The Biden Administration’s Race to Help Ukraine – and Putin’s Response
DEEP DIVE — The war in Ukraine has veered into volatile new territory, ignited by a final push — in Washington and Kyiv – to alter […] More
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Is Biden Aid to Ukraine Too Little, Too Late?
EXPERT INTERVIEW — With less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office, the Biden administration is working on a range of last-ditch efforts […] More
NATO Prepares for Trump, and His Plans for Ukraine
EXPERT INTERVIEW – Donald Trump has issues with NATO. That much seems clear from his past statements as a candidate and as president. But that […] More
NATO Must Respond to Russian Shadow War on European Soil
OPINION — The year 2024 has seen a spate of terrorist attacks strike Europe, and surprisingly, hardly anyone seems to care. Unlike previous waves of terrorism […] More
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Former US Commander: Future Global Policies ‘Being Written In Ukraine’
EXPERT INTERVIEW — In the week since Donald Trump’s election victory, the world has been speculating and preparing – in some cases with high anxiety […] More
How Trump 2.0 May Deal With Global Flashpoints
DEEP DIVE – As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the U.S. faces an unusually broad set of global security challenges: wars […] More
DEEP DIVE: How Trump and Vance Would Deal With Global Hot Zones
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – Whoever wins the November 5 U.S. presidential election will face an almost unprecedented set of global security challenges: Wars in Europe […] More
Former Estonian President: NATO Falls Short of “Moral Obligation” To Defend Ukraine
OPINION — As part of The Cipher Brief’s coverage of this week’s 75th-anniversary NATO Summit in Washington, international correspondent Ia Meurmishvili spoke with Toomas Hendrik […] More
EXPERT ANALYSIS: After the Summit, a NATO Worth Celebrating – or Too Weak For the Moment?
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – NATO’s summit in Washington proved much more than a 75th-anniversary celebration; it was chock-full of news, some behind-the-scenes controversy and […] More
DEEP DIVE: Behind the Scenes, Plans to “Trump-Proof” NATO
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Donald Trump may not have been on the NATO summit agenda, but he was clearly on the minds of NATO leaders […] More
As NATO Marks A Milestone, Critics Blast Slow Pace of Ukraine Aid
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — As leaders of NATO gathered this week to mark its 75th anniversary and chart a course for the future, the alliance itself […] More
Why NATO Would Be Stronger With Ukraine As a Member
OPINION — As the NATO Summit gets underway in Washington, experts agree on this much: Ukraine and Russia dominate the agenda, even for an alliance […] More
NATO Must Stop Putin – and Stop Worrying About Trump
OPINION — As the leaders of NATO gather in Washington for a three-day celebration of the alliance’s 75th anniversary, they also face short- and longer-term […] More
Former NATO Secretary General: For Europeans, “Holiday From History Is Over”
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — At this week’s 75th-anniversary summit of NATO in Washington, the alliance faces tests of unity – particularly in its posture towards […] More
EXPERT ANALYSIS: NATO Summit Must Bring Pledges for Ukraine, Warnings For Putin
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — This week’s NATO summit in Washington is both a 75th anniversary celebration and a moment of truth for the alliance […] More
As NATO Turns 75, Four Former Commanders Assess the State of the Alliance
SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEWS — As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marks its 75th anniversary, it is also marking what is arguably the most important moment […] More
How Biden’s Reversal Could Change the War in Ukraine
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE – It may be President Biden’s most consequential decision about the Ukraine war since Russia’s February 2022 invasion: allowing Ukraine to strike Russian […] More
Understanding Erdogan’s ‘Non-Visit’ To Washington
OPINION — On May 9, U.S. President Joseph Biden was expected to host his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for an official visit in […] More
A Russia-China Show of Force in the Arctic
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As Russia and China put on a show of force in the Arctic, security officials are voicing concerns over NATO’s readiness […] More