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CNAS Launches New Initiative: A New American Way of Training
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new initiative on “A New American Way of Training.” Situated within CNAS’ “A New American Way of ...
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Russia Is Accelerating Its Own Link-Everything Network
The United States isn’t the only major military power trying to digitally link all of its weapons and execute operations faster with artificial intelligence. Russia has been m...
By Samuel Bendett & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Whose News?
The day Joe Biden was sworn in as president — January 20, 2021 — was a good day for news apps. Stuck at home due to the global pandemic, many Americans turned to their phones ...
By Martijn Rasser
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After High-Wire Act, Biden Faces Tough New Middle East Tests
As a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas came together late Thursday afternoon, White House officials who helped to mediate the agreement were divided over a crucial next step...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Son of late Northern Alliance leader builds movement in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw and uncertainty rises
The son of one of Afghanistan’s most renowned guerrilla leaders is working to unite disparate militias against the Taliban, fearing the group may try to regain control of the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Sovereign funds pile into U.S. assets at fastest since at least 2005
Sovereign wealth funds stampeded into U.S. equities and fixed income in the first quarter, with inflows at the highest in at least 16 years, data from eVestment showed. Net fl...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden is said to have taken a firmer line in his call with Netanyahu
President Biden on Monday delivered a firmer message in private to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel than he has done in public, warning that he could put off growin...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CNAS Launches Transatlantic Forum on Russia
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of the CNAS Transatlantic Forum on Russia, led by the Center’s Transatlantic Security Program. The for...
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Biden Is Boxed In on Israel-Gaza, Able Only to Urge a Cease-Fire
After days of declining to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, President Joe Biden reversed course. Whether it makes a difference on th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Biden wants ‘calm’ in the Mideast. So much for peace.
The Biden administration would like Israelis and Palestinians to “calm” down. Ideally, a “sustainable calm” that comes because the two sides “deescalate tensions” and bring a ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Hackers Next Door
When Lazarus, the notorious North Korean hacker group, needs help, it knows where to turn. Whether it wants to find a place to station hackers, hire money launderers to funnel...
By Jason Bartlett
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Violence Shakes Trump’s Boast of ‘New Middle East’
It was, President Donald J. Trump proclaimed in September, “the dawn of a new Middle East.” Speaking at the White House, Mr. Trump was announcing new diplomatic accords betwee...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Many served, some died: Nebraskans look back on the Afghanistan War
The long-awaited, long-delayed final pullout of U.S. and NATO forces after 20 years of war in Afghanistan has finally begun. President Joe Biden set a deadline of Sept. 11 for...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Spy Agencies Seek New Afghan Allies as U.S. Withdraws
KABUL, Afghanistan — Western spy agencies are evaluating and courting regional leaders outside the Afghan government who might be able to provide intelligence about terrorist ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Marise Payne and Antony Blinken call for ‘real transparency’ from China on Covid origins
Foreign Minister Marise Payne and US secretary of state Antony Blinken have called for greater transparency from China over the origins of SARSCov2, amid growing interest in t...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Gaza doom loop
Dozens have already died in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and more will perish if the fighting continues to escalate. But there is little chance that the root cause o...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Red Cross Calls for More Limits on Autonomous Weapons
The International Committee of the Red Cross is calling for new international rules on how governments use autonomous weapons, warning that such weapons will pose new challeng...
By Paul Scharre
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Amid warnings of a 'full scale war,' Biden administration dispatches envoy to Middle East
The Biden administration dispatched a top State Department diplomat to the Middle East "immediately" to try to de-escalate the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas, Secret...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Space Force Aims to Take on an Air Force Surveillance Mission
A few years ago, the Air Force began looking at ways to replace its JSTARS surveillance aircraft, to ensure it could keep providing a clear picture of ground movement when the...
By Sarah Mineiro
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Biden struggles to respond to Israeli-Palestinian violence after Trump refused to criticize Israel
After four years of President Trump’s refusal to condemn or even mildly critique any Israeli act, the Biden administration faces soaring Israeli-Palestinian violence equipped ...
By Ilan Goldenberg