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Why the Navy’s Next Battleship Faces Major Hurdles

OPINION — “The Navy and Coast Guard need to demonstrate that the approach to these [shipbuilding] programs is not a short-term deviation followed by [...] More

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Iran War Scorecard Looks Bad for America’s Strategic Interests

OPINION — While the war has yet to conclude, we have enough information to create a preliminary net assessment of its effects on U.S. security and [...] More

The Quiet Expansion of Trump’s War on Cartels

OPINION — “The [narco-trafficking] boat strikes [in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific] aren't the answer. What we're moving for right now might be an [...] More

Inside Trump’s Thinking on the Iran War

OPINION — “Remember this: We're being nice. I [President Trump] could take out [Iran’s] things within the next hour, we could hang up [this telephone [...] More

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

Signs of Trouble from Venezuela's Regime Could Be Subtle at First

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Turmoil in Minneapolis and the unprecedented friction within NATO over President Trump’s effort to secure control over [...] More

What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

What to Watch for in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Visit to Washington

EXPERT INTERVIEW — President Trump is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House today with an announcement that he plans to [...] More

Dead Drop: Week of August 18

THE HOUSE WHERE IT HAPPENED: There was a ton of media interest on Friday surrounding the FBI search of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s [...] More

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