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Military Briefing: What the West’s Shifting Red Lines Mean for Ukraine
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Washington’s constant redefinition of which weapons systems would escalate the conflict serves a purpose, some analysts said. “The administration and European allies believe t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry“The Ukraine conflict has been an important wake-up call for decision makers at the Pentagon,” says Martijn Rasser, director of technology and national security at the Center ...
By Martijn Rasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Will More NATO Support Increase Tensions in Asia?
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Jim Townsend, US deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO under former President Barack Obama, and currently an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New ...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Weighs Turkey, Greece Jet Sales amid NATO Expansion
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Jim Townsend, a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, said the United States has been successful in terms of managing the balance bet...
By Jim Townsend
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Tanks Alone Won’t Turn the Tide of the War in Ukraine
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The tanks will punch through the trench lines and open a path for infantry in Bradley Fighting Vehicles to hold the reclaimed territory. And the tanks send important signals t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US. Will Send Abrams Tanks to Ukraine Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive
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The sudden U.S. about-face follows weeks of hesitation on whether to send the tanks. The administration mulled whether they would offer Ukraine an advantage because they take ...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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How Finnish and Swedish NATO Accession Could Shape the Future Russian Threat
Press Release
Washington, January 24, 2023—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new policy brief, "How Finnish and Swedish NATO Accession Could Shape the Future R...
By Nicholas Lokker, Jim Townsend, Heli Hautala & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Ukraine’s Ambitions in Crimea Limited by US Hesitance to Supply Heavy Arms
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Jeffrey Edmonds, senior adjunct fellow with the Center for a New American Security, said that the decision by the Biden administration to hold back on some of the longer-range...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Will Ukraine Wind Up Making Territorial Concessions to Russia?
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Andrea Kendall-Taylor: "Any settlement that involves Kyiv making territorial concessions would only perpetuate the war by emboldening Moscow to attack Ukraine again in the fut...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Robert D. Kaplan
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US and Allies Load Ukraine with Armor and Weapons Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive
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Ukrainian intelligence officials reported that Russia plans to increase its military to 2 million troops, up from about 1.35 million, and that the "Russian military command is...
By Nicholas Lokker
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The M1 Abrams, the Powerful US Tank That Kyiv Wants but Can’t Have
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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said this week at Ramstein Air Base that "hundreds of thank yous are not hundreds of tanks."Jeffrey Edmonds, a Russia expert at the Cent...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Austin Meets New German Defense Minister over Ukraine Tank Support
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Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense during the Obama administration, said the west should expect Russian forces to be cannier and more dug-in than the...
By Jim Townsend
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The U.S. Will Send a Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine. How Will It Help?
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The announcement was made on a day that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Washington, D.C. — his first trip outside of Ukraine since the war began — to plead for ...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Forget Negotiations. Officials See Ukraine War Stretching for Months—or Years
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Essentially, neither side appears ready for concessions. Putin may not even have the capability to budge — if he wants to keep his grip on power, that is. “I don’t think the w...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Ruse That Could Dupe Putin Into Another Crushing Ambush
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In apparent anticipation of a Ukrainian campaign, Russian troops have been working to establish outposts and trenches near the Crimean border and in Donetsk and Luhansk, accor...
By Jim Townsend
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Ukraine War Bleeds into Russia-U.S. Nuclear Talks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has appeared to tone down rhetoric threatening the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, but experts say the loose talk, coupled with a breakdown...
By Jim Townsend
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Biden and Putin Just Said They’re Open to Talks. Don’t Count on It Happening Soon.
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The show of solidarity with Ukraine was important, according to Nicholas Lokker, a research assistant with the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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After Kherson, Ukraine’s Military Ponders New Push South and East
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One of the Ukrainian military’s long-term goals appears to be an offensive that cuts south to occupied Melitopol, said Michael Kofman, a Russian military analyst at the Center...
By Michael Kofman
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Biden and Putin Just Said They’re Open to Talks. Don’t Count on It Happening Soon.
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The show of solidarity with Ukraine was important, according to Nicholas Lokker, a research assistant with the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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New Policy Brief: "Supporting Russian Civil Society"
Press Release
Washington, December 1, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new policy brief, "Supporting Russian Civil Society: A Report of the Transatlantic...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Maria Snegovaya
