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U.S. military scrambles to confront a new reality across the Middle East
In the weeks since an American drone strike killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, U.S. military leaders have been sprinting to confront a dangerous new reality in the Midd...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Iran Sanctions Aggravate Coronavirus Crisis
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Have years of U.S. sanctions and efforts to isolate Iran affected the ability to get information about –- or aid to help control –- the coronavirus, as it continues to spread?...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Huawei or the Highway“Huawei” — The name at the center of the trade war between the United States and China, and the foremost player in the battle over 5G. Recently becoming the second-largest sel...
By Peter Harrell
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As Netanyahu claims win, Israel loses U.S. Democrats
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After Monday’s parliamentary election in Israel, the third in less than a year, the country faced a familiar reality. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party appeared ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
Washington’s desperate search for a Huawei substituteAfter failing to strong-arm Europe into banning Huawei from its budding 5G networks, Washington is pivoting from stick to carrot. The decision by the United Kingdom in Januar...
By Martijn Rasser
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Veterans Of Afghanistan Conflict React To Negotiations Between U.S. And Taliban...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Kurds Determined to Try IS Foreign Fighters in Syria
Syrian Kurdish officials seem firm on moving ahead with their plans to put captured Islamic State (IS) foreign fighters on trial in Syria, despite little international support...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Uncertain future for thousands of Idlib jihadists
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The humanitarian crisis that began with the Syrian government’s and Russia’s military escalation in north-western Syria continues. The United Nations said the situation has re...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago
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The end was closing in on them. Not two months after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban’s Kandahar stronghold was about to fall to its Northern Alliance antagon...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Technology & National Security
As White House fixates on China threats, other research priorities languishThe White House’s budget proposal for science and technology research met with disapproval from Democrats on the House Science Committee Thursday, with lawmakers pressing Pres...
By Martijn Rasser
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National Security Human Capital Program
Inspector general to probe whether VA chief Wilkie tried to discredit Democratic aide who reported sexual assaultThe Department of Veterans Affairs’ inspector general has opened an investigation into allegations that Secretary Robert Wilkie tried to dig up dirt on an aide to a top Democr...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Technology & National Security
Are today’s military helmets better at preventing brain injury? Not always, study saysYour great-grandfather’s World War I helmet that’s stuffed in the back of the closet could be just as effective at preventing brain injury from some blasts as a modern-day mil...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS Elects Admiral John Richardson and Avril Haines to Board of Directors
Washington, February 26, 2020—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Board of Directors announced today that Admiral John Richardson, USN (Ret.) and Avril Haines, Deput...
By Cole Stevens
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Technology & National Security
Will Flying Cars Help the US Beat China? The Air Force Hopes SoThe U.S. Air Force wants flying cars. But more than that, it wants to give U.S. manufacturers a head start in a hot future market. On Tuesday, service officials released a re...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Agencies play catch-up over security concerns with TikTokLawmakers scored another win in their fight against TikTok after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) barred its employees from using the megapopular video app. Bu...
By Kara Frederick
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US, ASEAN Eye March Special Summit to Boost Ties
The United States and 10 nations from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are eyeing a special summit in March to boost ties at a time when analysts say China c...
By Joshua Fitt
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Getting the services on the same wavelength about electronic warfare
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The Pentagon is expected to spend $47 billion over the next five years to modernize its electronic warfare systems. Without this funding, experts say that the U.S. military, a...
By Will Mackenzie
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Putin Fires His Puppet Master
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The gray cardinal. Putin’s Rasputin. The Kremlin puppet master. Vladislav Surkov, a close advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has achieved near-mythical status over t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Turkey asks US for missile defense amid Syria standoff
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The United States has not made a decision over whether to deploy Patriot batteries to Turkey’s southern border after receiving a request from Ankara, a US official told Al-Mon...
By Jim Townsend
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Tensions With China Help Ease Trump’s Visit to India
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When Donald Trump makes his first visit to India as president next week, there will be one thing keeping U.S.-India relations on track: China. Bipartisan support for India ha...
By Richard Fontaine
