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US Imposes First N. Korea-Linked Sanctions Since Failed Summit
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With negotiations at an impasse, Washington has imposed additional sanctions on those assisting Pyongyang — the first such action since February's failed summit in Hanoi betwe...
By Duyeon Kim
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How Trump's Golan decision will further frustrate Mideast peace process
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Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed the step, former US diplomats and peace process veterans say they saw little near-term security benefit, and ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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A Rising China Is Driving the U.S. Army’s New Game Plan in the Pacific
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As an organization based solidly on dry land, the U.S. Army’s increasing focus on the Pacific might seem puzzling to some. But with China continuing to expand its military, b...
By Ely Ratner
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US reacts to Chinese and Russian Arctic Activity, Pompeo to attend Arctic Council Meeting
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Just weeks after the US Coast Guard secured funding for a new and long-awaited icebreaker and the US Navy announced that it plans to sail multiple vessels through the Arctic O...
By Jim Townsend
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German Defense Spending Is Falling Even Shorter. The U.S. Isn’t Happy.
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Germany, which had already announced that it will fall significantly short of NATO’s defense spending goals, annoying the United States, risks provoking Washington further by ...
By Julianne Smith
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U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist
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The Trump administration’s aggressive campaignto prevent countries from using Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment in their next-generation wireless networks ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China and the US are locked in a crucial battle for space dominationFifty years after the first moon landing, an American triumph that gripped the world, China marked the start of 2019 with its own lunar achievement. Chang’e-4, a Chinese probe...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
How swarming drones will change warfareIn February, the defence secretary said "swarm squadrons" will be deployed by the British armed forces in the coming years. The US has also been testing interconnected, co-ope...
By Paul Scharre
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Trump administration’s new Arctic defense strategy expected to zero in on concerns about ChinaThe Trump administration is drafting a new Arctic defense strategy focusing heavily on competition with China, whose expansion around the world has drawn increasing scrutiny f...
By Jim Townsend
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No One Wants to Help Bashar al-Assad Rebuild Syria
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When the Syrian conflict began, in March 2011, Bashar al-Assad seemed likely to be ousted, like other strongmen swept away by the Arab Spring. Eight years later, Assad is stil...
By Nicholas Heras
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Russian oligarch and Putin ally sues Treasury, demands lifting of U.S. sanctionsRussian billionaire Oleg Deripaska sued the Treasury Department and Secretary Steven Mnuchin in U.S. federal court to demand the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions against hi...
By Peter Harrell
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Technology & National Security
Here’s the Key Innovation in DARPA AI Project: Ethics From the StartA new effort to build patrol drones for urban fights began by forming an ethics advisory board. A DARPA program seeks AI-infused drones that can help prevent friendly fire and...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump officials warn more Iran sanctions are coming
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Donald Trump administration officials today told US and foreign businesspeople that legal trade with Iran — already severely restricted by sanctions — is likely to constrict f...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Eight years on, Assad clings on but beleaguered
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Bashar al-Assad has won his war for political survival but as Syria's conflict enters its ninth year, his country is fractured, cash-strapped, and prey to both friend and foe....
By Nicholas Heras
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China Is Catching Up to the US in AI Research—FastAt the world's top computer-vision conference last June, Google and Apple sponsored an academic contest that challenged algorithms to make sense of images from twin cameras co...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Pentagon takes aim at China and Russia in proposed $750 billion budget
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The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled details of the $750 billion national defense budget that the Trump administration has asked Congress to pass, calling it an example of how the...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
At Trump’s Pentagon, Empty Offices Are the New NormalThe resignation of two senior Pentagon officials last week brings the number of vacancies and posts filled on a temporary basis at the U.S. Department of Defense to a new high...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Jim Townsend
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Plan to charge allies for US troop presence carries risks for Americans in North AfricaPresident Donald Trump’s reported plan to charge allies for US military bases could jeopardize access agreements that were set up after the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, ...
By Jim Townsend
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CERAWeek: Will US extend Iran oil waivers? Q&A with sanctions expert Elizabeth Rosenberg
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When the US reimposed sanctions on Iranian crude in November, it also issued waivers to Iran's top oil buyers, allowing them to continue their imports, while agreeing to some ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Chris Kolenda On The Possibility Of Peace In Afghanistan
Chris Kolenda, founder of the Strategic Leaders Academy, talks about the possibility of a peace deal in Afghanistan. Listen to the full conversation on Sirius XM:...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
