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In Syria's breadbasket, Kurds and regime battle for wheat
Gazing over his wheat field in northeastern Syria, farmer Adel Othman expects a bumper crop this year, but two rival authorities squabbling over his harvest have dashed his en...
By Nicholas Heras
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‘Tariffs are the answer’: Trump appears emboldened after economic brinkmanship with Mexico
A sense of relief among Republicans and business leaders after President Trump postponed his tariff threats against Mexico gave way Monday to growing unease over whether he ha...
By Richard Fontaine
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An Aging Autocrat's Lesson for His Fellow Dictators
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Looking around Kazakhstan’s glitzy capital, you’d be forgiven for not realizing that the country is on the verge of one of its most meaningful political moments since the coll...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq — and ISIS claims responsibility
This was supposed to be the year the farmers of eastern Syria and Iraq bounced back. For the first time in a decade, neither war nor drought had intervened to deter what promi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. military risks falling victim to China’s effort to gain technology edge, report warnsThe U.S. military may be close to falling victim to a “deliberate, patient and robustly resourced” Chinese strategy to blunt the technological advantages of the American armed...
By Robert O. Work & Greg Grant
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Technology & National Security
Robotic fighter jets could soon join military pilots on combat missions. Here's why.Military pilots may soon have a new kind of wingman to depend upon: not flesh-and-blood pilots but fast-flying, sensor-studded aerial drones that fly into combat to scout enem...
By Paul Scharre
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Assad regime detains thousands of Syrians in crackdown on recaptured areas
Thousands of Syrians have been arbitrarily arrested over the past year, according to rights groups, as Bashar al-Assad’s government looks to reassert control in areas of the c...
By Nicholas Heras
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American Women, Children Tied to IS Headed Home
Two American women accused of joining with the Islamic State terror group, along with their children, are heading back to the United States. Kamal Akif, a spokesman for the Ku...
By Nicholas Heras
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Proliferation Finance: Critical Issues and Priorities for Congress
WMD proliferation networks employ sophisticated financial tactics to facilitate their malfeasance, and Congress has an important role to play in adopting measures that would s...
By Chris Estep & Clare Toner
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Technology & National Security
The Race to Save EncryptionNational-security experts and politicians have a message for America: A significant portion of the sensitive data we have today is going to be cracked by foreign powers in the...
By Elsa B. Kania
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National Security Human Capital Program
Small charities make a big difference for veteransFresh from the Marine Corps and readjusting to civilian life as a college student in North Texas, Jason McClure was washing his hands when he heard something fall into the sin...
By Emma Moore
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Technology & National Security
Executive Order Highlights Electromagnetic Pulse ThreatIn March, President Donald Trump signed an “Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses,” which many observers see as an important step in co...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump arrives in London — and attacks Mayor Sadiq Khan as a 'stone cold loser'
President Trump arrived in London early Monday to begin a five-day European tour that centers around a banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II and a visit to an American cemetery...
By Rachel Rizzo
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In a Male-Dominated Administration, Pentagon Chief Seeks More Women
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The Pentagon is still a largely male-dominated place, and Patrick Shanahan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, is pushing hard to change that by f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Even some Trump allies want Kushner to ice his peace plan
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Jared Kushner’s Middle East peace plan isn’t even out yet, but there are already intensifying calls to scrap the rollout — including from some Trump allies. Prominent conserva...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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SDF maintains anti-oil smuggling campaign against Syrian government
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched a campaign this week to prevent smuggling from areas under SDF control in Deir al-Zor to the Syrian regime by way of...
By Nicholas Heras
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Twin explosions hit Syrian city of Raqqa; kill, injure dozens
At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when separate explosions rocked the Syrian city of Raqqa, an incident which underlines the continued threat of Islamic State sleeper...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon tells White House: Keep politics away from the military
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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan had a message for the White House: Politics and the military don’t mix. Shanahan and Navy officials have faced intense scrutiny over ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?
President Trump, a disruptive global force with a penchant for diplomatic gaffes and inserting himself into other countries’ politics, leaves Sunday for the United Kingdom and...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Trump’s Reunion With May Caps Allies’ Deteriorating Relationship
President Donald Trump’s meetings in the U.K. with Prime Minister Theresa May next week likely will end the leaders’ relationship the same way it began: with awkward attempts ...
By Rachel Rizzo
