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A Psychiatrist’s Take on Those Holding Global Power in 2024
As President Joseph Biden enters a key election year in which many national polls show him trailing former President Donald Trump – his administration struggles with a complicated ‘multipolar’ world. Kenneth Dekleva discusses the challenges faced by the US in the Cipher Brief.
What Makes World Leaders Tick: Exclusive Interview with Dr Kenneth Dekleva
In an exclusive interview, Brasidas Group (BG) spoke with psychiatrist and former U.S. Department of State officer and medical expert Dr Kenneth Dekleva about the changing geopolitical landscape, expectations from leading world powers, as well as psychological profiling of world leaders.
China’s President Xi is Playing GO – and Winning
It’s a new world, but in many ways 2023 is like 1793 all over again… Kenneth Dekleva explores how Xi Jin Ping is playing GO while Russia blunders its chess-moves and the West struggles with tic-tac-toe. In the Cipher Brief.
Global Leaders to Watch in 2023
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief about which global leaders we should be looking out for in 2023, including Putin, Xi, Biden, Zelensky and Kim Jong-Un.
Is China’s Xi Jinping a Responsible Stakeholder?
During Xi’s career, intelligence agencies have often grossly underestimated him. It’s critical for President Biden and his national security team not to get Xi wrong, again. Kenneth Dekleva for The Cipher Brief.
Xi’s Paradox: Flexible, Ideological or Both?
Kenneth Dekleva writes in The Cipher Brief that China’s vigorous and intimidating cyber-attacks, economic pressure, diplomatic pressure, and extensive military exercises highlight the importance of understanding President Xi’s leadership style.
Is Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point?
Jason Pack and Kenneth Dekleva’s write for The Cipher Brief on if Negotiating with Putin even possible at this point and how negotiation psychology is critical in understanding Putin’s desires.
Putin’s Health and State of Mind are very Hard Targets
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how the current horrific invasion of Ukraine has raised questions as to Putin’s state of mind and associated health issues, and why we should be concerned about Putin’s mentality.
Putin’s Ukraine Gambit: Why Now and What’s Next
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on why Putin risked facing a robust alliance of American, Canadian, Japanese, and European allies, and even Chinese displeasure by invading Ukraine, after essentially achieving many of his strategic goals.
How ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Can Shape Diplomacy with the U.S.
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how crafting a national security strategy to adapt to and counter a powerful and aggressive China, a keen and sober understanding of Xi – the most formidable leader in the world today – is more critical than ever.
Xi Jinping and the AUKUS Submarine Deal
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on the US-UK-Australia nuclear submarine deal, AUKUS that risks disrupting a delicate non-proliferation equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific.
Doing Business with Hackers, Terrorists and Dictators
Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and subsequent payment Darkside highlights the role of negotiations in cases involving cyber criminals.