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Keep calm and tell Ukraine to carry on
Lisa Curtis, a top NSC official for Afghanistan during the Trump administration and now at the Center for a New American Security think tank, argued SIGAR should look into the...
By Lisa Curtis
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What to expect from Modi’s historic visit to the US
Lisa Curtis, director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. “The US is setting the stage for an announcement that it will co-produce ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden warmly welcomes India's Modi despite questions about human rights issues
"I think that the Biden administration has been willing to set aside their differences over Russia because they really are playing a long game with India. And they see China a...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. senior officials caught off-guard by Biden's calling Xi a 'dictator'
For now, administration officials said they hope that this controversy passes quickly and that Beijing’s economic concerns don’t allow it to derail plans for visits from the U...
By Jacob Stokes
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Military bases and Biden quips complicate thaw of U.S.-China ties
The question now is if those guardrails are strong enough to withstand the pressures from these latest setbacks. “U.S. diplomatic efforts toward China are predicated on intens...
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Responds: Prime Minister Modi's Official Visit to the White House
On Thursday, June 22, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, D.C. To shed light on the implications of this...
By Lisa Curtis
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Blinken China's trip likely to bring only temporary relief for tensions
Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security argued against taking too negative a view of the meetings, saying that simply by meeting Blinken, Xi si...
By Jacob Stokes
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As Modi visits White House, India’s reliance on Russian arms constrains him
Russia’s dominance of the Indian market has deep roots. “Russia historically was willing to extend sophisticated technology to India that frankly the U.S. has not,” said Lisa ...
By Lisa Curtis
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US welcome of India’s Modi is darkened by rights record
“I think that their main motivation for investing in India and extending this state level visit despite differences over Russia and backsliding when it comes to religious free...
By Lisa Curtis
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Red carpet welcome for Modi as US-India ties set to deepen
Separately, Ms Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Programme at the Centre for a New American Security, told ST: “The administration is buildi...
By Lisa Curtis
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Blinken meets with Xi amid mounting U.S.-China tensions
The roughly 35-minute meeting with Xi in the Great Hall of the People was seen as a critical sign to the trip’s success, though it wasn’t confirmed ahead of time. After Xi met...
By Jacob Stokes
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Why Blinken’s Big Trip to China Could Already Be Doomed
Despite the growing tensions, the Biden administration recognizes that it’s necessary to run the traps on diplomacy even when disagreements crop up, Jacob Stokes, a former nat...
By Jacob Stokes
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With Blinken trip, US and China seek stability but no breakthroughs
Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said that Blinken's trip showed a new stage in the US relationship with China -- trying to maintain st...
By Jacob Stokes
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Documents in Trump Indictment Were Among Nation’s Most Closely Guarded
“The pictures of classified materials strewn about insecure spaces evoke a visceral reaction for the thousands of current and former national security officials who, during th...
By Jacob Stokes
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‘Little Nato’: will Biden’s G7 unity push create an ‘economic iron curtain’?
Jacob Stokes, senior fellow at the Centre for a New American Security’s Indo-Pacific Security Programme, said the aim of Biden’s trip was to convey the message that the US was...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden, India’s Modi Out to Deepen their Bonds, but Geopolitical Friendships Have their Limits
Yet for Biden, developing a personal rapport out of public view might be critical for overcoming any differences with Modi. “In this case, the investment is worth it,” said Li...
By Lisa Curtis
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China unlikely to play peacemaker role in Ukraine war, Western officials and experts say
China increasingly presents itself as a powerful state with global reach, but its approach to diplomacy remains cautious. There is no precedent for it plunging into a difficul...
By Jacob Stokes
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Modi visit will be productive, US experts believe
“It shows the importance that the Biden administration attaches to its relationship with India,” Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program a...
By Lisa Curtis
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US Gives a ‘Free Pass’ to India as Worry Over China Rivalry Deepens
“President Biden would be remiss if he doesn’t raise the Russia issue and restate the importance of supporting Ukrainian sovereignty and explain why that is important for the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Joe Biden Says US Commitment to Defending Philippines Is ‘Iron Clad’
Jacob Stokes, an Indo-Pacific expert at the CNAS think-tank, said the statement on Monday further clarified when the defence commitment would be triggered. “That’s an importan...
By Jacob Stokes