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By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist
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Less than a decade ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was waist-deep in serious negotiations with Syria for the return of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace. But aft...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump's Latest Tweet Could Hand the Election to Netanyahu in Israel
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With a single tweet, President Donald Trump turned what was once a right-wing Israeli fantasy into reality with his announcement that it was time for the U.S. to recognize Isr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
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President Trump sparked confusion across Washington on Friday by calling off an upcoming round of large-scale economic sanctions against North Korea in a dashed-off tweet. The...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Offers Clumsy Olive Branch to North Korea
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U.S. President Donald Trump surprised his own administration on Friday by offering a blunt olive branch to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, reversing a proposed san...
By Kristine Lee
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US needs to do more to win in the competition with China in South-east Asia: American think tank
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South-east Asia has emerged as a key arena of competition between China and the United States, but the Trump administration has fallen short in engaging with the region, said ...
By Daniel Kliman
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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
