Energy’s Impact on Europe’s Moral Imperative
French President Emmanuel Macron is joining other European leaders in support of an EU Russian oil embargo according to French officials. French Finance Minister Bruno […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Europe’
Putting Europe’s Energy Problem into Perspective
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief […] More
The Plight of Syrian Refugees
Bottom Line Up Front Following intensified fighting in Syria between Turkey and the Assad regime, thousands of refugees are fleeing the country in an […] More
Iran Escalates Repression Amid Unrest
Bottom Line Up Front The Iranian regime is using all elements of state power to suppress organized dissent, including widespread arrests and the use […] More
Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Battle for Libya
Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, France agreed to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, a decision welcomed by Greece and decried […] More
NATO’s Most Elite Operators and their Biggest Challenges
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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 (Ret.) to help […] More
Turkey Begins Sending Back Foreign Fighters to the West
Bottom Line Up Front Turkey recently sent a dozen Islamic State prisoners back to their respective home countries, while Erdogan has promised to send […] More
A JCPOA on Life Support
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Anti-Semitic Violence Strikes Germany on Yom Kippur
Bottom Line Up Front An anti-Semitic attack in Germany resulted in two dead as a white supremacy extremist symbolically chose Yom Kippur as a […] More
The EU Makes Progress in Prosecuting Foreign Fighters, But More Needs to Be Done
Bottom Line Up Front One of the most significant challenges facing countries seeking to prosecute foreign fighters is the difficulty of obtaining evidence of […] More
The Chaotic Endgame of Brexit
Bottom Line Up Front UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s August 28 request to suspend Parliament has spurred political anxiety as the UK’s scheduled October […] More
Disarray at the G7
Bottom Line Up Front Early this week, the G7 countries concluded several days of meetings in Biarritz, France. U.S. President Donald Trump has been […] More
Inoculation Efforts Against the Onslaught of Disinformation
Bottom Line Up Front Given Russia’s relentless disinformation campaigns, several European countries have accelerated efforts to prepare their populations for this threat. While successful […] More
Iran’s State of Play
Tensions remain high between Iran and several EU countries, even after some of the primary signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement vowed their continued support […] More
Canada Lists Radical Far-Right Wing Groups as Terrorist Organizations
Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, Canada listed two radical far-right wing groups as terrorist organizations. Both of the newly listed terrorist groups—Blood […] More
French Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Iraq
Bottom Line Up Front Just last week, seven members of the so-called Islamic State, all of them from France, were sentenced to death by […] More
The Comeback of Hate in Europe
Bottom Line Up Front Germany is experiencing a renewed wave of virulent anti-Semitism and intimidation and violence directed toward immigrants, especially Muslims. Some German […] More
Unraveling the Rawi Terrorist Financing Network
Bottom Line Up Front The U.S. Treasury Department recently imposed sanctions on the Rawi terrorist financing network, which helped move funds for the so-called […] More
The EU’s Problematic Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Bottom Line Up Front: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is China’s principal foreign policy vehicle and may be the most significant geopolitical strategy […] More
The Far Right Seeks to Normalize Its Ideology
Bottom Line Up Front In Europe, groups on the political far-right are attempting to mainstream and normalize their ideologies to recast themselves for the […] More
The Growing Threat of Iranian Missiles
Bottom Line Up Front Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities enable it to project power while compensating for an otherwise modest conventional military capacity. Iran’s supply […] More
Terrorism in the West: Comparing the Threat in Europe and the U.S.
Bottom Line Up Front • In 2017, Europe suffered from the highest number of terrorist attacks linked to jihadist ideology in modern history. • […] More
Terror Strikes France: Strasbourg Christmas Market Attack
Bottom Line Up Front On December 11th, there was a terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France. While the suspect was known […] More