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The Munich Dispatches: Europe Shifts to China

The Cipher Brief interviewed a number of national security experts on the sidelines of this year’s Munich Security Conference. Here are key takeaways [...] More

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The Dilemma of Repatriation

Many European nations are avoiding the responsibility of taking back their citizens who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State; this [...] More

May Survives a Vote of ‘No Confidence,’ but What Next for Brexit?

Bottom Line Up FrontOn January 16, British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament.The vote came one day after a [...] More

Russian Disinformation Campaigns Continue to Sow Doubt in the West

Bottom Line Up FrontRussia continues to use social media disinformation to sow doubt, effectively deploying an army of trolls across the Internet.On [...] More

The Continuing Slide Toward Authoritarianism in Hungary

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Central European University, a well-respected academic institution established at the end of the Cold War, is being forced to [...] More

Costs and Consequences of Counterterrorism

Bottom Line Up FrontThe U.K. Parliament has issued a report detailing shortcomings with how its security services handled five terrorism cases in [...] More

Consequences of the ‘Ever-Nearing,’ ‘Never-Clearing’ Brexit Negotiations

Bottom Line Up FrontOn December 11, the British Parliament will vote on a ‘finalized’ deal for exiting the European Union (EU).The deal is two [...] More

The Art of Sidelining Intelligence

Bottom Line Up FrontAt some point today, the U.S. government is expected to release its assessment on the murder of U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi in [...] More

European Defense Needs to Go On Offense

Europe’s defense capability is at the nadir of a cycle of decline since the end of the Cold War. It was less important at the time when Europe and [...] More
Awkward Family Dinner: Blunt Talk in Brussels Targeting Trump

Awkward Family Dinner: Blunt Talk in Brussels Targeting Trump

BRUSSELS – European officials are still going through the stages of grief, more than a year after President Donald Trump was elected, stuck somewhere [...] More

Paris and Berlin No Longer Look Outward to Secure Europe

With Britain leaving the EU, concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to Europe, and an increasingly aggressive Russia, Europeans – [...] More

German Defense Industry Gearing Up

Germany is emerging as a major defense player in Europe. With the UK leaving the EU, Germany and France are now leading Europe’s efforts to secure [...] More
Germany and France Close Ranks on Security Amid Global Uncertainty

Germany and France Close Ranks on Security Amid Global Uncertainty

With Britain leaving the EU, concern from Europeans about U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to Europe, and an increasingly aggressive Russia, [...] More