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What Can Europe do in Syria?
After 54 years of brutal rule in Syria, the al-Assad family’s reign came to an end last week. Following 13 years of devastating civil war, which saw over a million refugees fl...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Our Man in Damascus? Sanctions and Governance in Post-Assad Syria
The complexity of the legal and policy issues presented by the sanctions thicket surrounding Syria—and the disparate authorities responsible for various parts of it—will requi...
By Alex Zerden
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Ziemba: Russia & Iran Concentrating on Own Battles
The rebel-led alliance in Syria is set to form a transitional government, after overthrowing President Bashar Al Assad. Reports say the reason the Assad regime fell so quickly...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Sharper: Tariffs
The incoming Trump administration has signaled that tariffs will be a central pillar of its economic strategy, with significant implications for international trade, the Ameri...
By Eleanor Hume, Charles Horn & Gwendolyn Nowaczyk
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Taking Trump’s Tariffs Threats Seriously
Join Emily and Geoff to catch up on a whole bunch of economic security news, including the ill fated Nippon Steel / U.S. Steel deal, new chips export controls, and TikTik’s ba...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Cryptocurrency in the War Zone: A Closer Look at Recent Events in Syria
Syria’s political fate remains in flux, both internally and in terms of its relations with key regional powers....
By Eitan Danon
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Syria: What Happened and What Comes Next
After more than a decade of civil war involving major interventions from foreign powers, over the past week a rebel alliance incredibly rapidly gained control of city after ci...
By Richard Fontaine
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Washington Needs a New Syria Policy Right Now
It is well past time for Washington to demonstrate leadership, advance its global and regional interests, and support the freedom and future of the Syrian people....
By Jonathan Lord
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
On POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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How the Chip War Could Turn Under Trump
If the new Trump administration wants to reset chip policy — and if it wants visible results within four years — it had better start soon....
By Chris Miller
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Turmoil in Paris and Berlin Going into a Second Trump Term
Earlier this week, France’s government collapsed following a successful no-confidence vote from left-wing and far-right lawmakers. This political crisis comes on the heels of ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Tara Varma & Liana Fix
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Around the Table with Geo Saba
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter. Each edition features a conversation with a peer in the national security community ...
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Trump Must Rebalance America’s AI Strategy
The disagreements about AI progress are so fundamental and held with such conviction that they have evoked comparisons to a “religious schism” among technologists....
By Bill Drexel & Ruby Scanlon
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Why Trump’s Pick for a Top U.S. Intelligence Position Is Setting Off Alarm Bells
Carrie Cordero, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow and General Counsel at CNAS, joins to discuss concerns about Gabbard’s lack of qualifications for the DNI position and her past s...
By Carrie Cordero
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Ziemba: China Could Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S.
If tariffs and costs continue to rise, it will not be great for oil demand within the US, that's according to Rachel Ziemba, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New Amer...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Treasury and Commerce nominations + Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel
Emily and Geoff react to the nominations of Scott Bessent for U.S. Treasury Secretary and Howard Lutnick for U.S. Commerce Secretary and overall point man for trade and tariff...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Guidance for the 2025 AI Action Summit in Paris
In September 2024, the French government, in collaboration with civil society partners, invited technical and policy experts to share their opinions on emerging technology iss...
By Janet Egan, Michael Depp, Noah Greene & Caleb Withers
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What Trump’s Pick for Secretary of Defense Could Mean for Inclusivity in the Military
Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at CNAS joins to discuss the Trump administration nominee for secretary of defense....
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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To Improve Recruiting, Make Medical Standards Match Retention Ones
Standards exist for a reason, but excluding people who could thrive in the military unnecessarily impairs readiness....
By Kareen Hart & Taren Sylvester
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Trump and the War in Ukraine with Michael Kofman and Robert Lee
More than 1000 days into the War in Ukraine, questions about continued support for the Ukrainian effort and the prospect of a negotiated settlement in the months to come have ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Rob Lee & Mike Kofman