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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
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Nuclear Risks: Russia’s Ukraine War Could End in Disaster
Commentary
The likelihood of nuclear use in Ukraine may be low, but it is not zero....
By Rachel Tecott Metz & Giles David Arceneaux
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Realism Is More Than Restraint
Commentary
A world in which realism requires intense international engagement at many levels merely in order to operate effectively and be realistic....
By Robert Kaplan
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
To Keep Up, We Must StartupAs the U.S. focuses on strengthening its innovation base, it must pay attention to VC risk-taking trends....
By Alexandra Seymour
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Harnessing the Metaverse: States of All Sizes
Commentary
With the innovation of the metaverse and its capacity to support different methods of social interaction outside of our physical universe, there is opportunity for states to d...
By Michael Greenwald
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Want to Help Taiwan? Support a Muscular Japan
Commentary
Japan's political leadership must fight to sustain Abe's spirited internationalism, despite mixed political support at home....
By Daniel Silverberg
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Sanctions, Cyber, and Crypto: How Pyongyang Can Exploit the War in Ukraine
Commentary
If Russian forces completely isolate Donetsk and Luhansk from the rest of Ukraine, North Korea could expand its sanctions evasions campaigns in eastern Europe....
By Jason Bartlett
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Want more capable military partners? Empower and promote Foreign Area Officers.
When defense ministries in need of reform are left to their own devices, institutional weakness and corruption ultimately produces hollow armies....
By Jonathan Lord
