The United Kingdom Brings Home Several Orphans from Syria
Bottom Line Up Front The United Kingdom recently announced that it had taken back several children who were living in territory formerly held by […] More
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2019: New Beginnings & Old Challenges
Bottom Line Up Front As 2019 begins, the U.S. and its allies will continue to deal with crises that started years ago and have […] More
The Release of Anjem Choudary
Bottom Line Up Front On October 19, al-Muhajiroun co-founder Anjem Choudary was released from prison in the U.K. after serving over two years for inspiring […] More
Russian Cyber Espionage, Crimes, and Hooliganism
Bottom Line Up Front Russia continues to attack the data and computer networks of Western countries and organizations. Moscow will target any organization that seeks […] More
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Is the US Still a Reliable Ally?
Cipher Brief experts Matt Olsen and Nick Fishwick tackled the state of the U.S. alliance with the “5 Eyes” – the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia […] More
UK National Security Adviser: Russia Expulsions Just First Step
As Russia was announcing who it would kick out over the mass expulsion of Russian spies over a nerve agent attack in Britain, the U.K.’s […] More
Network Take: The UK Meltdown over Trump Tweets
The fallout continued Thursday over President Donald Trump’s retweeting of anti-Islam videos originally posted by a British far-right fringe group. British Prime Minister Theresa May, […] More
Counterterrorism and the Costs of a Free Society
This morning’s detonation of an improvised explosive device onboard the London Tube has once again pushed the issue of online terrorist recruitment to the forefront […] More
London Attacker ‘May Not Have Fancied Martyrdom’
In an incident the British government has called a terrorist attack, a bomb detonated at Parsons Green tube station Friday morning. 29 people were injured; […] More
Panic as Bomb Attack Rocks London Underground
A bomb exploded on a London subway train Friday morning injuring at least 29 people, most of them suffering flash burns from the blast, none […] More
Terrorists Learn Tactics by Watching Each Other
Earlier today, an improvised explosive device was detonated on the London underground railway, known as the Tube, injuring more than 20 people in what British […] More
Allying Public and Private Forces on the Front Lines of Cybersecurity
Few security challenges muddle the distinction between government and business roles as those emanating from cyberspace. National security issues no longer remain solely under the […] More
Brexit in Turmoil After Elections
After British snap elections last Thursday, attention has turned back to Brexit negotiations between the EU and the UK, which began this week. Headline issues […] More
UK Wrestles with Counterterrorism Strategy after Another Attack
As the United Kingdom faces its fourth terrorist attack in the last three months, the country is grappling with its counterterrorism strategy as authorities face […] More
Does Brexit Still Mean Brexit?
British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped to have an ironclad majority in parliament that would bolster her negotiating position in upcoming Brexit talks. That […] More
In Brexit, EU Holds the Cards
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Conservative Party’s upset electoral loss on Thursday has thrown British politics into chaos and called May’s survival as […] More
Bilateral Disputes Could Derail Brexit
After British snap elections held this Thursday, attention will now turn back to negotiations between the EU and the UK to determine the terms under […] More
UK Vote Leaves Brexit, Future Security Strategy Hanging
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party surprisingly lost a dozen seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament, in snap elections […] More
‘Lone Wolves’ Never Really Act Alone
Attacks like Saturday’s one in London trigger information-sharing between allies, as well as domestic procedures to secure the homeland. Is there a concern about copycat […] More