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National Security Human Capital
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines nearHundreds of thousands of U.S. service members remain unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Pentagon’s first compliance deadlines near, with ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. does not deny involvement in training Taiwan troops
The "focus is to improve the military operational skills of Taiwan forces," particularly in "repelling invading forces," said Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Center for a New Am...
By Jacob Stokes
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5 things to know about China's record surge of warplanes near Taiwan
At no time during the surge of Chinese flights has it been suggested that actual combat was imminent, but the Western analysts say China is able to make several points without...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Trade Rep Vows to Pressure China Beyond 'Phase One' Deal
The Biden administration is set to resume negotiations with Beijing as part of its long-awaited strategy for handling trade with China....
By Emily Kilcrease
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North Korea Restores South Korea Hotline Cut for Two Months
North Korea restored a hotline with South Korea it had left silent for about two months, a gesture of reconciliation after Pyongyang’s tests of new weapons designed to strike ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South Korea to Biden administration: North Korea is ‘strengthening’ its missile program
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong is calling on the U.S. government to detail more specific incentives it might offer North Korea in face-to-face negotiations, warn...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Trade and Tech Council debrief
With the final statement published — and much glad-handing completed — senior EU and United States officials set out their stall for greater cooperation on trade and technolog...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Joe Biden's policy is based on "competitive coexistence with China"
Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program is interviewed by Le Point, and explains the Biden administration's posture towards China, and how it differs from...
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
AI battleships and killer drones: ‘Terminator future’ of war feared by conflict expertsMajor advancements in AI weapons and defence technology have sparked fears mankind is heading towards a “Terminator future” of war. And as this ultra-tech advance, there are i...
By Paul Scharre
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Chinese regulators outlaw crypto in latest crackdown
Regulators in China are tightening their grip on industries at a dizzying pace — ratcheting up pressure that’s spared few sectors. Driving the news: The country’s most powerfu...
By Jordan Schneider
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Aukus: How transatlantic allies turned on each other over China’s Indo-Pacific threat"The US propulsion technology is one of the “crown jewels of the American military” because it allows submarines to be stealthy when submerged and helps evade sonar detection,...
By Tom Shugart
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As Biden hosts first Quad summit at the White House, China is the background music
President Biden gathered the leaders of Japan, Australia and India at the White House on Friday to cement an emerging partnership of four Indo-Pacific countries, known as the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Ex-official in Trump admin for greater counter-terrorism coordination with India on Afghanistan
Ahead of a maiden bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a former national security official in the Trump Administration has pushed fo...
By Lisa Curtis
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Secret Talks and a Hidden Agenda: Behind the U.S. Defense Deal That France Called a ‘Betrayal’
In the end, Mr. Biden’s decision was the result of a brutal calculus that nations sometimes make in which one ally is determined to be more strategically vital than another — ...
By Richard Fontaine
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What are nuclear-powered submarines and how do they work? Australia's firepower ambitions explained
With Australia making a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom to begin a nuclear-powered submarine program, we can expect the Aussie subs will look a lot like the...
By Tom Shugart
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Donors pledging billions in aid to Afghanistan face a challenge: Navigating the Taliban
One month after the fall of its U.S.-supported government to the Taliban, Afghanistan faces crises of astronomical levels: millions facing starvation, a nationwide liquidity c...
By Alex Zerden
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National Security Human Capital
American women will soon become eligible (in theory) for the draftMass conscription in wartime is a remote prospect in America. But were a draft called, the country’s conscripts might soon look very different. An amendment to the annual defe...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Korean Peninsula’s Arms Race Heats Up
Tensions on the Korean peninsula rose on Wednesday as North Korea and South Korea conducted missile tests within hours of each other. As well as statements of military readine...
By Duyeon Kim
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China slams U.S.-led plan to give nuclear submarines to Australia
China slammed the new Indo-Pacific security alliance unveiled by the U.S., the U.K. and Australia on Wednesday, especially the plan to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Ca...
By Van Jackson
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With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo
A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that gr...
By Lisa Curtis