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Hong Kong’s New Reality Arrives in Force
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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
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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
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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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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
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
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CNAS Mourns the Passing of Board Member Lewis Kaden
Today, CNAS Chair Kurt Campbell and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fontaine made the following statement on the passing of Board Member Lewis Kaden: “All of us at CNAS are de...
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White House does not plan any immediate response over intelligence reports on Russian bounties targeting U.S. troops
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The White House is not planning an immediate response to intelligence reports of Russian bounties given to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. and coalition forces in Afghan...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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What’s This Unit of Russian Spies That Keeps Getting Outed?
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On Friday, the New York Times broke the explosive story that a unit of Russia’s military intelligence—Unit 29155 of the GRU—had allegedly offered bounties to militants in Afgh...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Chinese threats, weaker US alliance spur Australian military overhaul
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Australia has unveiled plans to dramatically tool-up its military as threats from China mount, but some see collapsing trust in the United States alliance as an underlying mot...
By Van Jackson
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National Security Human Capital
‘A failure of command’ — How one soldier’s sexual harassment case forced a reckoning among leaders in the Army ReserveMilitary leaders have for many years made statements, held focus groups, organized fundraisers, and conducted surveys to get a better understanding of sexual assault and haras...
By Emma Moore
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Market analysts react to China's new Hong Kong lawBeijing unveiled national security legislation tailor-made for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life ...
By Peter Harrell
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Don’t Panic, But Russia Is Training Its Robot Tanks To Understand Human SpeechRussian scientists are teaching a robotic tank to understand spoken orders from a human commander. The Kremlin’s Advanced Research Foundation—Russia’s answer to the U.S. Defe...
By Samuel Bendett
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CNAS Announces Task Force on a New U.S. Agenda Toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce its task force on developing a new U.S. agenda toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The task force, wh...
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US could buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 under Senate proposal
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The U.S. would be able to buy Turkey’s Russian-made S-400 air defense system under legislation proposed in the Senate last week. The proposal is one powerful lawmaker’s attemp...
By Jim Townsend
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Donald Trump’s baffling proposal to withdraw troops from Germany
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“It’s like having a stroke, and then a second one in the ambulance,” sighs Stefan Weiler, economic-development chief for Kaiserslautern, in south-west Germany. The city was al...
By Jim Townsend
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Another Chinese school dodges US software export controls, as Beihang University gets MATLAB engineering program
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The US government slapped sanctions on Beijing Aeronautics and Astronautics University almost 20 years ago, alleging it was linked to the military and could contribute to miss...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Chinese Wind Farm Raises EyebrowsThe Trump administration will not block a Chinese-owned company from building a wind farm in Texas near the Air Force’s largest pilot training base, a person familiar with the...
By Ashley Feng
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China's Publicized WHO Fundraising Drive Falls Short of Hype
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A highly touted Chinese drive to raise funds for the World Health Organization, launched after President Donald Trump announced he was ending financial support for the WHO, ha...
By Kristine Lee
