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After High-Wire Act, Biden Faces Tough New Middle East Tests
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Beijing Tries to Put Its Imprint on Blockchain
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China, home of the Great Firewall, is trying to bring order to a scrappy corner of cyberspace—and in the process put its mark on the next-generation internet. A Beijing-backed...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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What the Latest Fighting Between Israelis and Palestinians Means for Biden
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To understand what the latest fighting means for Washington, Foreign Policy spoke to Ilan Goldenberg, who served as a senior State Department official in the Obama administrat...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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'Disturbing and reckless': Retired brass spread election lie in attack on Biden, Democrats
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A day after 124 retired generals and admirals released a letter spreading the lie that President Joe Biden stole the election, current and former military officers are speakin...
By Jim Golby
