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What's the key to defeating ISIS?
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Tasks Ahead
Listen to any European or American leader talk about the transatlantic relationship these days and you will hear a handful of common refrains. Major policy addresses of this k...
By Julianne Smith
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How China’s Land Reclamation Fits in its Regional Strategy for Dominance
Some analysts argue that China’s new artificial land formations in the South China Sea are not worth worrying about as they could be easily “taken out” if war broke out. But t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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It’s Time To Arm the Sunni Tribes
Iraq is collapsing. Last week, another major city – Ramadi – fell to the Islamic State, or ISIS. The loss is particularly painful as the U.S. paid a heavy price to liberate Ra...
By Paul Scharre
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Nuclear Umbrella
Pyongyang’s provocative and erratic behavior is starting to unnerve South Korea. “Many people are alarmed by the North’s recent provocative acts and as they learn of an extrem...
By Van Jackson
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Chinese Regional Hegemony in Slow Motion
We are in the midst of an intensifying competition in Asia. The main driver of this competition is an ever-more powerful China determined to set the rules of engagement around...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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This Week in Defense News: DoD Offset Strategy
By Ben FitzGerald
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The Civil Drone: Non-Kinetic Applications of Drone Technology
Today, the word “drone” commonly provokes energetic debates – often stemming from the technology’s controversial use in military operations. Some see drones as precision tool...
By Kelley Sayler
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National Security and U.S. Crude Oil Export
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Beyond Offset: Paul Scharre on Technical Landscape
By Paul Scharre
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Dr. Patrick Cronin before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Asia-Pacific Security Program Director Patrick Cronin testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China's relations with Southeast Asia....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Third Offset Tech: What the Experts Say
What types of capabilities and technologies are suitable for a third offset strategy? This was the hotly debated question at a recent off-the-record session hosted by the Cent...
By Alexandra Sander
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Sigh, Sy
When Seymour Hersh is right, he’s really right. His incredible reportingunearthed the My Lai massacre in 1969, causing seismic tremors for the U.S. military that would reverbe...
By Phillip Carter
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Can Obama Save the GCC Summit?
As President Barack Obama and the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sit down at Camp David this week, the White House’s goal is clear: reassure America’s Middle Ea...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Shawn Brimley
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The Geopolitics of the Iran Nuclear Deal
As the United States and Iran near an historic nuclear agreement there is an intense debate about whether a deal represents capitulation to Iranian interests in the Middle Eas...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Robert D. Kaplan
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Abe's Apology: For Americans, Not for Asians
In the heart of Washington D.C., trees along Massachusetts Avenue, where Embassy of Japan is located, were decorated with three flags: the District of Columbia, the United Sta...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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In Search of a Syria Strategy
The rise of ISIS and the spread of the Syrian civil war to Iraq have led to renewed discussions of U.S. intervention. Middle East Security Research Associate Nicholas Heras de...
By Nicholas Heras
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Video: China performs delicate balancing act in the Middle East
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Pentagon's Third Offset Strategy: What US Allies and Partners Need to Know
When the Department of Defense (DoD) undergoes strategic change, allies and partners would benefit greatly from not only paying attention, but reading between the lines and pl...
By Van Jackson
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THE NAVY’S NEW MUSEUM DRONE AND STRATEGIC MALPRACTICE
Aviation history was made last week: an unmanned aircraft — the X-47B — successfully completed an air-to-air refueling demonstration, taking 4,000 pounds of fuel from a KC-707...
By Shawn Brimley