jueves, 11 de julio de 2019




Expert Analysis: Reading the Clues on 

North Korea



Tim Willasey-Wilsey is a former senior member of the British Foreign Office and a Cipher Brief expert. He is currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Kings College London’s Department of War Studies.

He weighs in with a view on how recent events have been perceived, and affected dynamics on the Korean Peninsula, both North and South.  





The Cipher Brief is focusing this week on the real national security situation that is building along
 the southern border.  The President recently signed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill to address the humanitarian crisis there, but Congressman Will Hurd, Republican from Texas, says it isn’t enough.  
The Cipher Brief talked with the Congressman, who is also a former CIA Officer, about the underlying issues feeding the crisis, and a national intelligence opportunity that he says could start turning the issue around in a matter of weeks.  The interview has been lightly edited for clarity.


Intel Brief: Iran Crisis Returns to Nuclear Issues


Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have now returned to the core issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
  • Iran’s recent actions, including violating terms of the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement, are intended to make the Trump administration pay a price for its ‘maximum pressure’ campaign.
     
  • There are no easily discernible solutions to the crisis, in part because the Trump administration is unwilling to lift any sanctions on Iran.
     
  • The European Union (EU) countries have few options to salvage the nuclear accord, even as they scramble in an attempt to save the deal.



The Headlines:
Trump official warns of 'active threats' against U.S. elections; U.S. begins inquiry into French digital services tax; Migrant apprehensions along border drop in June; Brazilian congress approves pension overhaul; Nominee to head EU hopes UK abandons Brexit; Merkel seen shaking for third time in a month; Accusations of Russian involvement hasn't hurt Italy's Salvini; Poland frees ex-official accused of spying for China; President of Romanina blasts his government for not complying with the will of the people; Slovakia's president criticizes China's human rights; Ukrainian president kicks official out of meeting; UN urges China to end detention of Uighurs; Iran says enrichment will continue until it receives 'full rights'; Syrian regime breaching ceasefire in the south....