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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

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OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa

OSINT Global Trendline Report: The Middle East and Africa

The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Trend Line Report utilizes open source data on a quarterly basis to track trends around the world that impact national [...] More

Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Battle for Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontJust last week, France agreed to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, a decision welcomed by Greece and decried by [...] More

Understanding Haftar and the Path Ahead in Libya

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the situation in Libya is a “scandal” and expressed his frustration over [...] More

How did Libya get where it is Today?

The Cipher Brief spoke with Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, former U.S. Ambassador to Libya (2013-2015) about the state of play in the country, who [...] More

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Piecing Together a Fragile Libya

Representatives from Libya's warring parties began talks in Geneva on Monday. The discussions, known as the Libya Military Joint Commission are led [...] More

OSINT Global Trendline Report

OSINT Global Trendline Report

The Cipher Brief’s Open Source Trend Line Report utilizes open source data on a quarterly basis to track trends around the world that impact national [...] More

Fighting Over Access to Libya’s Energy Supplies

Bottom Line Up FrontFighting in Libya has dragged on for the past eight years following the ouster of the country’s longtime leader, the dictator [...] More

Geopolitical Conflict Underlying the War in Libya

This Academic Incubator column is part of a Cipher Brief academic partnership program that presents insights on global security-related issues from [...] More

Turkey Enters the Conflict in Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontTurkey has intervened in Libya’s internecine civil war in an effort to prop up the increasingly beleaguered Government of [...] More

External Powers Set Their Sights on Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontTurkish President Erdogan recently suggested that Ankara might intervene militarily in Libya if requested by the government in [...] More

The Islamic State in West Africa Province is Growing in Strength and Sophistication

Bottom Line Up FrontIt is probable that Islamic State core transferred its technological know-how to its West African province (ISWAP) through direct [...] More