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Iran: War, the Abraham Accords, and the Psychology of Its Leadership

OPINION – As the war between Iran and America (plus Israel) enters its second week, a close examination of its asymmetric and higher-order effects is [...] More

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NATO Lures Trump Back - at a Cost

NATO Lures Trump Back - at a Cost

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The stakes at this week’s NATO summit were sky-high – support for Ukraine, a shoring up of Europe’s defenses, and the [...] More

Trump’s Gulf Tour: The Money Deals, the Diplomacy and What Comes Next

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – President Trump headed home Friday after a whirlwind four-day tour of the Persian Gulf that featured multibillion-dollar [...] More

Trump's Mideast Wish List: $1+ Trillion in Investments - and Some Diplomacy Too

Trump's Mideast Wish List: $1+ Trillion in Investments - and Some Diplomacy Too

EXPERT INTERVIEWS - President Donald Trump embarks this week on the first scheduled overseas trip of his second term (the funeral for Pope Francis [...] More

When It Comes to National Security, Loyalty Tests Should Have No Place

OPINION - National Security Adviser Mike Waltz appears to have lost his post at least in part because of questions of loyalty. Same for National [...] More

America's Allies Shocked by Storming of the Capitol

The Cipher Brief asked our experts to weigh in on how they saw Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump protesters and how allies and [...] More

The Times that Try Men's Souls

OPINION – The military has become the U.S. institution in which the public has the most confidence, as measured by the latest Gallup Poll, which gave [...] More

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

What Does Trump's Tweet Mean for Afghanistan?

Cipher Brief Expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey is Visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London and is a former senior member of the British [...] More

Declassification of Unverified Information becomes Election Talking Point

OPINION — Last Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe promised, or maybe threatened, “Additional declassification and public [...] More

Is Russia getting away with Murder?

Is Russia getting away with Murder?

(The Cipher Brief 2020 Threat Conference will host an interactive session on this topic during The Cipher Brief Threat Conference September 13-15. [...] More

The Lucrative Border Wall Business

OPINION — Last Thursday, President Trump was asked by reporters about the arrest earlier that day of his former campaign manager and early White [...] More