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Trump's DMZ Summit Shows How Little Kim Has Conceded on Nukes
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For decades, U.S. presidents visiting the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula have followed roughly the same playbook: Peer through binoculars at North Korean bor...
By Duyeon Kim
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
US keeps imposing sanctions, but how well do they work?Imposing sanctions has become the Trump administration's go-to move to signal to the country and the world that it's doing something about a problem. After President Donald Tr...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In a tweet, Trump appears to invite Kim Jong Un to meet him at the Korean demilitarized zone
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President Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him in the Korean demilitarized zone when he visits the peninsula over the next two days, setting u...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. and China agree to restart trade negotiations following meeting between Trump and Xi at Group of 20 summitPresident Trump’s decision Saturday to relax limits on Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and to delay new tariffs on Chinese goods may revive stalled trade talks with Be...
By Ely Ratner
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Trump sanctions on Iranian foreign minister could expose the real face of the country's 'charmer-in-chief'
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The Trump administration is expected to sanction Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, any day now, and the announcement could offer a rare glimpse into the internal ...
By Sam Dorshimer
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Susanna V. Blume Named Director of CNAS Defense Program
Washington, D.C. — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Susanna V. Blume has been named Director of the Defense Program. Blume joined the ...
By Cole Stevens
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Key energy issues to watch as Trump meets G20 leaders in Japan
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Energy security, OPEC production cuts, trade tensions and US oil sanctions are likely to come up in one-on-one talks between US President Donald Trump and world leaders at thi...
By Ely Ratner
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump's latest Iran sanctions target $200B economic empire of supreme leaderThe Trump administration's latest sanctions against Iran reinstate an embargo on some of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's front companies that President Barack Obama lifted as pa...
By Sam Dorshimer
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Xi Jinping wants Trump to lift ban on Huawei before making a trade dealChinese President Xi Jinping is about to make a risky gamble to try to end the years-long trade spat between his country and the United States: asking President Donald Trump t...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump’s Latest Acting Pentagon Chief Faces Immediate Stress Test
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It has been a taxing week for Mark T. Esper, the acting defense secretary, who did not have that title just a few days ago. Last Thursday, Mr. Esper, 55, was still Army secret...
By Jim Townsend
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Hopes for third Trump-Kim summit revived despite Pyongyang criticism
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Hopes for a third summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump appeared to be revived Wednesday even after Pyongyang rebuked Washington over "h...
By Duyeon Kim
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SDF arrest 5 ISIS sleeper cell members in Manbij, Raqqa
Counterterrorism units linked to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrested five members of the so-called Islamic State among sleeper cells in Raqqa and Manbij, a s...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Versus China: A New Era of Great Power Competition, but Without Boundaries
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When President Trump meets President Xi Jinping of China this week to discuss contentious trade issues, they will face each other in another nation that was once the United St...
By Daniel Kliman
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Warns of More Iran Sanctions, But Not Much Is Left for U.S. to TargetPresident Donald Trump is threatening Iran with additional sanctions on Monday, but there’s not much left for the U.S. to target because most of the Islamic Republic’s economy...
By Peter Harrell
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Three months on, landless IS still a threat in Syria
The Islamic State group may have lost its "caliphate", but three months later, experts have warned the jihadists are still attacking fighters and fields in Syria to show they ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, warns U.S. ‘restraint’ is limitedThe Trump administration targeted Iran’s supreme leader with new sanctions on Monday, using one of the few tools available to punish Iran for downing a U.S. drone after Presid...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What’s the difference between Indo Pacific and Asia-Pacific? Regional control for the US or ChinaIndo Pacific? Asia-Pacific? Asean Indo Pacific? The ongoing debate on diplomatic nomenclature was in sharp focus on Monday as leading geopolitical researchers waded into the ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Leader, OthersThe Trump administration ordered new sanctions that aim to freeze the assets of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office and several Iranian military commanders and include plans ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Goes After Iran’s Supreme LeaderPresident Donald Trump has declined to strike Iran for now over the downing of an American drone. Instead, he chose to retaliate by reaching again for a favorite tool: economi...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In The News
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Sanctions Iran’s Supreme Leader, but to What End?With the flourish of his pen on Monday, President Trump imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as everyone in Khamenei’s office o...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
