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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Experts Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Peter Harrell Selected for National Security Council StaffWashington, January 8, 2021—The Center for a New American Security congratulates Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, ...
By Chris Estep
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National Security Human Capital Program
Vaccination crisis: The National Guard is being mobilized to come to the rescueIn a bid to speed up the vaccine roll-out, states are enlisting their National Guards. More than 20,000 members of the National Guard are engaged in the vaccination mission, w...
By Emma Moore
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Pelosi says she spoke to top general about ensuring Trump doesn’t launch nuclear attackSpeaker Nancy Pelosi told her House colleagues Friday that she had spoken to the Pentagon’s top general about keeping an “unstable president” from accessing the nuclear codes,...
By Jim Golby
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Facebook’s push into Asia-Pacific runs into political hurdlesFacebook is pushing hard into developing Asian markets as the pace of its growth in the west slows, but a growing array of political stand-offs is threatening its relentless g...
By Coby Goldberg
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Defense / Middle East Security
Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies ‘to lift years-long blockade on Qatar, reopen border'Saudi Arabia and its regional allies will end a years-long crippling blockade of Qatar and re-open its borders in a breakthrough agreement, due to be signed on Tuesday.The dea...
By Becca Wasser
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Van Jackson on Getting Biden’s Asia Policy Right
In January 2021, the norm-destroying administration of Donald J. Trump comes to an end in the United States. Many in Asia will breathe a sigh of relief to see former Vice Pres...
By Van Jackson
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
California Mine Becomes Key Part of Push to Revive US Rare Earths ProcessingIn 2021, a more than 70-year-old mine in California’s Mojave Desert will become the center of an effort to revive an American mineral refining system that some say is critical...
By Martijn Rasser
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Kim Jong Un to unveil new economic plan as North Korea crisis deepens
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will chair a five-year gathering of senior officials early in the new year, state media said, which is expected to include the unveiling of a n...
By Duyeon Kim
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Biden slams Chinese abuses, stresses security and prosperity in Indo-Pacific
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday slammed China once again for “abuses” on trade, technology and human rights and said America can best pursue its goals relative to Beiji...
By Richard Fontaine
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North Korea prepares for major party congress amid growing challenges
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will convene a rare congress of the ruling party in early January, where he will seek to rally public support and outline new long-term economi...
By Duyeon Kim
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Transition mistrust: Roadblocks on troops, cyber hack and budgets
President-elect Joe Biden's explosive allegation this week that the outgoing Trump administration is throwing up "roadblocks" on key national security matters was a low-point ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Joe Purcell and Timothy McBride Join CNAS Board of Advisors
Washington, December 22, 2020—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Joe Purcell, Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley’s Financial Sponsors Group, and T...
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Biden’s test: Rebuilding the Iran nuclear deal Trump tore apart
President-elect Joe Biden has made no secret that one of his earliest foreign policy objectives will be for the U.S. to rejoin the landmark Iran nuclear deal that the Trump ad...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation
President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of U.S. government agencies and companies o...
By Edward Fishman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump is just itching to declare martial lawSome dangerous ideas about the role of the U.S. military in American civil society are finding an audience in President Donald Trump. Both the New York Times and Axios report ...
By Jim Golby
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Joe Biden’s 5 Tech PrioritiesPresident-elect Joe Biden’s transition team describes its animating philosophy as “build back better.” It’s both a nod to the Trump administration’s penchant for paring back t...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Row explodes between Pentagon, Biden transition team
The U.S. acting defense secretary has canceled planned meetings between Defense Department officials and the Biden transition team. It’s a move the department is categorizing ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Russia is winning the Arctic long game
Time for a T-12 club of tech-friendly democracies? Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, thinks so. He told Global Translations that we are “probabl...
By Richard Fontaine
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An emerging new alliance of democracies
There may be new a kid on the bloc in 2021. This week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated that he will travel next month to India with a grand project in mind. Fol...
By Rachel Rizzo
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CNAS Defense Program Announces Six New Adjunct Fellows
Washington, December 17, 2020—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce six new adjunct fellows to its Defense Program. Joining as Adjunct Senior Fe...
By Cole Stevens