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Why the US has hit some Russian oligarchs with sanctions but not others
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Former US officials and people familiar with deliberations inside the Biden administration said one reason for the selective nature of its sanctions regime was that Washington...
By Edward Fishman
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Here’s how the Russia-Ukraine war is driving up prices
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions imposed on Moscow are contributing to surging global prices that Americans are feeling throughout the economy, particu...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Into the Military Metaverse: An empty buzzword or a virtual resource for the Pentagon?
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Years before the word “metaverse” existed, the Pentagon was experimenting with the broad concept of interconnected virtual worlds. In 1978, Air Force Capt. Jack Thorpe publish...
By Jennifer McArdle
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The Army’s transformation begins with these new units
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Major changes to the Army’s doctrine, equipment and operations have arrived in upgraded gear, future-focused technology and new ways to do battle. But where these elements con...
By Chris Dougherty
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‘Battlefield nukes’ in Ukraine? A low but complex threat.
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In her experience running war games for the U.S. military, Stacie Pettyjohn found that whenever scenarios involved nuclear weapons, participants tended to be flummoxed. “Norm...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Hubris and isolation led Vladimir Putin to misjudge Ukraine
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More than six weeks into his war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of failure. Thousands of Russian battlefield deaths. Three front-line r...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. curbs Russian access to foreign fertilizers and valves
The United States on Friday broadened its export curbs against Russia and Belarus, restricting access to imports of items such as fertilizer and pipe valves as it seeks to rat...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Explainer: Clock ticks down towards a Russian default
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Russia faces its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make an international bond repayment in roubles earlier this week, even thoug...
By Elina Ribakova
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Nasty, Repressive, Aggressive -- Yes. But Is Russia Fascist? Experts Say 'No.'
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Among the characteristics Putin's Russia manifests that mirror fascism are historical revanchism and the embrace of hypermasculine authority -- "the macho cult of Putin" -- sa...
By Maria Snegovaya
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Technology & National Security
In Ukraine, civilians shape narrative of the warThe images stream by like a dystopian slide show: Ukrainian farmers pulling abandoned Russian tanks from black soil. Bodies and buildings shredded in airstrikes. A young woman...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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Is India’s position on Russia affecting its relationship with the U.S.?
Last week, India’s strategic partner, the U.S., warned of consequences for any country, including India, which conducts local currency transactions through Russia’s central ba...
By Lisa Curtis
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Kremlin spokesperson admits Russia has suffered 'significant losses,' calling the Ukraine invasion a 'huge tragedy' for Putin's forces
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The Russian army has suffered "significant losses" in the country's unprovoked war with Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, acknowledged Thursday. "We have significan...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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U.S. widens sanctions against Russia as questions about effectiveness mount
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The White House on Wednesday announced a new round of sanctions targeting two of Russia’s biggest banks and the adult children of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the Bide...
By Edward Fishman
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Ruble’s Strength in Face of Sanctions May Be Illusory
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After a sharp plunge in value at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian ruble has recovered much of its value against other world currencies, a change made possible ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. imposes ‘severe’ sanctions on Russian banks after Bucha atrocities
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The US has imposed its most severe level of sanctions on Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, and Alfa-Bank, the country’s biggest private bank, escalating its ec...
By Edward Fishman
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Russia Is Recruiting Mercenaries and Syrians to Ukraine, Western Officials Say
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As Russian troops retreat from northern Ukraine and focus operations on the country’s east and south, the Kremlin is struggling to scrape together enough combat-ready reinforc...
By Michael Kofman
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Technology & National Security
The smartphone war: Soldiers, civilians and satellites give the world a window onto Russian invasionA month and a half into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’ve become so used to the steady stream of videos and images coming from the front lines that it's easy to forget it's ...
By Samuel Bendett
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Seeks to Regulate Crypto Platforms ‘Like Exchanges’
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into crypto trading platforms being “registered and regulated much like exchanges,” Chair Gary Gensler said April 4. “I...
By Alex Zerden
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As Russia retreats from Kyiv, U.S. sees uglier fights to come
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Russia’s apparent retreat from Kyiv and retrenchment into Ukraine’s easternmost regions marks the latest sign that the war is at an inflection point — one that U.S. officials ...
By Michael Kofman
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How Kyiv Has Withstood Russia’s Attacks
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Kyiv is the ultimate prize for Russia: the heart of Ukraine, and the seat of a government it has sought to replace. For weeks, Russian troops have pressed in on the city from ...
By Michael Kofman
