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'Slow war of attrition' on Syria's Idlib frontline
For three months Damascus and its ally Russia have been pummelling hospitals, markets and schools in Idlib unleashing a deadly, ferocious campaign aimed at retaking Syria's la...
By Nicholas Heras
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
U.S. and U.K. divide increases on IranBritain’s refusal to go along with the Trump administration’s fiery approach to recent Iranian aggression has experts and lawmakers concerned about the state of the “special r...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Libya’s Haftar might seek deescalation with Turkey
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The proxy conflict in Libya appears to have been heating up with Libyan National Army (LNA) General Khalifa Haftar making threats against Turkey, which backs his Government of...
By Nicholas Heras
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North Korean saber-rattling dims euphoria of Trump’s DMZ meeting
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Nearly a month after President Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to walk on North Korean soil, the euphoria from his meeting with Kim Jong Un faded this week as No...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump is letting Kim Jong Un do almost anything he wants
In The News
In just the past week, North Korea has unveiled a brand new submarine that could potentially launch nuclear weapons and tested two short-range missiles that gravely threaten U...
By Duyeon Kim
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US-led coalition carries out patrols in Syria amid Turkish invasion threats
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The US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State is carrying out patrols along the Syrian border between Tal Abyad and Serekaniye amid Turkish threats to invade over its southe...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kim Jong Un Threatens South Korea in Bid for Trump’s Attention
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While Kim Jong Un said his latest missile tests were aimed at South Korean “military warmongers,” the North Korean leader had a clear message for U.S. President Donald Trump: ...
By Duyeon Kim
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UK warships to escort British-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz
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UK warships will accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in a change of policy after the government earlier said it did not have the resources to pr...
By Nicholas Heras
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North Korea says missile test was 'solemn warning to South Korean warmongers’
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North Korea said Friday that its test of a “new type of tactical guided weapon,” overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, was a demonstration of its power and a "solemn warning to Sout...
By Duyeon Kim
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US continues to debate fate of Venezuela waiver for Chevron, other companies
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Roughly two days before a waiver which allowed Chevron and four US oil services companies to continue working in Venezuela's oil sector is set to expire, the Trump administrat...
By Neil Bhatiya
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U.S. Maximum Pressure on Iran Unsettles Syria's Kurds
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Hawkish factions in Washington tout the Syrian Kurdish forces as a way to block Iran from regaining the “land bridge” through the Middle East that it once had through its alli...
By Nicholas Heras
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Donald Trump vetoes resolutions prohibiting defence sales to Saudi and UAE
US President Donald Trump issued three vetoes on Wednesday overriding Congress decisions and allowing arms and defence sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The White House anno...
By Nicholas Heras
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North Korea fires ‘new type of ballistic missile’ into sea toward Japan
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning, according to the South Korean government, in the first such ...
By Duyeon Kim
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China’s army can intervene in Hong Kong, says Beijing
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China's defense ministry has said the People’s Liberation Army can legally intervene to help Hong Kong to “maintain social order” if requested to do so by the territory’s gove...
By Elsa B. Kania
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China eyes high-tech military, says US undermines global stability
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China outlined plans to build a modern, high-tech army in a national defence plan published Wednesday, while accusing Washington of undermining global strategic stability and ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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In The News
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Britain’s Power Play in the Persian GulfIn calling this week for a European naval coalition to provide security for commercial ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom is seeking to both uphold the ne...
By Jim Townsend
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North Korea Resumes Missile Launches as Talks With U.S. Bog Down
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North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast, signaling new strains with the U.S. just weeks after President Donald Trum...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, in Apparent Challenge to US
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea said, a move apparently aimed at increasing Pyongyang’s leverage in nuclear...
By Duyeon Kim
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CNAS Launches Task Force on the Future of U.S. Coercive Economic Statecraft
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Esper confirmed as new defense secretary, ending Pentagon leadership uncertainty
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The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mark Esper to be the country’s 27th defense secretary, ending a wait of more than 200 days for a permanent Pentagon leader. Esper...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
