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With Tougher U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela, Bolton Says ‘Now is the Time for Action’
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An international summit meeting on Tuesday that was meant to break the political stalemate in Venezuela became a one-sided showcase for the United States’ toughest sanctions y...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Currency War With China Dooms Trade TalksPresident Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Chevron's Venezuela waiver not impacted by new US prohibitions
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President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting nearly all crude, diluent and all other commercial trade with Venezuela will not immediately impact a waiver granted to Ch...
By Neil Bhatiya
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How likely are the Turks to attack northeast Syria?
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After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon". Why would Turkey lead such a cro...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syrian Kurds warn of Turkish attack despite US mediation
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A top Kurdish political official in northeast Syria Monday warned neighbouring Turkey would attack at the first chance it got, despite US efforts to prevent a cross-border inc...
By Nicholas Heras
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US officials try to prevent Turkish military operation against Kurdish allies in Syria
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US military officials have arrived in Ankara for meetings aimed at preventing Turkey from carrying out an offensive against Washington’s Kurdish allies in northern Syria. The...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect
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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, accompanied by a White House team including Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and State Department o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
NTIA Spectrum Review Request Signals ‘Substantial’ Delay in Part of 5G StrategyA key part of the plan for the United States to compete in the global race to 5G has been delayed, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s request...
By Elsa B. Kania
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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
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A month after G20, Trump's Asia policy achievements appear to be unraveling
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At the end of June, US President Donald Trump appeared to have deals in hand with North Korea and China that would have put nuclear and trade talks back on track. What a diff...
By Duyeon Kim
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Talisman Sabre flexed coalition power in the Indo-Pacific, experts say
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Talisman Sabre 2019, the monthlong, multinational military exercise led by the U.S. and Australia, demonstrated that the U.S. has allies ready to help keep order in the Indo-P...
By Daniel Kliman
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The CNAS Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship is Accepting Applications for the 2020 Class
Washington, August 1, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2020 class of the Shawn Brimley Next Gener...
By Hannah Suh & Chris Estep
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North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
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North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s missile tests raise stakes for Trump’s personal diplomacy with Kim
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North Korea’s return to missile testing after a long hiatus raises the stakes for President Trump ahead of planned nuclear negotiations, undermining his claim that his persona...
By Duyeon Kim
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Mike Pompeo arrives in Asia amid North Korea missile tests, denuclearization doubts
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Less than a day after North Korea test fired a new barrage of ballistic missiles, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Asia for a major summit. While he says he rema...
By Duyeon Kim
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Why the intelligence community sees potential harm in ‘loyalty’
When President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he wants to replace departing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats with someone who can “rein in” an intelligenc...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Expiration of Cold War-era nuclear treaty stokes fears of new arms race
With the expiration of a key nuclear treaty on Friday, the Department of Defense is now free to pursue intermediate-range nuclear weapons, but some are concerned that a new ar...
By Chris Dougherty
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With Latest Launches, North Korea Perfecting 'Scary Impressive' Missile
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With its latest test Wednesday, North Korea has now launched seven ballistic missiles over the past three months, after having refrained from such launches for a year and a ha...
By Duyeon Kim
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Technology & National Security
Algorithmic Warfare: Academia Key to Maintaining U.S. Lead in AIAcademic institutions will be critical to sustaining the United States’ overmatch in artificial intelligence technology, experts say. While countries around the world are inve...
By Kara Frederick & Elsa B. Kania
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The key foreign policy questions 2020 Democrats must answer, according to 9 experts
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Twenty Democrats vying to become the next president take the stage in Detroit this week to participate in the CNN debates. While the two-day event will almost certainly featur...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
