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The stage is set for Afghan government-Taliban peace talks
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Last week the Afghan government approved the release of 400 Taliban fighters, setting the stage for negotiations with the terrorist group which are due to begin imminently. Wi...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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National Security Human Capital Program
The rise of female commanders in combat armsThe Army has been slowly integrating women into ground combat units since the Defense Department opened all military jobs to all troops in 2015. The initiative garnered a good...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
In a U.S.-China Tech Divorce, Businesses Would Have to Pick SidesLike a celebrity couple splitting on account of irreconcilable differences, China and the U.S. might be leaving a huge mess in their wake as they go their separate ways. The l...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The UAE-Israel deal is Trump's first genuine foreign policy success, experts say
The groundbreaking agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has delivered a political lifeline to Israel's embattled prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and repres...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into ‘Sandboxes’ for 5GThe U.S. government thinks the military could help whip the country’s 5G industry into shape. Michael Kratsios, the acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineeri...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
A Ban on WeChat and TikTok, a Disconnected World and Two InternetsPresident Trump's new executive orders banning Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat marked a significant escalation in the ongoing technology tensions between the U.S. ...
By Megan Lamberth
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Technology & National Security
Leaked Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares With Authorities — in the U.S.President Donald Trump's executive order banning Americans from using TikTok is driven by concerns that the company might hand over user data to Chinese authorities. Recently ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5GSuperfast 5G wireless isn’t exactly spreading across the US at superfast speeds. The White House and Defense Department on Monday announced a plan to accelerate the process by...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Trump, US face pivotal UN vote on Iran
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The Trump administration’s Iran strategy will face a key test this week as the United States calls for a vote at the United Nations on its resolution to extend an arms embargo...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Slaughter in the East China SeaThe year is 2030. Chinese troops seize a Japanese island in the South China Sea. Japan dispatches an amphibious task force to retake the island. Soon, U.S. warships and aircra...
By Chris Dougherty, Susanna V. Blume, Becca Wasser & Dr. ED McGrady
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong's Lam, other officials over crackdownThe United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory’s current and former police chiefs and eight other top officials for what ...
By Peter Harrell
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Elections provide U.S. and Iran a brief window to lower tensions: think tank
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The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions, according to a new report from a Washing...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Kaleigh Thomas & Elisa Catalano Ewers
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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Xinjiang’s Vast Paramilitary Settler Corps
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The Trump administration slapped sanctions on a vast paramilitary Chinese colonial enterprise in Xinjiang and two Chinese officials on Friday, in a move likely to drive the U....
By Kristine Lee
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of UighursThe United States intensified its economic pressure on China’s Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said...
By Peter Harrell
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National Security Human Capital Program
Pandemic Is Changing the Military, From Boot Camp to Office WorkU.S. Navy recruits who arrive at the service’s only boot camp outside of Chicago are now given iPads to learn basic training as they languish for two weeks in quarantine isola...
By Emma Moore
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Technology & National Security
Ex-Google Boss Says Artificial Intelligence Will Be Key to U.S. National SecurityThe former top executive of Google described artificial intelligence as a linchpin in global power struggles and warned the U.S. could fall behind rivals like China unless it ...
By Ainikki Riikonen & Michael Horowitz
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Trump Undercuts Pentagon Over Germany Troop Withdrawal
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that the United States would pull nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany, starting in the coming weeks, ostensibly to beef up U.S. ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Trump's decision to move troops from Germany slammed as 'a gift to Putin'
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President Donald Trump's decision to pull nearly 12,000 US troops from Germany triggered an onslaught of disapproval from Republicans, Democrats and former senior military off...
By Rachel Rizzo
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U.S. Will Cut 12,000 Forces in Germany
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The United States is cutting back its deployments in Germany by nearly 12,000 troops and shifting some of those forces around the continent, including relocating some units to...
By Rachel Rizzo
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US to pull almost 12,000 troops out of Germany
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The Trump administration is pulling almost 12,000 troops out of Germany in a move set to add to tensions within Nato. The decision comes after President Donald Trump last mont...
By Richard Fontaine
