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Trump Complaining About 'Fake News' a Snowflake Move
The Trump administration is, to borrow the president’s description of his own attorney general, beleaguered. It hasn’t had a win since confirming Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme C...
By Neal Urwitz
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Future of Military Robotics Looks Like a Nature DocumentaryBBC has followed up 2006’s Planet Earth, perhaps the greatest nature documentary of all time, with an even greater sequel. This past week, Planet Earth II received 10 Emmy Awa...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Goodbye to Spicer — This Wasn't His Fault
To the surprise of no one, Sean Spicer resigned as White House Press Secretary on Friday. The rumors he was “out” had been swirling for months. The press — even traditionally ...
By Neal Urwitz
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How Men Should Help More Women Lead
There is a lack of women’s leadership in this country. In companies, Congress, Hollywood, tech and certainly in our field of national security, relatively few women have made ...
By Julianne Smith
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Julianne Smith in Financial Times on the Second Trump-Putin Meeting in Hamburg
Commentary
When news broke this week about President Donald Trump having a second, unreported meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7, some w...
By Julianne Smith
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Why Trump’s Solo Meeting With Putin Was a Big No-No
The latest Washington scandal reads like a 19th century morality tale: The president met with Vladimir Putin by himself! Without his own interpreter! For an unscheduled hour! ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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America Doesn't Need Tariffs to Compete with China
Last week, President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to defend American steel producers against what he described as the unfair practices of overseas competitors. Singling out...
By Harry Krejsa
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Technology & National Security
The Rocky Relationship Between Washington & Silicon ValleyThe Trump administration inherited a decent foundation on which to build collaborative ties between Washington and hubs of American innovation like Silicon Valley. Both Presid...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Alexandra Sander & Madeline Christian
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Making Sense of Rapid Technological ChangeTechnology is changing our world at an astonishing pace. In the span of a few short years, the internet, mobile devices, and social media have transformed how we communicate a...
By Paul Scharre
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Donald Trump Is Abdicating His Role as Commander in Chief
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump hosted several service members at the White House to discuss Afghanistan strategy over lunch. “We have plenty of ideas from a lot of people,...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump’s Incoherent Iran Policy Could End the Nuke Deal on the Worst Possible Terms
President Donald Trump’s decision on Monday to certify that Iran is still abiding by the terms of the nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — a decision that pre...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Foreign Aid Has an Enormous ROI for the U.S. and Boosts Our National Security. Don't Cut It.
Washington is today embroiled in a debate over foreign aid, and with it the kind of country America wishes to be. President Trump submitted to Congress a budget that slashes f...
By Richard Fontaine
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How North Korea Could Start a War With America Right Now
Earlier this month, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test capable of reaching Alaska. Much ink has been spilled as to what this test means for...
By Hannah Suh
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Time for US to treat modern drones like aircraft, not missilesPresident Trump’s decision last month to sell MQ-9B Guardian drones to India represents a significant shift in U.S. drone export policy. International transfers of drones like...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Building a cyber ROTCIn the past week, crippling cyberattacks have been directed at Ukraine — targeting banks, the postal service, the airport in Kiev, and other major industries, disrupting the d...
By Michèle Flournoy & Amy Schafer
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A Focused Trump Could Help His Press Secretaries Succeed
The Trump administration is struggling to get a strong, positive message to the American people. Whenever the administration wants to focus on a policy matter — remember Infra...
By Neal Urwitz
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Climate Change Conundrum
When President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate change agreement negotiated by his predecessor and adopted in 2015, internati...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The Afghan War Is Not Lost
Sixteen years after the United States first sent troops to Afghanistan, U.S. military commanders describe the war there as stalemated. The Trump administration has initiated a...
By Michèle Flournoy & Richard Fontaine
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Don’t Expect Much From Trump at the G20 Summit
After months of public disagreements with world leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump walked into the lion’s den Friday as the G20 summit got underway in Hamburg, Germany. To m...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Time to Lose Your Illusions on North Korea
In launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea has done what many experts said must not occur, and what President Donald Trump said would not happen. Pyongyan...
By Richard Fontaine
