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Biden Hits Russia With Broad Sanctions for Putin’s War in Ukraine
In The News
President Biden, vowing to turn President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia into a “pariah,” announced tough new sanctions on Thursday aimed at cutting off Russia’s largest banks an...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin
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U.S. officials spent hundreds of hours over five months debating, crafting and then touting a punishing array of economic sanctions to try to scare Russian President Vladimir ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Press Note
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Responds: Assessing the wide-reaching impacts of the Russian invasion of UkraineRichard Fontaine Chief Executive Officer: Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine will produce many casualties. Among them may be Washington’s foremost foreign policy plans. T...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Paul Scharre, Edward Fishman, Emily Kilcrease, Samuel Bendett & Ryan Fedasiuk
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Boris Johnson Fires a Barrage of Sanctions Blanks
There is no textbook for how to use the only weapon the West really has — sanctions — to help protect Ukraine’s sovereignty. How much pain should the West try to inflict now, ...
By Elina Ribakova
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North Korea Turns to Crypto Theft to Fund Weapons Programs
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Experts say North Korea is exploiting the lack of global regulatory controls on cryptocurrency to steal digital currencies to fund its nuclear weapons and missile programs. “C...
By Jason Bartlett
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Putin Insulated Russia’s Economy. Will Biden’s Sanctions Hold Him Back in Ukraine?
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When the Obama administration imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine in 2014, American officials were hopeful they would deter President Vladimir V. Putin from furth...
By Edward Fishman
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How a Battery Shortage Could Threaten US National Security
Bob Galyen has spent his career building electric car batteries. And he thinks the United States has a problem. Galyen, who engineered the battery for the General Motors EV1, ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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When it Comes to Putin, Sanctions May Have Limits as a Tool of Coercion
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When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech to the nation Monday night, setting the stage for a new Russian military intervention in neighboring Ukraine, he chara...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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NOTEWORTHY: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
Press Note
Experts from the Center for a New American Security weighed in with in-line analysis of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States that was released by the White House in ...
By Lisa Curtis, Emily Kilcrease, Martijn Rasser, Chris Dougherty, Jacob Stokes, Joshua Fitt, Alexander Sullivan, Samuel Bendett & Kelley Eckels Currie
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Risks Blowback Over Russia Chip SanctionsThe Biden administration is widely expected to impose unprecedented — and potentially devastating — technology and financial sanctions against Russia should the Kremlin move f...
By Martijn Rasser
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Digital Yuan Showcases the Real Value of Bitcoin
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The Beijing Winter Olympics are set to conclude on Sunday after two weeks of showcasing the best of human sportsmanship and, of course, controversy. But the event has also bee...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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What Does the Ukraine Crisis Mean for Taiwan? That's up for Debate.
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As the crisis over Ukraine threatens to explode into a full-blown Russian invasion of the country, Taiwan is closely watching from thousands of kilometers away to see how the ...
By Jacob Stokes
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China Is Showing Off the Digital Yuan at the Olympics. Can the U.S. Compete?
China is competing for more than just medals at the Winter Olympics in Beijing this month. It’s also quietly trying to define the future of money. Although attendees can pay v...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The U.S. Has Spent Billions on Equipment and Training in Europe to Deter Russia. Is It Enough?
The U.S. military has nearly 80,000 troops on average on rotational or permanent orders in Europe. Now, it’s sending thousands more to support those units. About 3,000 combat ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden Tested by Brewing Russian Crisis
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President Biden’s leadership is being tested by the brewing crisis caused by Russian aggression toward Ukraine. The stakes are high for Biden, particularly given the chaotic ...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Weighs China Factor in Drafting Plans to Punish Russia
The Biden administration, in devising what it vows would be punishing economic penalties if Russia were to attack Ukraine, is factoring in whether China would come to Moscow’s...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Inside the White House Preparations for a Russian Invasion
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As fears grow of potential Russian aggression against Ukraine, a “Tiger Team” led by the White House is quietly gaming out how the United States would respond to a range of ja...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US Warns of ‘Immediate’ Threat that Russia Will invade Ukraine
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The US has warned of an “immediate” threat that Russia will invade Ukraine after President Joe Biden summoned transatlantic leaders to a meeting to discuss the crisis and emba...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds
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President Biden is starting to clear a legal path for relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to pursue $3.5 billion that Afghanistan’s central bank had deposited ...
By Alex Zerden
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‘Dangerous Moment’: Russian Naval Buildup Near Ukraine Hits Cold War Levels
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Over the past few weeks, Russia has pulled warships from across the globe to mass in the Black Sea and Mediterranean as part of one of the largest displays of naval firepower ...
By Michael Kofman
