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US Warns of ‘Immediate’ Threat that Russia Will invade Ukraine
The US has warned of an “immediate” threat that Russia will invade Ukraine after President Joe Biden summoned transatlantic leaders to a meeting to discuss the crisis and emba...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
President Biden is starting to clear a legal path for relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to pursue $3.5 billion that Afghanistan’s central bank had deposited ...
By Alex Zerden
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‘Dangerous Moment’: Russian Naval Buildup Near Ukraine Hits Cold War Levels
Over the past few weeks, Russia has pulled warships from across the globe to mass in the Black Sea and Mediterranean as part of one of the largest displays of naval firepower ...
By Michael Kofman
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Putin Is Delaying the National Security Strategy
Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN’s threat to Ukraine is scuttling the Biden administration’s hopes of soon releasing a National Security Strategy, NatSec Daily has learned. Th...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Inflation to be 2023 Budget Request Headline, Experts Say
The Biden Administration’s inflation estimates will be the big story related to the fiscal 2023 defense budget submission, experts said in a Center for Strategic and Internati...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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‘Tough on China’ Gains Traction as Electoral Test
Congressional candidates have a new electoral purity test: who hates China the most. Witness the Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary race where TV medical personality MEHMET OZ (“...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Welcomes Heli Hautala and Maria Snegovaya as Fellows to the Transatlantic Security Program
Washington, February 10, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Heli Hautala as a Visiting Fellow, and Dr. Maria Snegovaya as an Adjunct Seni...
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Putin Is Operating on His Own Timetable, and It May Be a Long One
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is increasingly staking his legacy on reversing Ukraine’s pro-Western shift. Even if he does not order an invasion this winter, he is mak...
By Michael Kofman
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European Leaders Meet With Putin. Should Biden?
After weeks of dialogue, little has shifted in the standoff with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. European leaders have met with Putin in Moscow. U.S. and NATO a...
By Richard Fontaine
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All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine
President Biden flexed America’s military power in hopes of deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine with his announcement this week that 3,000 U.S. troops were heading to East...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The EU looks at boosting semiconductor trade with Taiwan
Keen to enhance trade relations with Taiwan and tap into the island's semiconductor sector, the European Union is set to hold a virtual trade dialogue on Thursday with the Tai...
By Martijn Rasser
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Pentagon Struggles to Attract New Entrants into Industrial Base
The Defense Department has for years been plagued by a perennial problem: attracting new entrants into the defense industrial base. Injecting the DIB with the innovation that ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Treasury Urges Closer Watch on Money Laundering in Fine Art
Fine art isn’t just nice to look at — it’s also attractive to criminals trying to launder money, finance terrorism and trade illegal drugs and arms. And the Treasury Departmen...
By Michael Greenwald
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Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine
While Russia is not yet capable of mounting a total invasion of Ukraine, portions of its army have reached full combat strength and appear to be in the final stages of readine...
By Michael Kofman
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U.S. Troops Will Be Deployed to NATO Allies in Eastern Europe
President Biden has approved the deployment of about 3,000 additional American troops to Eastern Europe, administration officials said on Wednesday. The troops, including 1,00...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin, Facing Sanction Threats, Has Been Saving for This Day
Vladimir V. Putin’s posture toward the West through the recent Ukraine crisis seems unusually defiant, even for him. But there may be more behind his confidence than military ...
By Edward Fishman
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The Restraint Crowd Facepalms Over Biden’s Ukraine Threats
President Joe Biden’s face-off with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine has deeply unsettled progressive lawmakers and other advocates of a restrained U.S. foreign poli...
By Richard Fontaine
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Five Things To Know About the Controversial Beijing Olympics
Chinese President Xi Jinping is seeking to project China’s strength on the world stage at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday, but the global spor...
By Jacob Stokes
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US, Ukraine Split on Messaging Against Russia
President Biden’s warnings of imminent Russian aggression are clashing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s efforts to project strength, urge calm and inspire confide...
By Jim Townsend
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Post-9/11 Surveillance Work Looms Over Biden’s Homeland Pick
Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm about President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm. Ken Wainstein, who would take...
By Carrie Cordero