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 from Dmitri […] More
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Putin’s ‘Gambler’ Mentality is a Wild Card in Global Energy Markets
Interstate relations are normally governed by self-interest and restraint but the ongoing war in Ukraine, when coupled with Russia’s escalatory bent, have rendered predictions about […] More
Winter is coming, prompting Europe to shore up Energy Supplies
EXPERT Q&A — Europeans are already feeling the cold, even as near-full energy storage capacity and mild weather have worked to avert a full-blown European […] More
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
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May Survives a Vote of ‘No Confidence,’ but What Next for Brexit?
Bottom Line Up Front On 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 Front Russia 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 Front The 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 Front The U.K. Parliament has issued a report detailing shortcomings with how its security services handled five terrorism cases in 2017. […] More
Consequences of the ‘Ever-Nearing,’ ‘Never-Clearing’ Brexit Negotiations
Bottom Line Up Front On December 11, the British Parliament will vote on a ‘finalized’ deal for exiting the European Union (EU). The deal […] More
The Art of Sidelining Intelligence
Bottom Line Up Front At some point today, the U.S. government is expected to release its assessment on the murder of U.S. resident Jamal […] 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 […] More
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 between […] 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 – especially the French and […] More
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, Europeans are looking to […] 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 […] More
Turkey’s Drift from the EU and NATO Could Be Permanent
Relations between Turkey and the European Union – already fraught – have deteriorated swiftly over the last few months. In June, the refusal of […] More
Turkey Has Lost Its Biggest Cheerleader: The U.S. Military
Turkey’s relations with the EU and place within NATO have come under increased scrutiny over the past year, especially during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s […] More
NATO Struggles to Align Turkey and Germany
In the run up to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign to win a constitutional referendum this April, rhetorical vitriol between Turkey and EU countries […] More
Free Trade’s New Champions
The recently agreed framework for a Europe-Japan free trade agreement could not provide a clearer indication as to the changing of the guard in terms […] More