SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – In the tumultuous and often unpredictable 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, this much is clear: the next occupant of the White House will find an in-box loaded with global security challenges. The new president will face wars in Europe and the Middle East (assuming they are still ongoing); an increasingly fraught relationship with China and the possibility of conflict over Taiwan; and a powerful new coalition of adversaries that some have labeled an “axis of authoritarians” – China, Russia, Iran and North Korea – working to counter the U.S. and the West.
A recent report issued by the congressionally-mandated Commission on the National Defense Strategy found that the U.S. is facing “the most challenging global environment with the most severe ramifications since the end of the Cold War.”
Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national security-focused expert insight by becoming a Cipher Brief Subscriber+ Member.
Sign Up Log In
