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Walk Away from the Taliban, Not Afghanistan
Podcast
General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Retired) and Vance Serchuk speak with ISW Founder and President Dr. Kimberly Kagan on the dangers of the U.S. deal with the Taliban. Liste...
By David H. Petraeus & Vance Serchuk
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U.S. Sanctions and COVID-19
Commentary
On April 17, the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a live discussion on U.S. sanctions policy and the COVID-19 pandemic. EES Program Director and Senior ...
By Abigail Eineman
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Sharper: The 5G Future
Commentary
5th Generation (5G) telecommunications promises to be a foundational next-generation technology—and vital to enabling the next industrial revolution. The stakes in 5G are high...
By Megan Lamberth, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Into the unknown: Military families struggle with Family Care Plans
Commentary
There is an old saying around the military, “If the Army wanted you to have a family, they’d have issued you one,” implying families are extraneous to the needs of the organiz...
By COL Sarah Albrycht & Nathalie Grogan
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To Prepare for a Crisis, Read Fiction
Commentary
Fiction and policy too rarely mix. The learned policymaker reads reports and journal articles, books and research papers, all aimed at injecting the highest-quality thinking i...
By Richard Fontaine
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How the US can learn from Israel to counter Iran
Commentary
During the COVID-19 crisis, one would have thought the United States and Iran would find ways to reduce tensions. Instead the Trump administration refuses to relax sanctions i...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kaleigh Thomas
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The Geo-economic Fallout of COVID-19 for the Middle East
Commentary
As the global novel coronavirus 2019 pandemic nears the end of its third month, the economic fallout from COVID-19 represents nothing less than the gravest crisis since the 19...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Negative oil prices: Why Asian nations may struggle to take advantage
Commentary
On 20 April, US oil futures closed in negative territory for the first time, implying that no one was willing to take physical delivery of some barrels of oil. While the unpre...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Richard Fontaine Appears on Technology by Design
Podcast
Richard Fontaine is the CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He came to Durham back in February and took some time to sit down with us to discuss the differen...
By Richard Fontaine
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Veteran Benefits in the Tri-State Area
Commentary
In the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, service members, their familie...
By Emma Moore & Nathalie Grogan
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The Defense Department Needs a Real Technology Strategy
Commentary
Defense Department leaders agree the U.S. military must reinvigorate its technological edge. They just can’t agree on which technologies matter. Nor do they appear to be layin...
By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen
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South Korea's Coronavirus Elections are a Litmus Test for President Moon's Political Future
Commentary
For South Koreans, postponing elections is unimaginable because of their dark past. But little did they know that simply exercising their inalienable right to improve their li...
By Duyeon Kim
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Live: How the Democrats Would Reshape Relations With Europe with Julie Smith and Tom Wright
Podcast
How could a new Democratic President revitalize the transatlantic relationship? Julie Smith and Tom Wright join Andrea Kendall Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the potential...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Julianne Smith & Thomas Wright
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Globalization Will Look Very Different After the Coronavirus Pandemic
Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned new barriers at breathtaking speed. Closed borders, travel bans, paralyzed supply chains, and export restrictions have prompted many to ask w...
By Richard Fontaine
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COVID-19 and Illicit Finance in the Cyber Domain
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major economic disruptions and forced large amounts of financial activity online. Illicit actors are likely to take advantage of the rapid shi...
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Sam Dorshimer
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We Need an Atlantic Charter for the Post-coronavirus Era
In August 1941, Winston Churchill climbed aboard the USS Augusta, anchored off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, ready to talk with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who awaited him o...
By Richard Fontaine
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Same as It Ever Was: China’s Pandemic Opportunism on Its Periphery
Commentary
While Washington and Beijing’s overheated rhetoric and mutual recriminations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are grabbing headlines, equally important is what has been p...
By Abraham M. Denmark, Charles Edel & Siddharth Mohandas
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The Coronavirus Is Exposing Populists’ Hollow Politics
Commentary
At first, the spread of the coronavirus seemed like a boon for Europe’s populists. In Italy, Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League party, used COVID-19 to advance...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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US special operations forces are special — but they're not 'elite'
Commentary
America's special operations forces (SOF) are in high demand and their global presence is growing. In 2019, SOF operated in 141 countries, up from only 60 just over a decade a...
By Lt Col Stewart J. Parker
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It's Not Just the WHO: How China Is Moving on the Whole U.N.
Commentary
President Donald Trump has decided to halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, accusing it of kowtowing to China in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic by...
By Kristine Lee
