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What International Leaders Should Do About Myanmar's Military Coup

Cipher Brief Expert Ambassador Joseph DeTrani is former Special envoy for Six Party Talks with North Korea and the former U.S. Representative to the [...] More

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Saudi Arabia’s Persistent Human Rights Violations

Bottom Line Up FrontThe UN recently released a report that squarely places blame for the murder of prominent Saudi dissident and U.S.-based [...] More

Libya: Spiraling Further Downward

Bottom Line Up FrontOn July 5, the U.N. Security Council issued a statement condemning an airstrike on a migrant detention camp in Libya that killed [...] More

Houthi Rebels Step Up Attacks Against Saudi Arabia

Bottom Line Up FrontSince April, Houthi rebels have conducted at least ten separate missile or drone strikes on Saudi targets, including airports, [...] More

The Struggle for Sudan Spills Across Borders

Bottom Line Up FrontOn May 6, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) once again pushed for a transfer to civilian rule in Sudan.While the [...] More

The Complexity of Peacekeeping Operations

Bottom Line Up FrontIn December 2018, the U.S. announced it would look to end its support for‘unproductive, unsuccessful and unaccountable U.N. [...] More

Kosovo’s Controversial Decision to Form an Army

Bottom Line Up FrontOn December 14, Kosovo’s parliament voted to form an official standing army, prompting a volley of angry rhetoric from Serbia and [...] More
The Broader Implications of What's Happening in Yemen

The Broader Implications of What's Happening in Yemen

Pro-government forces backed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have launched an assault on rebels holding Yemen's port city of Hodeidah. Potential [...] More
Blood and Quicksand: Moscow and UN Vie for Syria Peace

Blood and Quicksand: Moscow and UN Vie for Syria Peace

Bottom Line: Multiple rounds of peace talks aimed at ending Syria’s seven-year civil war have failed to yield results or relieve a catastrophic [...] More

Expect ‘Ferocious’ North Korea Response If U.S. Strikes

The Trump Administration continues to pound away at North Korea, insisting military options are on the table, but so far the threats have not stopped [...] More
U.S. Pushes China and Russia to Tighten Screws on North Korea

U.S. Pushes China and Russia to Tighten Screws on North Korea

The United States is stepping up calls for China and Russia to comply with new United Nations sanctions on North Korea, a move that experts say would [...] More
Iran Nuclear Deal Falls Short on Missiles

Iran Nuclear Deal Falls Short on Missiles

As part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic agreed to suspend activities related to its development of ballistic missiles capable of [...] More

Negotiate Now to Limit Range of Iranian Bombs

Earlier this summer, the Trump administration chalked up a number of supposed achievements in its ongoing efforts to contain Iran’s ballistic missile [...] More