Miliband: Rohingya Survival Demands Long Term Global Effort
The Cipher Brief spoke with David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British Foreign Secretary, about how the international community should […] More
Refugee Crisis
Dealing with the Influx of Mideast Refugees
Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since the second world war, with a large number of refugees coming from the Middle East, particularly Syria […] More
Europe’s Changing Geopolitics
EU unity has been challenged by almost a decade of low growth and high unemployment. This has led to populism and nationalism challenging mainstream political […] More
The African Migrant Crisis: The EU Takes Action
More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Italy this year, compared to just over 142,000 during the same time last year. Of those taking […] More
The Latest
Making Deals with Africa
The European Union (EU) is entering into partnership deals, or “compacts,” with at least five African countries to try to stem the flow of migrants […] More
Uptick in African Refugees Expected to Continue
Irregular migration from Africa to Europe is increasing. As Africa’s population continues to grow, the European Union (EU) will need to figure out how to […] More
Europe Bears a Big Burden in the World's Migration Crisis
The world is currently faced with 65 million forcibly displaced people – the most since World War II – of which nearly 41 million are […] More
Migrants from Africa
Europe’s migration crisis is often framed in terms of the influx of refugees coming from Syria, Afghanistan, and other conflict countries in the Middle East. […] More
Syrian Refugees: Ankara’s Trump Card Against Europe
In March of this year, Turkey came to an agreement with the European Union (EU) on Syrian migration. In return for $6 billion in aid […] More
Turkish Leverage Over the United States and European Union
Since its birth, modern Turkey has occupied a delicate position in the world. Straddling both Asia and Europe, the ancient Ottoman capital of Istanbul captures […] More
Germany Plans to Tighten Immigration Policy
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière announced on Thursday proposals for strengthening Germany’s security apparatus, after four attacks – three committed by refugees – shook […] More
European Unity in the Face of Crises
Europe is used to dealing with crises. In fact, what we now call the European Union is a result of one of the biggest crises […] More
The United States Needs Europe
The United States needs strong allies in Europe. The United States also needs European unity. This has been a recurrent theme in Barack Obama’s foreign […] More
Can Merkel Survive?
For seven of the last eight years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful women. Last year, she was […] More
On Worldwide Threats
The Islamic State (ISIS) is the “preeminent global” threat and remains determined to execute direct attacks against the U.S. homeland, the top U.S. intelligence official […] More
The Paris Attacks
Intelligence failure: those are two words we often hear following a devastating terrorist attack such as what we saw this weekend in Paris. Almost by […] More
A Malignant Cancer
The Cipher Brief spoke with Rob Richer, CIA’s former Associate Deputy Director for Operations, about the terrorist attacks in Paris. Richer spoke about the importance […] More
A Shift in Strategy
The Paris attacks last Friday demonstrated ISIS ability to strike in the heart of Western Europe. Kevin Hulbert, a former senior intelligence officer in the […] More
The Impact of Leaks
The Cipher Brief sat down with General Keith Alexander, former Director of the National Security Agency. Alexander discussed the Paris attacks, the impact of the […] More