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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Beijing Continues Its Steady But Uneven Rise In the WorldChinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials touted China’s ascent at the political gathering, setting up declared victories at home over the coronavirus and extrem...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia’s Buildup Near Ukraine Puts Team Biden on Edge
Russia is massing an unusual number of troops on the border with Ukraine, posing an early test for the Biden administration as it looks to repair relations with NATO allies an...
By Jim Townsend
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Hostility rises between Biden, Putin
President Biden is not holding back in confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a killer and promising tough action against a range of attacks by the Kremlin ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden Has First Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin
The White House said Tuesday that President Biden held his first call as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin and raised concerns about issues including the detaini...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia says it will follow US out of Open Skies Treaty. Can it still be saved?
Russian leaders on Friday announced plans to leave the Open Skies Treaty, two months after the Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of the pact, further reducing slim hope...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Experts Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Peter Harrell Selected for National Security Council StaffWashington, January 8, 2021—The Center for a New American Security congratulates Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, ...
By Chris Estep
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Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation
President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of U.S. government agencies and companies o...
By Edward Fishman
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Russia is winning the Arctic long game
Time for a T-12 club of tech-friendly democracies? Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, thinks so. He told Global Translations that we are “probabl...
By Richard Fontaine
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Massive hack of US government launches search for answers as Russia named top suspectDays after several US agencies confirmed their networks were compromised in a massive data breach, federal officials are still struggling to understand the scope of the damage...
By Carrie Cordero
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Moscow Isn’t New Delhi’s PalWith border tensions between India and China at their worst in decades, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh headed late last month to a familiar destination: Moscow. There M...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
A New Chapter in Fraught Ties Between President, SpiesPresident Trump’s combative relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies has made it difficult for officials to speak candidly to him or the public about national security thr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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White House does not plan any immediate response over intelligence reports on Russian bounties targeting U.S. troops
The White House is not planning an immediate response to intelligence reports of Russian bounties given to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. and coalition forces in Afghan...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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What’s This Unit of Russian Spies That Keeps Getting Outed?
On Friday, the New York Times broke the explosive story that a unit of Russia’s military intelligence—Unit 29155 of the GRU—had allegedly offered bounties to militants in Afgh...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Don’t Panic, But Russia Is Training Its Robot Tanks To Understand Human SpeechRussian scientists are teaching a robotic tank to understand spoken orders from a human commander. The Kremlin’s Advanced Research Foundation—Russia’s answer to the U.S. Defe...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
New Russian Robot Will Shoot Naval Mines With A GunThe last thing a naval mine expects is to be shot by an underwater robot holding a pistol. Naval mines are expectant machines, terrible potential floating below the surface. W...
By Samuel Bendett
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Polish President Asks Trump Not to Withdraw Troops From Europe
Polish President Andrzej Duda asked President Trump not to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe, using his visit to the White House to express mounting European concerns over the ...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Arctic Eats Helicopters, So Russia Is Sending Drones InsteadRussian defense firm Rostec is partnering with a small Latvian startup to make tiltrotor drones for dangerous Arctic operations. Think of it as a tiny, robotic, cold-weather ...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security
Trump wants to slash the number of US troops in Germany, and it could be a win for RussiaThe White House plans to significantly reduce its military presence in Germany, a move expert observers argue would be a win for Russia and a loss for the NATO alliance. "We ...
By Jim Townsend
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How Much Does It Cost To Insure A Russian-Made Stealth Drone?The Russian defense ministry has insured its new stealth drone and its control station for 1.4 billion rubles. That’s $20 million. And it’s probably worth every ruble. The S-...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security
Trump to Pull Thousands of U.S. Troops From GermanyPresident Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in...
By Jim Townsend