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Technology & National Security
White House Favors a Light Touch in Regulating AIThe White House has issued principles for regulating the use of artificial intelligence that call for as little government interference as possible and offer only broad guidan...
By Martijn Rasser
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Iran just fired missiles at US military targets. What does this mean?
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The Trump administration’s reticence might be the most hopeful sign that the US-Iran conflict that has escalated dramatically since the strike on Soleimani could cool back dow...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The two words that could tip the debate on Iran -- and help decide the next election
The fierce political debate over President Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of a top Iranian military leader ultimately may turn on just two words. Republicans ch...
By Richard Fontaine
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Additional Iran-Related Sanctions by U.S. May Have Little Impact, Sanctions Experts Say
Sanctions observers expect the U.S. to impose more sanctions on Iranian officials or companies that trade with Iran as tensions escalate between Tehran and Washington followin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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Iran-US conflict may stretch definitions of ‘war’
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Refined Kitten – also known as APT33, Elfin, and Magnallium – is a shadowy hacker group that cybersecurity firms believe works in the interests of Iran. When tensions between ...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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U.S. May Release More Guidance Alongside Sanctions Following Court Ruling, Experts Say
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A recent ruling by a U.S. federal judge in a closely watched lawsuit could spur more clarity from the U.S. Treasury Department as it rolls out sanctions, experts say. The Dec...
By Peter Harrell
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Europe Tries to Balance Iran and the U.S. After Strike
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Escalating steps by Tehran and Washington are raising the pressure on European leaders to pick sides in a conflict they have been seeking to defuse for months. On Sunday, Ira...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS
For the militants of the Islamic State, the American drone strike that killed the Iranian commander Qassim Suleimani was a two-for-one victory. First, the killing of General ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
6G: the new frontier – if the world can work out how to use itFrom South Korea to China, tech-savvy users had their first taste of 5G's lightning-fast internet speeds just months ago. While the network promises a future of self-driving c...
By Martijn Rasser
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Iran general's death underscores vulnerability of senior leaders
Qassem Soleimani was identified in death by a silver ring with a massive red stone on the finger of his severed hand. That’s what was left of Soleimani, Iran’s top military g...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Congress unlikely to check Trump’s power to start war with Iran
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Last year, months before the United States killed a senior Iranian commander in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, bipartisan majorities in both the House a...
By Richard Fontaine
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NYC Readies More Cops as Security Tightened Across U.S. on Iran
Police with assault rifles and even bag checks could become more common as officials from New York to California ramp up security in the face of Iranian threats of revenge for...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Killing of Top Iranian General May Raise Risk for Mideast Shipping
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Forces with U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) have killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a leading Iranian political figure and the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Gu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Surge of IS Violence Seen in Syria
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Islamic State militants have increased their terror activity in recent weeks in Syria, carrying out deadly attacks against Syrian regime troops and U.S.-backed forces. Since ...
By Kaleigh Thomas
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Turmoil in Iraq comes amid shrunken U.S. diplomatic footprint
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The storming of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad by protesters on Tuesday has underscored the vulnerability of U.S. diplomats in a country stuck in the middle of a mounting conflic...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
This Is What War Looks Like in 2029The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 passed its version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, clearing the way for the U.S. Senate to approve the measure. If...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Congress weighs closing up No. 3 office at the Pentagon
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Just three years after Congress created a new civilian position focused on Defense Department reforms and named it the No. 3 official in the Pentagon, key lawmakers are leanin...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Turkey’s Erdoğan uses airbase as bargaining chip against United States
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is again threatening to close the country’s strategically important Incirlik Airbase to the United States if Washington pushes ahead wit...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
When Robots Can Decide Whether You Live or DieComputers have gotten pretty good at making certain decisions for themselves. Automatic spam filters block most unwanted email. Some US clinics use artificial-intelligence-pow...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
How to Track President TrumpIf you own a mobile phone, its every move is logged and tracked by dozens of companies. No one is beyond the reach of this constant digital surveillance. Not even the presiden...
By Martijn Rasser
