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Pentagon: President Trump's order to withdraw troops from Syria allows ISIS to rebuild
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President Donald Trump's order to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria in October provided the Islamic State an opening to rebuild itself, giving the terrorist group "time and spac...
By Nicholas Heras
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Vindman’s dress uniform reveals a tug of war using troops as political totems, experts say
In his opening remarks at the impeachment hearing Tuesday, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman casually mentioned the other part of Washington’s intense focus. “The uniform I wear tod...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Faces Dimmer Prospects Than Ever
The prospects for a Trump administration plan to strike a Middle East peace deal have been receding for months, thanks to a protracted political stalemate in Israel and the re...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The missing voice of John McCain in impeachment and Ukraine
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If there was ever a time and a place where the voice of John McCain was missing from Congress, this is it — at the intersection of an impeachment, an election and a constituti...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Crushes Palestinian Hopes Again
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Monday that the United States no longer considers civilian Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands a violation of international law. T...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Turkish military in for the long haul in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey launched its longest continuous military operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan this year. Operation Claw began last May, is presently ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Embrace of Sanctions Irks Allies and Prompts Efforts to Evade Measures
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President Trump’s increasing reliance on economic sanctions to solve foreign policy problems is fueling concern that the United States is abusing its financial power and promp...
By Peter Harrell
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Divide between President Trump and US Congress on Hong Kong widens as violence rises
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The escalating violence in Hong Kong is spurring the United States Congress to push harder for a law that would support pro-democracy protesters, a rare bipartisan momentum th...
By Daniel Kliman
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Turkish media paints White House visit as Erdoğan triumph over Trump
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Turkish media are seizing on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments that President Trump had “no reaction” to his returning the American leader’s notorious letter to him, s...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russians enter US air base near Kobani after US forces left: SDF official
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US-led Coalition forces on Thursday finalized their withdrawal from the Kobani region, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official told Kurdistan 24, as Russian forces entered t...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
As Trump administration officials try to convince allies that the United States remains committed to the fight against the Islamic State in Syria they are facing a significant...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump hails 'long friendship' with Erdogan as US Congress increases pressure for sanctions
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TurkIsh President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday had a different welcome to that on his last visit to Washington, with protests outside the White House and tough questions ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
5G's Collateral Winners: Southeast AsiaWhile superpowers are fighting for world dominance in the upcoming fifth-generation cellular network technology race, smaller nations may also see some benefits. Countries acr...
By Martijn Rasser
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Syria moves further into Iran’s orbit with new deal
With Iran’s signing of a preliminary agreement to work with the Syrian government to reconstruct the country’s war-damaged electrical power grid, Moscow’s and Tehran’s often c...
By Nicholas Heras
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Warnings, recriminations and a missile launch: how the US-North Korea nuclear talks died
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When North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed “complete denuclearisation” last year, Washington and Seoul offered him an extra incentive to ensure the vow would stick. The allies...
By Kristine Lee
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Technology & National Security
Security Trumps Speed For 5G Networks: CNASThe US government must play a much more active — and more expensive — role in rolling out 5G networks, working with the private sector and foreign allies to develop a more sec...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
The U.S.-China trade war is cooling off. But the tech war is heating up.President Trump this week seemed to be nearing a preliminary truce in his trade war with China. But the deeper danger that still lies ahead is a Sino-U.S. technology war, as t...
By Robert O. Work
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Technology & National Security
China makes the first big 5G moveChina switched on a massive 5G network Friday, bringing 50 cities online in one of the largest-ever single rollouts of the super-fast mobile networks. Why it matters: Right no...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS and Defense One Partner for Year-Long Editorial Series: "The American Readiness Project"With original reporting, research, and a body of expert commentary, the American Readiness Project will chronicle the nation’s desire, willingness, and capability for the U.S....
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TikTok Responds to US Warnings, Says They’ve Got Nothing to Do With Chinese GovernmentTikTok videos have taken over the internet. They’re short, funny, and can instantly go viral. But not everyone is laughing, like United States lawmakers who are concerned that...
By Kara Frederick
