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Renew, Elevate, Modernize: A Blueprint for a 21st-Century U.S.-ROK Alliance Strategy
Kristine Lee, Joshua Fitt, Coby Goldberg | November 16, 2020
Energy, Economics, & Security
Exposing the Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers
How North Korea conducts intricate and sweeping cyberattacks against the United States and its allies to acquire funds to support its illicit nuclear proliferation efforts....
Technology & National Security
Defense Technology Strategy
The DoD needs a systematic approach—a technology strategy—for how to prioritize technology investments....
Congress & National Security
Special Event: Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and Intelligence in the Biden Administration
Nov 23, 2020
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Space Force to Outlast Trump as Buying Powers Impasse Persists
In The News
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit his predecessor’s signature military Space Force, yet the pace of its development hinges on lawmakers resolving a fundamental dispute: h...
By Sarah Mineiro
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Biden faces mounting hurdles on path to rejoin Iran deal
In The News
President-elect Joe Biden is facing mounting hurdles to reenter the Iran nuclear deal as the Trump administration uses its final days in office to try to cement its so-called ...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam
In The News
As President Donald Trump tries to end America’s longest war, he has settled on a compromise. Instead of withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Christmas, as he boast...
By Jim Golby
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Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained
In The News
President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, bringing a few thousand more service members home but still falling short of his promi...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How Russia's Opposition Movement Wants Biden to Confront Putin
In The News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far kept his silence on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. But other Russians have not been so circumspect. ...
By Edward Fishman
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Space Force to Outlast Trump as Buying Powers Impasse Persists
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit his predecessor’s signature military Space Force, yet the pace of its development hinges on lawmakers resolving a fundamental dispute: h...
By Sarah Mineiro
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Back to the Future: Transforming the U.S. Army for High-Intensity Warfare in the 21st Century
By Billy Fabian
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Next Generation Defense Strategy: Missile Defense
By Sarah Mineiro
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Space Force to Outlast Trump as Buying Powers Impasse Persists
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Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships
Cooperation with allies and partners is vital for achieving U.S. foreign policy goals, especially with respect to global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the sprea...
By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam
By Jim Golby
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Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships
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Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam
As President Donald Trump tries to end America’s longest war, he has settled on a compromise. Instead of withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Christmas, as he boast...
By Jim Golby
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Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Biden Family’s Military Ties May Influence Approach to Policy in White House
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam
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The Biden Administration and Europe, with Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss how Europe is reacting to the incoming Biden administration. Erlanger is the chief diplomatic correspon...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Steven Erlanger
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Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships
By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Youth Voices in Foreign Policy, with Indiana High School Students
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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The Biden Administration and Europe, with Steven Erlanger
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Biden faces mounting hurdles on path to rejoin Iran deal
President-elect Joe Biden is facing mounting hurdles to reenter the Iran nuclear deal as the Trump administration uses its final days in office to try to cement its so-called ...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Sharper: The Next Four Years
By Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Sharper: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East
By Kaleigh Thomas, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Biden faces mounting hurdles on path to rejoin Iran deal
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The Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers
As North Korea continues to successfully evade U.S. and UN sanctions, what can the United States do?...
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Exposing the Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers
By Jason Bartlett
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How Russia's Opposition Movement Wants Biden to Confront Putin
By Edward Fishman
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The Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers
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Senators grill social media giants over election handling
Kara Frederick, fellow at the Center for a New American Security, provides key takeaways from Facebook, Twitter CEO testimony. Watch the full interview on Fox and Friends Fir...
By Kara Frederick
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Defense Technology Strategy
By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen
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Biden likely to remain tough on Chinese tech like Huawei, but with more help from allies
By Paul Scharre
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Senators grill social media giants over election handling
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Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroad
Since President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection last week, his lies and lawsuits and his fuming and firings have left the country and the world wondering: Is he just ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Make Good Choices! National Security Transitions and the Policy and Process Decisions
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Alex Tippett
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Trump's baseless election attacks undermining U.S. image abroad
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroad
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More women in government roles leads to greater national security
The United States is facing an unprecedented economic and health crisis due to the coronavirus. Decisions made now will have repercussions that last for years. Recovery from t...
By Katie Galgano
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
By Emma Moore
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More women in government roles leads to greater national security