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In Brief: Increasing Tensions Between China and Japan Create Risks for the Region
This article was originally published in War on the Rocks. China’s latest pressure campaign targeting Japan serves multiple purposes for Beijing. One is to redirect domestic p...
By Jacob Stokes
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China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion
This article was originally published in The Wall Street Journal. America’s top diplomat for nuclear-weapons issues, Undersecretary of State Thomas DiNanno, revealed this mont...
By David Feith
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Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule Makes the World Less Safe
This article was originally published in The Diplomat. The Taliban regime is expanding its provision of national sanctuary to terrorist groups with regional and international ...
By Annie Pforzheimer
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Hearing on “India, China, and the Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific”
Commissioners, thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s hearing. There are few relationships that have the potential to be as consequential to the balance of power ...
By Lindsey Ford
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Trump’s NATO DilemmaThis article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. Last November, Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, startled a gathering of European officials at the Berl...
By Sara Moller
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Top Experts Decode India-U.S. Trade Deal | Questions Loom Over Russian Oil Imports, $500Bn InvestmentIn this episode of India Ascends, amid US President Donald Trump's claim that India has agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil, New Delhi has reiterated that ensuring energy ...
By Daniel Silverberg
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"Modi-Trump Share a Very..." White House on India-U.S. Deal as BJP vs Congress at Home
In the wake of a high-octane year of tariff wars and diplomatic friction, a massive breakthrough has finally been reached: the India-US Trade Deal is officially here. But as t...
By Lisa Curtis
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Will India Halt Russian Oil Imports Under India-U.S. Trade Deal? U.S. Expert Lisa Curtis Explains
Top foreign policy expert and Director, Centre for New American Security, Lisa Curtis discusses the likelihood of India halting imports of Russian oil under the new India-U.S....
By Lisa Curtis
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Congressional Support Key for Sustaining Momentum of U.S., UK, Australia Partnership
This article was originally published on The Hill. The fiscal 2026 defense appropriations bill which will be voted on by the House this week allocates $27.2 billion for naval ...
By Lisa Curtis & Ryan Claffey
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India-EU Trade Deal: A New Superpower Pact | PM Modi Holds Talks With EU Leaders
Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, joined CNN News18 to discuss the recent India-EU trade deal. Watch the f...
By Lisa Curtis
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Japan Wants Calm, China Not So Much
This article was originally published in Asian Military Review. One of the most serious China-Japan diplomatic crises in recent years unfolded in November after Chinese offici...
By Derek Grossman
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America Must Salvage Its Relationship With India
The longer the current crisis lasts, the harder it will be to restore the relationship and the more likely it is that the two countries will lose an entire generation of progr...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
AI and Policy, Both Foreign and DomesticIn an episode recorded just before Christmas, Darren interviews Janet Egan, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS, about AI...
By Janet Egan
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25% Tariff Threat Torments Tehran: What Will Be Trump’s Next Step? Experts Weigh In
In this episode of Newstrack, Maria Shakeel examines the escalating crisis in Iran as the nation faces its deadliest wave of unrest in decades. Citizens are protesting soaring...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump Renews Push to Annex Greenland, Tensions Rise
European allies issued statements supporting Denmark and Greenland's sovereignty, warning forcible takeover could endanger NATO. Danish PM Mette Frederiksen reiterated Greenla...
By Lisa Curtis
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North Korea Launches Hypersonic Missiles in Show of Force as President Lee Visits China
North Korea is once again raising the stakes. The regime claims it has successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile — with Kim Jong-un personally overseeing the launch. Th...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Trump’s Audacious Success
This article was originally published in The Atlantic. Nicolás Maduro and his wife awoke yesterday in a safe house on a heavily fortified military base in the center of Caraca...
By Richard Fontaine
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North Korea and Russia’s Deepening Axis
2025 was the year North Korea turned a corner, not just through provocations, but by actively repositioning itself in the global power game. Its military partnership with Russ...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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CNAS Insights | Eight Things to Watch for in 2026
Buckle up for a pivotal geopolitical year. In 2026, the world will struggle to make sense of U.S. actions and intentions, and Washington will remain uncertain about its own pl...
By Richard Fontaine
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North Korea in Motion: New Moves, Sharper Risks, and Shifting Regional Responses
As 2025 winds down, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are escalating once again.North Korea is sending thousands of workers to Russian drone factories, stepping up cyber theft ...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun