
Expert Q&A: Trump’s Proposal Sparks Call for ‘Practical’ Change in Gaza
EXPERT Q&A — The Cipher Brief turned to Ambassador Dennis Ross to discuss Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, and the discussion it has sparked about […] More
EXPERT Q&A — The Cipher Brief turned to Ambassador Dennis Ross to discuss Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza, and the discussion it has sparked about […] More
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT – As President Donald Trump doubles down on his idea of a U.S. takeover of Gaza, Arab governments are also doubling […] More
EXPERT Q&A — As the Trump Administration takes the reins for a second term, it has pledged a 100-day end to the war in Ukraine, and […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has long counted the United States among its most generous and loyal members, many NATO nations […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW — Four days into what the Trump administration has said will be a 100-day push for peace in Ukraine, the president has made several […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW — On the day the Israeli cabinet voted to approve the long-awaited ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, The Cipher Brief spoke with a former advisor […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – The upcoming peaceful inauguration of the next U.S. president should serve as a reminder to the world of the virtues […] More
OPINION — I’ve been wondering what I would say to my former government colleagues at this time of imminent change if I was still working among […] More
Expert View — President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that his team is setting up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the end […] More
EDITOR’S NOTE — Since Donald Trump’s victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has reached out to our network for thoughts on what the priorities ought to […] More
OPINION — President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the inauguration on January 20th. With this invitation, it appears that Trump […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEW — As a new year begins, with a long list of threats and global security challenges looming, we offer a view of those challenges […] More
OPINION — Let us hope that the nadir of European delusion was reached on 7th December when a TV commentator at the reopening of Notre Dame […] More
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — To the President-elect: North Korea spent almost thirty years trying to normalize relations with the U.S., knowing it would legitimize the […] More
DEEP DIVE — For years, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has tried and failed at all sorts of half-baked schemes to eliminate enemies living in […] More
MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT — Since Donald Trump’s victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has reached out to our network of experts for their thoughts […] More
DEEP DIVE — The Middle East has changed dramatically since President Donald Trump left office in 2021. An always-tense part of the world has seen an […] More
DEEP DIVE — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of a quick end to Russia’s war on Ukraine is something that Ukrainians desperately want, as the full-scale invasion […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVES — In the hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, we turned to our network of experts for […] More
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