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Which drone was used in Al-Zawahiri strike? Experts point to General Atomics’ Reaper
In The News
The White House announced the successful operation on Aug. 1, without saying how it was conducted. The Associated Press reported that the CIA carried out the strike, citing fi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Iran sanctions spotlight opaque brokers and middlemen behind oil trade
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Iran is no stranger to sanctions. The county weathered the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign”. Russia has even turned to Iran for lessons on coping with wester...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Pelosi’s Taiwan trip ratchets up US-China tensions
In The News
There is bipartisan support for Pelosi’s trip, with more than two dozen Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), backing her visit in a s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Press Note
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
CNAS Responds: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in drone strikeCenter for a New American Security experts offer insight into the ramifications of the CIA-led killing of al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri and the lasting legacy of the global war ...
By Richard Fontaine, Paul Scharre, Lisa Curtis, Carrie Cordero, Christopher D. Kolenda & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Zawahri’s killing means for Afghanistan’s frozen $3.5B
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A consequence of killing al Qaeda leader AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI in Kabul is that the Biden administration may not soon return the $3.5 billion it took from the Afghan people. In Feb...
By Lisa Curtis
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Pelosi’s Last Cold War & The Griner Prisoner Dilemma
In The News
After weeks of speculation and fears that she might launch World War III, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally touched down Tuesday night in Taipei, for an official visit to Tai...
By Richard Fontaine
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Nancy Pelosi’s expected Taiwan trip and her ‘hate-hate’ relationship with BeijingIn the year 1991, a relatively new Congresswoman from California, Nancy Pelosi stunned the Chinese authorities when she spread out a banner in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square dedic...
By Daniel Silverberg
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In The News
Technology & National Security
CHIPS Act leaves chipmakers facing choice between U.S. and ChinaChipmakers are cheering Washington's long-awaited passage of a bill to provide funding for the U.S. semiconductor industry, but accepting those subsidies could tie their hands...
By Martijn Rasser
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Pelosi’s Visit Risks Turning Taiwan Into a Political Football, Aides Worry
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After weeks of mounting speculation, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to visit Taiwan this week during her trip through Asia, prompting a caustic response from officials...
By Jacob Stokes
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
War With Russia Enters New Phase as Ukraine Readies Southern CounterblowChris Dougherty, a former U.S. Defense Department strategist now at the Center for a New American Security, said that, despite all the materiel the West has given to Ukraine, ...
By Chris Dougherty
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National Security Human Capital Program
DoD trying to educate service members about abortion optionsThe bottom line is service members must get permission from their commanding officer before taking time off to go get an abortion in another state. Otherwise, they risk crimin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Press Release
Technology & National Security
New CNAS Report: "Regenerate: Biotechnology and U.S. Industrial Policy"Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Regenerate: Biotechnology and U.S. Industrial Policy," from author Ryan Fedasiuk, adjunct fellow w...
By Ryan Fedasiuk
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Inflation raises old debate on currencies being pegged to dollar
In The News
"Regional authorities are not ready to give up the predictability of pegging to the dollar until they are willing to move to a basket peg. Not that depegging would be a panac...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk drones headed for retirement in FY27
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said it will be important for the Air Force to retain its Block 40 drones “as a st...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Despite Xi's 'fire', call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday call, suggesting that neither side – pr...
By Jacob Stokes
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Middle East nets half of China’s Belt and Road funding
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A number of countries saw their BRI investments drop off completely this year, including Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka, although Dr Wang said the reduction of investment in Egyp...
By Rachel Ziemba
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National Security Human Capital Program
Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separationsPotentially adding thousands from the National Guard and the Reserve to that figure could have a sizable impact, according to experts. “The order of magnitude is very large,”...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Can Kyiv Launch An Offensive To Take Back Southern Ukraine?
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Russian supply lines in occupied parts of southern Ukraine as Kyiv signals the possible launching of a major counteroffensive in the region.The high-mobility artillery rocket ...
By Chris Dougherty
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In The News
Defense / Middle East Security
Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less“If the US is going to to be the lynchpin, it would put a further demand on some of the air and missile defense forces,” said Becca Wasser, a fellow at the Center for New Amer...
By Becca Wasser
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What do El Salvador, Iran and North Korea have in common? They’re all feeling the heat in the great crypto crash.
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The crash of cryptocurrency prices has been well documented, particularly when it comes to retail investors and traders who have lost huge sums of money. But crypto isn’t only...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
