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The Arab world woke up to a new U.S. President-elect after an election race many had closely followed. The Cipher Brief’s Executive Editor, Fionnuala Sweeney […] More

The votes have been cast, the decision made, and now comes the really tough part: governing.   During a presidential campaign, issues are portrayed mostly in […] More

Pollsters had projected a close race, but in the end it was a decisive win for Donald Trump. In a stunning victory, the Republican candidate […] More

When the new president walks into the Oval Office on January 20th, the American leader will most likely find a note from Barack Obama, a […] More

As the Nation staggers to Tuesday’s electoral finish line, the Cipher Brief asked if I would comment on what a Trump foreign and security policy […] More

No matter who wins today’s election, the American democratic system is in trouble. Should Donald Trump win, the country would have a president who has […] More

Since the turn of the century, perhaps earlier, there has been a consistent distancing between the U.S. and Latin America. Today it is difficult, perhaps […] More

Germany – a strong U.S. ally – is watching the American presidential race very closely, with a critical eye. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder met […] More

A Donald Trump presidency could spell bad news for transatlantic relations, including the U.S.-German relationship, according to many experts. The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder traveled […] More

In what may be his last foreign trip as President of the United States, Barack Obama will make a stop in Germany in mid-November. This […] More

All things considered, there was ample discussion of critical national security issues during the third and final 90-minute debate of this heated and often nasty […] More

From Syria, to climate change, North Korea, and the largest global refugee flows in history, the next President will face a uniquely challenging set of […] More

Fox News’ Chris Wallace has said as moderator, he plans to make “foreign hot spots” one of the 15-minute topics in tomorrow night’s final presidential […] More

The relationship between Russia and the United States has always been and will always be complicated.  In the U.S. and the West in general, hope […] More

It was a U.S. presidential debate unlike we have ever experienced.  Personal attacks and accusations expressed by Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary […] More

It was a raucous Vice Presidential debate Tuesday night, with both candidates repeatedly talking over each other, and each disparaging the positions of the other’s […] More

The conditions under which a U.S. president might use nuclear weapons has in recent weeks become a topic of national conversation. Toward the end of […] More

For the Islamic Republic of Iran, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. With a […] More