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Time to Get Tough on the Taliban
Commentary
As Washington reduces its diplomatic engagement with the Taliban, it should also focus on finding creative ways to support Afghan civil society...
By Lisa Curtis & Nader Nadery
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Time Is Running Out to Defend TaiwanTo deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan in the next two to five years, the United States must immediately reorient U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific....
By Michèle Flournoy & Michael Brown
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Sand in the silicon: Designing an outbound investment controls mechanism
Commentary
Recent congressional efforts to establish new authorities to regulate outbound investment have revived a long-simmering debate in Washington about the economic and security ri...
By Emily Kilcrease & Sarah Bauerle Danzman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Sharper: Climate SecurityClimate change is a force multiplier for geopolitical instability and operational readiness, the stressors of which profoundly impact national security priorities and resource...
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European Views on Monarchy Are Far from Uniform
Commentary
As the world reflects on Queen Elizabeth II’s death, views about the British monarchy are varied....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Russia Is Making a Killing Selling Oil. A New Plan May Finally Stop That.
Commentary
U .S. diplomats have spent months hawking a plan to cap the price of Russian oil cargoes. Last week, they finally won the endorsement of several other big democracies. But muc...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Smart Manufacturing: A Linchpin in China’s Industrial Policy
Commentary
Industrial capacity is not synonymous with technological prowess. A country’s industrial base includes not just its cutting-edge technologies and actors, but also its foundati...
By Emily Jin
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Demystifying the Financial Action Task Force
Commentary
Unprecedented economic sanctions. SWIFT financial messaging bans. Central bank asset freezings. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashed a new phase of economic warfare and heig...
By Alex Zerden
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National Security Human Capital
Don’t Believe the GeneralsThe outcome of America’s commitment was an Afghan government and military that couldn’t hold out long enough even for U.S. forces to leave with a semblance of dignity....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Gil Barndollar
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Sharper: Homeland Security
Commentary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the United States' newest, but most pivotal federal government departments, charged with protecting national security since...
By Anna Pederson & Arona Baigal
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Around the Table with Bethan Saunders
Commentary
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 ...
By Bethan Saunders
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Technology & National Security
The mother of all ‘zero-days’ — immortal flaws in semiconductor chipsChips are on the vanguard of our digital defenses. They need to be protected with thoughtful policy and common-sense requirements of how they are secured and what happens if t...
By Peter Levin & Michael D. Lumpkin
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
To defeat autocracy, weaponize transparencyDemocracies have a significant advantage in weaponizing transparency at scale to highlight autocratic activities that break international norms or inflict damage on local econ...
By Ryan Fedasiuk & Garrett Berntsen
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The Senate Is Dropping the Ball on Middle East Air Defense
Commentary
Establishing a regional security framework in the Middle East would be a breathtaking sign of progress, and the Senate cannot afford to trip out of the starting blocks....
By John O'Malley
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The greatest obstacle to returning to the Iran deal isn’t Iran—it’s Congress
Commentary
Leaving the JCPOA may have cost us the most precious commodity: time. And now, out of time, out of options, it’s hard to see how we’re better off. Let Congress consider that....
By Jonathan Lord
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Why No One Was in Charge in Afghanistan
Commentary
On the first anniversary of the meltdown of Afghanistan, one of the best ways for the United States to respect the service and sacrifice of Americans and Afghans is to learn f...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Industrial PolicyLawmakers in Washington have increasingly pushed for legislation to address key industry vulnerabilities and better position the United States as a leader in critical technolo...
By Anna Pederson, Drisya Antose & Hannah Kelley
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Schedule F: An Unwelcome Resurgence
Commentary
The U.S. government is able to take on high-risk, high-cost ventures—nuclear security, pandemic response, environmental clean-up, food safety, and more—because civil servants ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Help U.S. Companies Compete Against China on Technology StandardsWhat makes standards and the standard-setting process even more important now is the geopolitical context. Technology is the main enabler of economic, political, and military ...
By Martijn Rasser & Robert D. Atkinson
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Sharper: Middle EastPresident Biden’s recent Middle East tour was vital in presenting U.S. foreign policy in the region. Other geopolitical developments including the killing of al Qaeda leader A...
By Anna Pederson, John O'Malley & Arona Baigal
