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Technology & National Security
Biden’s $180 Billion R&D Plan Prioritizes Key Areas Such As Chips, Quantum ComputingAs part of his recently unveiled $2 trillion infrastructure investment plan, President Joe Biden said his administration would commit $180 billion to “R&D and industries o...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
Biden’s infrastructure plan includes billions to develop emerging tech the military needsPresident Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan released Wednesday calls for $180 billion in new research and development spending on emerging technologies expected to define the co...
By Megan Lamberth & Tony Samp
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CNAS Names Stacie Pettyjohn Director of the Defense Program
Washington, March 30, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Stacie Pettyjohn has been named Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense ...
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China’s Digital Currency: Implications for the US
Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S...
By Emily Jin
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CNAS Names Kate Kuzminski Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program
Washington, March 29, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Kate Kuzminski has been named Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, ...
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Money Laundering Might Taint NFTs Too, Prepare For Tighter Controls
While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are certainly the big thing in crypto at the moment, they aren’t without their problems. Aside from accusations of hype and faddishness, NFTs ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Biden vows to ‘respond accordingly’ if North Korea escalates missile testing following latest launch
US President Joe Biden has warned North Korea that the US will “respond accordingly” if it escalates its military testing, after Pyongyang fired two missiles in its first majo...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive
In resuming its ballistic testing activity after a yearlong pause, North Korea has demonstrated a potentially nuclear-capable weapon that shows how it continues to expand its ...
By Duyeon Kim
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CNAS Launches ‘Sanctions by the Numbers’ Newsletter
Washington, March 25, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of the Sanctions by the Numbers email newsletter. The first edition of the ...
By Chris Estep
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congress looks to Biden as an ally as it tries to finally rewrite authority for the war on terrorThere's a new movement afoot to finally curb the President's 9/11 war powers, and the Republicans and Democrats pushing it have hope in a key ally: the President himself. On t...
By Richard Fontaine
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Reaction to North Korea's ballistic missile launch
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fuelling tensions ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and ramping up pres...
By Duyeon Kim
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Responds: Washington, Beijing Clash at First MeetingRichard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer: "Those fearing a U.S.-China reset can rest easy. Where Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai once jawed over the French Revolution, in Alas...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, David Shullman, Carisa Nietsche, Jason Bartlett & Katie Galgano
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Russia, China tensions rise with White HouseRelations between the United States and Russia and China under President Biden are getting off to a difficult and hostile start.Biden this week agreed with an interviewer’s as...
By Lisa Curtis & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Insiders Jockey for Whittled-Down Ambassadorship Slots
President Biden has begun reviewing a list of finalists to serve as key ambassadors as he seeks to cut down on the number of political appointees his predecessor Donald J. Tru...
By Richard Fontaine
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Hostility rises between Biden, Putin
President Biden is not holding back in confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a killer and promising tough action against a range of attacks by the Kremlin ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Denuclearisation of what? U.S. switch on North Korea wording raises debate
Officials with U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration have begun emphasising the “denuclearisation of North Korea”, rather than the whole peninsula, in a subtle but noticea...
By Duyeon Kim
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We can’t prevent tomorrow’s catastrophes unless we imagine them today
The Trump administration may be gone, but Trumpian chaos persists. Which is why, before he took office, Joe Biden repeatedly emphasized his intention to battle multiple crises...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Seeks to Counter China’s Full-Court Press in Asia
Top Biden administration officials on their first tour through the Pacific are facing pressure from allies and parts of the U.S. military to respond to China’s increasing prov...
By Tom Shugart
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Biden team's China focus puts South Korea on the spot ahead of talks
For the first time in years there are liberal presidents in South Korea and the United States, but the change in U.S. administrations hasn’t made it any easier for Seoul to ba...
By Duyeon Kim
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The best case for withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan
In 2018, Kolenda and US diplomat Robin Raphel also privately engaged in secret talks with the Taliban aimed at bringing the war to an end. Those talks helped pave the way for ...
By Christopher D. Kolenda