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Amid the dizzying array of jihadist groups, rebel militias, umbrella opposition alliances, and state-level actors either directly or indirectly involved in Syria’s conflict, it can […] More

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s assertion that the battle to dislodge the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Raqqa “starts in the next […] More

The Obama administration has been criticized for a policy of undue passiveness around the world, including in Latin America. It may be a stretch to […] More

With a familiar turn of phrase that still finds the world collectively raising its eyebrow, Rodrigo Duterte has added to his list of people and […] More

In the span of six months, the U.S.-Philippines relationship has gone from a 25-year highpoint to a period of worrisome uncertainty. At the center of […] More

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rattled decades of foreign policy on October 20 with his announcement of a military and economic “separation” from the United States. […] More

Now that the Obama administration has publicly attributed the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and other political entities to “Russia’s senior-most officials,” the question […] More

After much hand-wringing, the U.S. publicly admitted that the Russian government is interfering with the Presidential election. This was an open secret for weeks, but […] More

Most political leaders understand that governments that fail to respond to public provocations by foreign states do so at their own risk. In recent years, […] More

Over the next few years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to demonstrate two air-launched hypersonic weapons (HSW) concepts; the Turbo Boost Glide and the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept. […] More

Latin America is challenging the status quo.  Rather than be seen as one more area for competition between the United States and China – two […] More

From Washington’s perspective, the majority of recent changes in government in Latin America have been welcome.  The Cipher Brief asked Shannon O’Neil, the Nelson and […] More

Since becoming President in June, Rodrigo Duterte has used his forceful personality to take Filipino policy in new directions. For Western allies like the U.S., […] More

After years of delays and cost overruns, the F-35 is finally in the hands of military services across the globe. As of June of this […] More

Australia’s armed forces have fought as an ally of the United States in all if its wars since WWII. As an original partner in the […] More

Speaking the Same Language Since the earliest stages, the F-35 was designed to improve the interoperability of coalition nations fighting together. The Cipher Brief spoke […] More

On July 4 1821, John Quincy Adams gave an historic address to Congress, in which he stated that, while America may support the cause of […] More

President Obama, and therefore the United States, has not faced simple choices when it comes to Syria and certainly none that would satisfy Americans’ traditional […] More