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Technology & National Security
The ‘Magic Bullet’ Drones Behind Azerbaijan’s Victory Over ArmeniaAzerbaijan’s drone-led assault seems to have scored a decisive victory over Armenian forces in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, with a peace deal coming into effect a...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Grappling With AI’s Ethical ChallengesArtificial intelligence is a top modernization priority for the U.S. military, with officials envisioning a wide range of applications, from back office functions to tactical ...
By Paul Scharre
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One Big Challenge for Biden? China’s Push for Tech Supremacy
As America staggered through the final stretch of a bitter and divisive US presidential election last month, China was putting the finishing touches on carefully drawn plans f...
By Eric Sayers
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Gulf markets mixed as Biden win is no 'make or break' for regional economies
Gulf stock markets were muted on Sunday after Joe Biden’s U.S. election victory, reflecting expectations that his administration will not bring radical changes to the region’s...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Climate promises will crash into regulatory bureaucracy
Before he became president-elect, Joe Biden said a top priority for his administration would be to reengage in efforts at home and abroad to address climate change, including ...
By Robert O. Work
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Biden could take swift action on transgender ban, nuclear weapons
President-elect Joe Biden could get some quick wins by using executive orders to roll back several of President Donald Trump’s Pentagon policies. For example, very little will...
By Robert O. Work
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump's baseless election attacks undermining U.S. image abroadPresident Trump’s repeated demand on Thursday morning to “STOP THE COUNT!” of votes in the presidential election, combined with his other recent statements casting doubt on th...
By Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
China appears to be testing a brand new military exoskeletonChina's military is apparently testing a new exoskeleton to help soldiers haul heavy loads with relative ease, according to footage broadcast on Chinese state-owned television...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital Program
Commandant’s Reading List includes books about female Marines for the first time ― but is it enough?The Marine Corps overhauled the Commandant’s Reading List in 2020 in a modernization effort to become more relevant to the modern-day Marine. As part of the process, the Corps...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Technology & National Security
China Threatens U.S. Primacy in Artificial IntelligenceIt is a statement that has been broadcasted and heard around the world: China intends to be the global leader of artificial intelligence by 2030. The country is putting its mo...
By Elsa B. Kania
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National Security Human Capital Program
Air Force takes steps to clear path for women’s advancementWhen Alexandra Jackson joined the West Virginia Air National Guard in 2018, she was looking forward to becoming a pilot with the 167th Airlift Wing, like her father. But at 5-...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Technology & National Security
The AI Company Helping the Pentagon Assess Disinfo CampaignsIn September, Azerbaijan and Armenia renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory in the Caucasus mountains. By then, an information warfare campaign over the ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Analysis: Trump sanctions could give Biden a bargaining chip in deal talks with Iran
The Trump administration’s imposition of new sanctions on Iran may have been intended to forestall a new nuclear deal with Tehran if Joe Biden is elected president, but it cou...
By Peter Harrell
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Instead of learning from South Korea’s coronavirus example, Trump is lying about it
The Trump White House doesn’t think the pandemic can be contained, but South Korea shows it is possible. Rather than learn from its example, President Trump and his officials ...
By Kristine Lee
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Here’s how Trump and Biden stack up on crucial foreign policy issues, from Iran to ChinaIn one week, the United States will either reelect President Donald Trump or send former Vice President Joe Biden to the White House. In addition to contending with the corona...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program
Marine Corps boots infantryman investigated for sharing alleged white supremacist materialThe Marine Corps has kicked out an infantryman investigated earlier this year for allegedly sharing white supremacist material, one of more than two dozen Marines to come unde...
By Emma Moore
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The PLAʼs Unlikely WingmanIn May of this year, an 84-year-old inmate in a North Carolina federal prison died from Covid-19. Dongfan Greg Chungʼs death barely registered on the local news, but Chung hel...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Top White House Official Criticizes ‘Totalitarian’ Xi in ChineseA senior White House official delivered a speech in Mandarin attacking Xi Jinping’s “totalitarianism” and calling on the Chinese people to research the “truth” about the count...
By Jordan Schneider
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As US Military Moves Into Palau, China Watches Intently
The United States is stepping up its military presence and activity in and around the small island nation of Palau in the Philippine Sea, a strategic location coveted by Penta...
By Eric Sayers
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US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
US President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to North Korea saw him threaten “fire and fury” and ramp up sanctions, then meet dictator Kim Jong-un and exchange “beautiful” ...
By Van Jackson