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Technology & National Security
Experts pan new White House ‘strategy’ on emerging techDespite an impressive title, the reception for the White House’s new National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies received a remarkably tepid response from experts...
By Martijn Rasser
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National Security Human Capital Program
As election nears, Pentagon leaders’ goal of staying out of elections is testedPentagon leaders faced renewed challenges in their attempt to steer clear of divisive election politics this week, as events during the final sprint toward the Nov. 3 polls un...
By Jim Golby
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National Security Human Capital Program
Army will encourage urgency to find missing soldiers after high-profile disappearancesThe Army is planning to introduce a policy calling for more urgency in finding missing soldiers, top leaders said, after a handful of high-profile disappearances at Fort Hood ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Introducing The Gaming Lab at CNAS
The Center for a New American Security today launched The Gaming Lab at CNAS, a new major initiative led by the CNAS Defense Program. CNAS experts and adjuncts at The Gaming L...
By Chris Dougherty, Becca Wasser & Cole Stevens
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Venezuelan coal exports rise as U.S. escalates oil sanctions
Venezuela is ramping up its production and export of coal to European nations, according to export figures and vessel tracking data, as it seeks new sources of foreign currenc...
By Peter Harrell
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Jeremy Achin and Roderick Jones Join CNAS Board of Advisors
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced that Jeremy Achin, CEO and co-founder of DataRobot, and Roderick Jones, Executive Chairman of Concentric Advisors...
By Cole Stevens
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National Security Human Capital Program
Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political adPresident Donald Trump's campaign is running an online political ad that uses an image of his vice president, his Pentagon chief and his most senior military adviser watching ...
By Jim Golby
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National Security Human Capital Program
First survey of West Point cadets' attitudes about civil-military relations raises concernsIn the midst of a challenging year for civil-military relations in America, the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, has allowed an unprecedented and timely research...
By Jim Golby
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North Korea parades huge new ICBM, but Kim Jong Un stresses deterrent nature
North Korea showed off what appeared to be a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade Saturday, although leader Kim Jong Un stressed the deterrent nat...
By Duyeon Kim
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Army on its slight increase in recruiting women and minorities: Please clapThe Army brought in slightly more women into the ranks last year then they have in years past, but service leaders acknowledged on Friday that there’s still work to be done. M...
By Emma Moore
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a LiftPresident Trump forced the State Department on Friday to commit to releasing at least some of Hillary Clinton’s emails before next month’s election, resurrecting a four-year-o...
By Carrie Cordero
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Trump's Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surpriseDonald Trump has announced on Twitter that he wants to bring all US troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas – a plan that came as a surprise to administration officials and ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Sanctions Additional Iranian Banks
The Trump administration Thursday blacklisted 18 Iranian banks that remain unsanctioned under its economywide pressure campaign. The push weeks before the Nov. 3 U.S. presiden...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions that may spook European banks
The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s financial sector, targeting 18 banks in an effort to further choke off Iranian revenues as Washington ramps up ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Technology & National Security
Azerbaijan’s Growing Drone Arsenal May Have Led It To Believe It Has Edge Over ArmeniaAzerbaijan’s growing inventory of armed drones may have convinced Baku that it has a substantial enough military and technological edge over Armenia that it could prevail in t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Inside the US campaign to cut China out of the tech supply chainIt was a hot summer morning in Taipei when several officials from the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy, visited the top management of a major tech compa...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.K. Watchdog Bans Sale of Cryptocurrency Derivatives to Individual Investors
The U.K.’s financial watchdog said it will ban the sale of derivatives linked to cryptocurrencies to retail consumers. The ban aims to protect small-time investors from large ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Trump Covid-19 diagnosis puts America's friends and foes on alert
Ripples of alarm, and some glee, coursed around the globe after President Donald Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis emerged, with U.S. allies and foes weighing whether the president's...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
Are Chinese Drones a National Security Threat or Required for the National Interest?Before DJI, a Chinese drone company, was named a national security threat, it was the darling of the U.S. government, used by federal agencies, the military and more than 900 ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict, U.S. Sees Opportunity
Weeks after India and China engaged in their deadliest border clash in decades, the sight of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entering the Bay of Bengal drew atten...
By Richard Fontaine