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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
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Technology & National Security
Combat Drones Made in China Are Coming to a Conflict Near YouA dozen years into its fight with the Islamic insurgent group Boko Haram, Nigeria is getting some new weapons: a pair of Wing Loong II drones from China. The deal is one of a ...
By Michael Horowitz
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North Korea Rules Out U.S. Talks in Jab at Visiting Biden Envoys
North Korea ruled out further talks with the U.S. for now, as Kim Jong Un’s regime sought to raise pressure on top Biden administration officials visiting Seoul.A senior North...
By Duyeon Kim
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The best case against withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden has a big, looming decision to make by May 1: whether or not to withdraw all 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan and end America’s 20-year war in the country....
By Lisa Curtis
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Technology & National Security
China's on a mission to dominate space internetChina is ramping up plans for government-sponsored satellites to beam internet from space, taking on U.S. rivals like SpaceX and Amazon in the race to own the next frontier of...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Biden lays groundwork for high-stakes China meeting
President Biden is preparing to confront China on a range of issues in the coming week as he seeks to reassert America's position on the global stage. Secretary of State Anton...
By Lisa Curtis
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
What China's five-year plan could mean for venture capital's tech sectorsChina recently unveiled its strategic economic vision for the next five years in a lengthy plan that could help shape the direction of high-tech industries laden with venture ...
By Jordan Schneider
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
With clock ticking before exit deadline, U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from AfghanistanThe United States appears poised to extend its troop presence in Afghanistan beyond a May 1 deadline agreed to last year with the Taliban, as it races to secure an interim pea...
By Lisa Curtis
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Israeli Strikes Target Iranian Oil Bound for Syria
Israel has targeted at least a dozen vessels bound for Syria and mostly carrying Iranian oil out of concern that petroleum profits are funding extremism in the Middle East, U....
By Ilan Goldenberg