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Taiwan to Host First WorldPride in East Asia: Why That’s Important
Washington should encourage its allies in the region to view Taiwan as a model for equal human rights for all and not as an exception to the status quo....
By Jason Bartlett
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Agent Chrysanthemum: North Korean Spy Indicted for Coercing Defectors to Return ‘Home’
South Korean media recently disclosed that a female North Korean spy has been operating inside South Korea for roughly three years, coercing defectors to return “home” to supp...
By Jason Bartlett
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Sanctions Worsening Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
Jason Bartlett, research assistant for the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, speaks to Government Matters about challenges for...
By Jason Bartlett
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What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets
CBDCs will likely be regulated as fiat currencies and including them under the guidance for permissionless virtual assets may complicate matters....
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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In Afghanistan, Winter is Here
The sudden fall of Kabul to the Taliban has exacerbated high levels of food insecurity within Afghanistan and added new challenges to US foreign policy, sanctions strategy, an...
By Jason Bartlett
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The 'Make in America to Sell in America Act' undermines US competitiveness
When foreign governments impose local content requirements, it hurts the ability of U.S. companies to compete in those markets....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Facing a Humanitarian Crisis and Renewed Terror Threat in AfghanistanFinancial Crime Matters talks with Alex Zerden about his time as Treasury attaché at the United States Embassy in Kabul, the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and t...
By Alex Zerden
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New Rule From US Commerce May Help Limit Spread of North Korean Cybercrime
As sanctions tighten in other areas, such as the commodities trade, North Korea continues to compensate for its monetary losses with funds obtained through illicit cyber activ...
By Jason Bartlett
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Taking Stock of the New U.S. Trade Policy on China
Though short on details, Tai’s remarks provided the outline of an overarching strategy to manage China’s “zero-sum” approach to global trade....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Former CIA Analyst on Crypto Regulation
Yaya Fanusie, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses national security implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He speak...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Economic Crisis in AfghanistanAlex Zerden, founder and principal of Capitol Peak Strategies discusses the economic crisis in Afghanistan. He spoke with Bloomberg's David Westin. Listen to the full convers...
By Alex Zerden
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Supply Chain SecurityThe pandemic has shown that the resilience of America's global supply chains—the interconnected movement of goods and services from creation to consumer—is a national security...
By Anna Pederson
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Are Terrorist Groups Using Cryptocurrency in Afghanistan?
What role will crypto play in Afghanistan's future? Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and former Treasury Dept. attache to the U.S. embassy in Kabul, takes us in...
By Alex Zerden
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Afghanistan's Economy Has Worsened Since The Taliban Took Power
Center for a New American Security Adjunct Senior Fellow Alex Zerden speaks to NPR about Afghanistan's struggling economy under Taliban rule. Listen to the full conversation ...
By Alex Zerden
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South Korea Takes First Step to Regulate Virtual Asset Service Providers
Global interest in combating illicit uses of virtual assets continues to grow, and South Korea is setting a global precedent with sweeping regulations on its virtual asset ind...
By Euihyun Bae
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US Citizen Helped North Korea Evade Sanctions Through Blockchain
Now it is clear that even U.S. citizens are not exempt from North Korean enticement....
By Jason Bartlett
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South Korea Commits to Combatting Increased Ransomware Attacks
South Korea and like-minded countries should continue to invest in joint cyber operations and criminal investigations to expand their jurisdictional reach and enforcement capa...
By Jason Bartlett
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Reassessing Counter Terrorism Financing in a Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan set back decades-long efforts to integrate Afghanistan into the international community....
By Alex Zerden
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China Is Making Smart Money
As a U.S. national security matter, China’s progress in the digital renminbi is more about China’s ambition to harness data than it is about advancing its currency....
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Emily Jin
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Banished Soviet-Koreans Helped Build North KoreaWhile Pyongyang touts its reclusive nature as an act of national pride free from foreign influence, the reality is that a collection of outsiders – Soviet-Koreans, in particul...
By Jason Bartlett