INTELBRIEFS
January 24, 2018
IntelBrief: The U.S. Digs Deeper in Afghanistan
The January 20, 2018, attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul highlights how precarious the security situation in Afghanistan remains.......
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January 23, 2018
IntelBrief: Pivoting from Terrorism to Great Power Competition
On January 19 at Johns Hopkins University, Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke about the new National Defense Strategy (NDS).......
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January 22, 2018
IntelBrief: The U.S. and Turkey Showdown in Northern Syria
Turkey began conducting artillery strikes on the border town of Afrin on January 19, a move that Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said was the ‘de facto start’ of a......
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January 19, 2018
IntelBrief: The Dangerous Link Between National Security and Climate Change
The current cold front sweeping across the eastern United States is yet another reminder of the instability caused by the warming of the polar regions.......
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January 18, 2018
IntelBrief: Tensions Between Two Key U.S. MidEast Allies
When Jordan’s King Abdullah II removed Prince Faisal bin Hussein and Prince Ali bin Hussein, two of his brothers, and Prince Talal bin Muhammad, a cousin, from their positions......
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