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Technology & National Security
Russia Working On Directed Energy WeaponSince humans have bent electricity to war, there has been a hunt for a special weapon that renders the technology particularly useless. Lurking in the annals of weapon design,...
By Samuel Bendett
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
As the U.S. and China spar on the world stage, Cold War 2.0 may already have begunThe signal wasn't subtle. While China practiced amphibious landings in a contested area of the South China Sea this month, the U.S. Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers to t...
By Paul Scharre
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The Next Defense Strategy
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new project, The Next Defense Strategy, led by the CNAS Defense Program. Regardless of who wins t...
By Cole Stevens
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US hardens stance against China’s claims in South China Sea
In The News
The US hardened its stance against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and vowed to maintain pressure over human rights abuses in Xinjiang after Beijing sanction...
By Eric Sayers
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Allies bite their tongues after Trump withdraws from WHO
In The News
President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) has received only muted criticism from allied nations as they look to preserve American co...
By Kristine Lee
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Digging in on rare earth, the next front in the US supply chain war with ChinaAs US-China relations hit new lows, Washington is redoubling efforts to address a major Achilles’ heel: its dependence on Beijing for rare earth elements – essential materials...
By Martijn Rasser
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Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why Jewish Americans are shifting position on Israel"I've had people tell me, ‘Things have shifted more in the past two weeks than I’ve seen them shift in the past ten years,’” Emily Mayer said. Mayer is the co-founder and poli...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
China says it will hit back against new U.S. sanctions over Uighur rightsChina said on Friday it would take “reciprocal measures” against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abu...
By Peter Harrell
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What Beijing Lost With Its Border Clash Blunder
In The News
Think of it as Xi Jinping’s Himalayan blunder. The final outcome of the border standoff between China and India may be uncertain, but the consequences of New Delhi’s decision ...
By Rush Doshi
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In The News
Technology & National Security
The US, China and the AI arms race: Cutting through the hypeArtificial intelligence -- which encompasses everything from service robots to medical diagnostic tools to your Alexa speaker -- is a fast-growing field that is increasingly p...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Suspicions Mount Of Foreign Hand In Fire At Sensitive Iranian Nuclear Site
In The News
There is growing support among outside security experts for the notion that an "incident" at Iran's main nuclear-enrichment facility last week was an act of sabotage in a shad...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Nebraskans toiled at 'The Outpost' before horrifying attack portrayed in new war film
In The News
In the Hollywood version of Rob Yllescas’ life, the Army captain from Osceola, Nebraska, is talking Husker football in his last moments on Earth. “I do like football. Nebrask...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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How much trouble is Huawei in?
In The News
Huawei is under a lot of pressure. Fresh US sanctions have cut off the Chinese tech company's access to vital American technology to a greater extent than ever before. Countr...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Hong Kong’s New Reality Arrives in Force
In The News
China describes Hong Kong’s new security law as a “sword of Damocles” hanging over its most strident critics. But the way it’s written, this legislation threatens everybody ev...
By Rush Doshi
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
A New Chapter in Fraught Ties Between President, SpiesPresident Trump’s combative relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies has made it difficult for officials to speak candidly to him or the public about national security thr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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White House to Interview Defense Officials in Perceived Loyalty Test
A pair of 20-something White House staffers will begin conducting interviews with political appointees at the Defense Department starting next week, three current and former U...
By Jim Townsend
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Bounties Uproar Casts a Shadow Over a Rare Trump Foreign Policy Achievement
For a president with few tangible foreign policy accomplishments under his belt, Afghanistan had come to look something like a bright spot. His nuclear talks with North Korea...
By Richard Fontaine
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Bill targeting banks over China's Hong Kong law passes U.S. Senate
In The News
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijing’s draconian new national security la...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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‘How Much and How Fast’: Biden Watchers Anticipate Defense Spending Crunch
In The News
Defense spending is likely to decline or at least flat-line in the coming years, regardless of who wins November’s presidential election. The pressures on the economy from the...
By Susanna V. Blume, Robert O. Work & Robert F. Hale
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Discussion of Russian bounties thrusts deaths of three Marines into spotlightWith a burst of light and dust, an armored vehicle carrying Marines outside a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan erupted into flames, killing three men inside and plunging th...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
