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Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise
Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that he wants to bring all US troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas – a plan that came as a surprise to administration officials and ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Sanctions Additional Iranian Banks
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The Trump administration Thursday blacklisted 18 Iranian banks that remain unsanctioned under its economywide pressure campaign. The push weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presiden...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks
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The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Azerbaijan’s Growing Drone Arsenal May Have Led It To Believe It Has Edge Over Armenia
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Azerbaijan’s growing inventory of armed drones may have convinced Baku that it has a substantial enough military and technological edge over Armenia that it could prevail in t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Inside the US campaign to cut China out of the tech supply chain
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It was a hot summer morning in Taipei when several officials from the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy, visited the top management of a major tech compa...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.K. Watchdog Bans Sale of Cryptocurrency Derivatives to Individual Investors
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The U.K.’s financial watchdog said it will ban the sale of derivatives linked to cryptocurrencies to retail consumers. The ban aims to protect small-time investors from large ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Trump Covid-19 diagnosis puts America's friends and foes on alert
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Ripples of alarm, and some glee, coursed around the globe after President Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis emerged, with U.S. allies and foes weighing whether the president's...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Are Chinese Drones a National Security Threat or Required for the National Interest?
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Before DJI, a Chinese drone company, was named a national security threat, it was the darling of the U.S. government, used by federal agencies, the military and more than 900 ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict, U.S. Sees Opportunity
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Weeks after India and China engaged in their deadliest border clash in decades, the sight of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entering the Bay of Bengal drew atten...
By Richard Fontaine
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Russia just released footage of a brand new combat exoskeleton in action
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Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec has released footage of a brand-new combat exoskeleton for assault operations in action. The video footage, published by Rostec ...
By Samuel Bendett
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TikTok ‘not a great look’ for lawmakers, security experts say
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Despite official warnings for nearly a year about the security risks of the Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app, several politicians who might be ideal targets for Beijing’...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Beijing blocking Wikipedia from United Nations intellectual property agency over Taiwan is resistance against ‘Western values’, analysts say
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Beijing’s move effectively blocking Wikipedia from gaining observer status at a United Nations agency last week on the grounds that it has a Taiwan subsidiary serves at least ...
By Kristine Lee
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How U.S. Adversaries Are Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
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Before his arrest, Virgil Griffith had a reputation as a “cult hacker,” a “tech-world enfant terrible.” A 2008 profile in The New York Times Magazine, published when he was 25...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Trump’s debts and foreign deals pose security risks, former intelligence officials say
Security teams at U.S. spy agencies are constantly scouring employee records for signs of potential compromise: daunting levels of debt, troubling overseas entanglements, hidd...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Russia’s Weird Fixar Drone Offers Military Capabilities At Commercial Rates
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Russia’s Fixar drone is designed for the sweet spot between quadcopters and fixed-wing aircraft. With rotors set at an angle and wings for efficiency, it can take off and land...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Uses ‘Swarm Of Drones’ In Military Exercise For The First Time
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Russian state news agency TASS reports that a swarm of drones was used for the first time in a military exercise.The drone operation was part of the giant Kavkaz-2020 (Caucasu...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Army is rolling out a new fitness test: Will it hold back women?
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An Army initiative to create a stronger, fitter fighting force has yielded a dramatic gender gap, raising questions about whether the service might unintentionally compound ba...
By Emma Moore
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Leaked Treasury Documents Prompt Fresh Calls for Updated Anti-Money-Laundering Regulations
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A leak of U.S. Treasury Department records on red-flagged financial transactions underscores a message that national security officials, banks and regulators have been sending...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Trump foreign policies Biden might keep
It’s the type of question that does not land well with advisers to Joe Biden: Aren’t there some Donald Trump foreign policy decisions they should keep, and maybe even build up...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. imposes Iran sanctions, says U.N. penalties resume despite skepticism
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The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Iran’s defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
