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04 Apr IntelBrief: The Unfathomable Scale of the Global Refugee Crisis

Posted on April 04, 2018

There are few issues as ripe for exploitation by politicians than over the acceptance of refugees. Staggering numbers of people are trying to flee active conflicts, primarily from Syria, but also from Iraq and Afghanistan. Persistent ecological, political, and economic crises plague much of the...

03 Apr IntelBrief: What Presidents Trump and Putin Could Discuss

Posted on April 03, 2018

On April 2, the White House confirmed a Kremlin statement that United States President Donald Trump had discussed, or at least mentioned, a possible summit between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin...

02 Apr IntelBrief: What Comes Next in Syria?

Posted on April 02, 2018

The years-long United States policy position in Syria—that it must fight against the so-called Islamic State, but not engage in the larger civil war plaguing the nation—has shifted...

30 Mar IntelBrief: The Special Relationship Between China and North Korea

Posted on March 30, 2018

Traveling as his father and grandfather did before him, secretly and in an armored train, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a surprise visit to China on March 26, the first time he has met with another head of state since taking office in 2011...

29 Mar IntelBrief: The UK and Preventing Radicalization

Posted on March 29, 2018

The United Kingdom has been dealing with a credible threat of terrorism—along with infrequent but serious attacks—that might not be fully appreciated in the United States, where the fear of terrorism far exceeds the threat...

28 Mar IntelBrief: Missile Games

Posted on March 28, 2018

The war between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed coalition in Yemen marked its 3rd year on March 22. It is difficult to overstate the scale of human suffering of the Yemeni people, a plight that is directly related to the country’s perpetual state of conflict....

27 Mar IntelBrief: Serious Spy Games

Posted on March 27, 2018

On March 26, the United States announced it was expelling 60 Russian diplomats, assessing most as intelligence officers...

26 Mar IntelBrief: The FBI’s Focus

Posted on March 26, 2018

The approximately 35,000 employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have enormous responsibilities, ranging from counterterrorism to counterintelligence, as well as working on more ‘traditional crime’ such as bank robbery, kidnapping, and financial fraud....

23 Mar IntelBrief: Iran Nuclear Agreement Imperiled

Posted on March 23, 2018

In explaining his March decision to replace Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, President Trump cited his disagreement with Tillerson over the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran....

22 Mar IntelBrief: The Texas Serial Bombing

Posted on March 22, 2018

The terror behind a bombing spree of the sort that has gripped Texas since March 2 is quite rare. Serial bombers, like the suspect in the Texas incidents, identified as Mark Anthony Conditt, generate massive fear because of the seemingly random nature of the targets...

21 Mar IntelBrief: Social Media Iceberg

Posted on March 21, 2018

The unfolding scandal involving the improper use by Cambridge Analytica of massive amounts of Facebook user data is perhaps the most unsurprising in recent history....