CIA’s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program [...] More