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China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with reported collaborations in a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Ethiopia’s War Turns Into a Testing Ground for the Deadliest Drones
In The News
Ethiopia’s civil war has become a testing ground for military drones that has made its people “guinea pigs”, rebel leaders have claimed.Multiple purchases of armed surveillanc...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Paul Scharre
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The legacy of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission
In The News
One of the government’s key mechanisms for pushing cybersecurity policy in recent years is shutting down. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission was charged in 2019 with sorting t...
By Laura G. Brent
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Threat of Retaliation Looms Large Over U.S.-China Relationship in 2022
With tensions unlikely to abate in 2022, the U.S.-China relationship over the next year is likely to be colored by the omnipresent threat of Chinese retaliation against a vari...
By Jacob Stokes
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2022 Defense Authorization Bill (Once Again) Looks to Reform How DOD Buys Tech
In The News
The latest military spending authorization comes with plans to increase the Pentagon’s pace and scope of technology innovation. Though generally pleased with the bill, former ...
By Megan Lamberth
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Reports Russia Is Drawing Down Troop Buildup Near Ukraine Are Mistaken
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On Christmas Day, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that a military exercise begun Dec. 1 in Crimea and around Rostov involving 10,000 soldiers of its Southern Military D...
By Michael Kofman
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T-DAY: The Battle for Taiwan
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On the front line of the superpower struggle between the United States and China, Taiwan has fashioned a defensive masterstroke. It has become indispensable to both sides. In ...
By Martijn Rasser
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China Telecom Vows to Defy FCC Eviction, Keep Operating in U.S.
China Telecom (Americas) Corp. said it intends to continue most of its U.S. operations despite an order from regulators to stop due to espionage concerns. China Telecom said i...
By Martijn Rasser
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Saudis Begin Making Ballistic Missiles With Chinese Help
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Saudi Arabia has imported sensitive missile technology from the Chinese military and is manufacturing its own ballistic missiles, according to Saudi advisers and officials fam...
By Becca Wasser
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Chinese Espionage Circles the Globe
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China collects vast swathes of information from around the world, by fair or foul means, as part of its national intelligence apparatus. Some of this spying is done by individ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Congressional Probe Over Afghan Withdrawal Turns Partisan
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Congressional Republicans are concerned that the Biden administration is stonewalling their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, members of Congres...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ten Years of Kim Jong-un as North Korean Leader: How Has He Transformed the Country in His First Decade in Power?
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North Korea this week marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, who ruled the country from 1994 to 2011, when he was relieved by his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, w...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Kim Jong-un: 10 Years of Missiles, Murder and Economic Misery
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Kim Jong Un was not even 30 when he took control of North Korea after his father’s death in December 2011. Some predicted that when the weight of ruling an entire country was ...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Pentagon Pivot to Asia-Pacific Came Into Focus in 2021 as US Left Afghanistan
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Ending America’s war in Afghanistan was President Joe Biden’s most important foreign policy decision of 2021, cementing a major shift in US military posture and Pentagon prior...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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From ‘Tempestuous’ Child to Little Rocket Man: 10 Years of Kim Jong-un
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It was not, perhaps, the image Kim Jong-un would have wanted to project in his first public appearance as the latest authoritarian leader of North Korea in 2011. As wailing ci...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Biden’s Stand on Ukraine Is a Wider Test of U.S. Credibility Abroad
The American president had issued a stern warning to Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin: Keep your troops out of Ukraine, or face harsh economic reprisals. The warning went un...
By Richard Fontaine
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Forget U.S. Military Aid, Putin Eyes Threat from Turkish Drones in Ukraine
While Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the ongoing flow of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine as the Eastern European nation faces off with pro-Moscow separatis...
By Michael Kofman & Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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The Navy is Rusting Away Thanks to a Crushing Deployment Cycle
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For decades, the Navy has pushed its ships and sailors to the breaking point in order to maintain a constant presence around the world, and now several Navy vessels are in suc...
By Becca Wasser
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FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act: Spotlight on Technology
Press Note
Congress has finally passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and priorities for the next fisca...
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The FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Press Note
After weeks of delay, the United States Congress passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and p...
