Press
Showing 3061-3080 of 7672 Items
-
Turkey’s relocating of Syrian refugees under way
In The News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the country’s state broadcaster TRT that he intends to settle approximately 1 million Syrian refugees in the so-called “safe zone” ...
By Nicholas Heras
-
The U.S.-China Trade Deal Means a Long Cold War for Business
In The News
With a new trade deal, the U.S. and China have agreed to stand down, but look for the war to go on, with the potential to rattle trade and markets across the globe for years a...
By Richard Fontaine
-
In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
FBI’s Wray Acts Fast to Make Changes After Scathing ReportFBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered more than 40 changes in how the bureau seeks secret surveillance warrants and handles other matters after the Justice Department insp...
By Carrie Cordero
-
ISIS Is Experimenting with This New Blockchain Messaging App
The Islamic State has discovered blockchain. The technology that powers cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum promises to revolutionize almost all facets of society, fro...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
-
Analysts: Seized Weapons Show Iran's Deep Involvement in Yemen's War
The recent U.S. seizure of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels in Yemen highlights Iran's continued far-reaching involvement in the war-torn country, exper...
By Nicholas Heras
-
U.S. lawmakers take action on legislation to sanction Turkey
In The News
After months of strained relations with Turkey, U.S. lawmakers moved forward on two pieces of legislation this week that would punish Turkey for purchasing S-400 missile syste...
By Peter Harrell
-
Kurdish-led forces target ISIS smuggling network in Syria
The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced that they had carried out a large-scale operation against an Islamic State smuggling network i...
By Nicholas Heras
-
SDF leadership meets with Arab tribes in response to Damascus call to defect
The Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), General Mazloum Abdi, held a meeting on Tuesday with the Board of Notables, which includes senior members of the ...
By Nicholas Heras
-
In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Our friends didn’t have to die’: Afghanistan Papers surface pain and familiar frustrationsLawmakers, veterans and experts have expressed shock and resignation after a Washington Post report Monday unveiled 18 years of distortion by U.S. officials over the prosecuti...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
-
Trump Administration Blocks Another Critic from Speaking Abroad
The decision to block a prominent NATO expert from speaking at a conference in Denmark because he has spoken critically of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies highlights a ...
By Jim Townsend
-
Could Iran’s Revolution Unravel Over a Four-Cent Price Hike?
In mid-November, in a surprise overnight announcement, the revolutionary regime in Iran hiked the price of gasoline. By standards anywhere else in the world, it is still pitif...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
-
NATO is finally talking about China, and there are 3 big problems it has to address
In The News
The NATO leaders summit that ended Wednesday featured many of the debates that have come up before in the alliance's 70-year history, but there was also a newer topic on the a...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
-
Erdogan retreats on demand that NATO label YPG a terrorist group
In The News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approached the just-concluded meeting of NATO heads of state in London with the demand that NATO recognizes the Kurdish People’s Protect...
By Nicholas Heras
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
China's move on face-recognition standardsChinese tech companies have ramped up efforts to set technical standards for facial recognition, raising concerns among business competitors, political observers and humanitar...
By Kara Frederick
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
Are drone swarms the future of aerial warfare?As evening fell on Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in western Syria, the first drones appeared. Then more, until 13 were flashing on radars, speeding towards the airbase and a nearb...
By Paul Scharre
-
Trump Moves Toward Labeling Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Groups
The Trump administration is moving forward on calls to classify Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations after the killing of nine U.S. citizens in Mexico, with top off...
By Peter Harrell
-
Is China NATO’s new adversary?
In The News
The West’s most venerable military alliance is marking its 70th birthday this week in Britain. And it’s going to be awkward. Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,...
By Rachel Rizzo
-
NATO leaders gathering in London brace themselves for Trump 'fireworks'
In The News
NATO leaders gathering to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in London face multiple challenges -- including the uncertainty of what President Donald Trump might do. Trump ...
By Jim Townsend
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
Shunned in the US, Huawei looks to Russia to invent an AI futureOne by one the doors closed. Over the past 18 months, top US universities including Princeton, Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley have rethought their researc...
By Elsa B. Kania
-
It's getting harder for NATO to hide that Turkey's becoming 'a thorn in everyone's side'
After months of warnings from the US and other NATO members, Turkey tested its S-400s last week, putting the Russian-made air-defense system, deployed to an airbase near Ankar...
By Rachel Rizzo
