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Turkey unleashes offensive against Kurds in northern Syria
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Turkey launched a long-threatened military operation in northeastern Syria Wednesday targeting a US-backed, Kurdish-led militia alliance, after a US decision to pull back from...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Gift to ISIS
This is the story of how the Islamic State could make its comeback. For weeks now, Iraq has been rocked by anti-government protests and violent crackdowns. Its prime minister...
By Nicholas Heras
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Seoul fears US is delaying envoy’s approval in retaliation for scrapping of security pact, sources say
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South Korea has waited two months for the US government's approval of its appointed ambassador to Washington, raising concern that the US is delaying its nod in retaliation fo...
By Kristine Lee
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The war in Afghanistan started 18 years ago to fight terrorism after 9/11. Is the US safer?
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The world was dramatically different 18 years ago when the war in Afghanistan started. Thousands of families were grappling with the deaths of their loved ones in the World Tr...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Trump shifts policy on Syria, ordering pullback of U.S. troops from border with Turkey
U.S. troops began pulling back from positions in Syria near its border with Turkey, following a policy shift by President Trump that caught many off guard, with the president ...
By Nicholas Heras
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With US Troop Pullout from Syria, What are the Options for Kurds?
With U.S. troops pulling out from the Syria-Turkey border following U.S. President Donald Trump's Sunday announcement, Kurdish officials and experts say that Syrian Kurdish fo...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kurdish Officials Had No Advance Notice of Trump’s Syria Announcement
The political branch of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was blindsided by the Trump administration’s decision to hand over territory once occupied by ISIS fighters to Turke...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey's Uphill Battle to Stay Relevant in Washington
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Turkey is provoking a political civil war in Washington, DC. With Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan scrambling up the regional balance of power, U.S. officials don't kno...
By Nicholas Heras
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US warns Ankara, amid worry of Turkish incursion into northeast Syria
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For the second straight day, on Friday, senior US Defense Department officials held discussions with their Turkish counterparts, amid US concerns that Ankara is preparing an a...
By Nicholas Heras
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US trains on transfer of operations out of Qatar
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Washington’s test-transfer of US Air Force operations from Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar to Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina is part of a US effort to adjust to emerging thre...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon seeks to triple AI warfare budget to meet China's riseThe U.S. Defense Department has made battlefield-ready artificial intelligence a priority in its planning, seeking a massive increase in related spending to counter China's ra...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Impeachment Inquiry Not Expected to Affect Rollout of the Peace Plan
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The decision of House Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry against US president Donald Trump is not expected to affect in any way the time frame to roll out the peace plan...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Won’t Let Latest North Korea Missile Test Halt Nuke Talks
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The U.S. and North Korea are set to meet for the first time in months for working-level nuclear discussions, with President Donald Trump saying Pyongyang’s most provocative mi...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump’s Top Sanctions Official Will Depart
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The Trump administration’s top sanctions official will depart the Treasury Department this month, leaving a void in President Trump’s national security team as he ramps up a m...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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WTO to back U.S. tariffs on Europe in clash over Airbus subsidies
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The United States won approval on Wednesday to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion (£6.12 billion) worth of European goods over illegal EU subsidies handed to Airbus, threatening t...
By Peter Harrell
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Forces in Syria’s Manbij kill ISIS suspect carrying bomb-making materials
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A counter-terrorism unit from a local council in the northern Syrian city of Manbij killed a man in possession of bomb-making materials on Tuesday while he was attempting to e...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
Digital silk road: How China is creating a new global data highwayChina has a massive blueprint for boosting its economic growth, and part of the project is called the “Digital Silk Road.”Not to be confused with the online darknet marketplac...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
The military might showed off at China’s 70th anniversary parade moved some Chinese to tears. Here’s whyThe pomp, drama and advanced military technology on display at the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China sent a dramatic, carefully-rehearsed message to the world...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Pentagon has created a new office solely focused on China. Is that a good idea?
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Since the release of the National Defense Strategy in early 2018, top Pentagon officials have stressed that the department needs to keep its focus on the long-term challenge f...
By Eric Sayers
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US temporarily moves Middle East command amid Iran tension
The US Air Force temporarily moved its Middle East command and control from Qatar to South Carolina at the weekend in a move considered to be a signal to Iran. The shift in t...
By Nicholas Heras
