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China is worried an AI arms race could lead to accidental warExperts and politicians in China are worried that a rush to integrate artificial intelligence into weapons and military equipment could accidentally lead to war between nation...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Trump's policy on ISIS and the Middle East
In The News
Nicholas Heras from The Center for a New American Security joins CBSN to discuss President Trump's policies in the Middle East, his approach to the fight against ISIS and U.S....
By Nicholas Heras
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What to Look for in the 2019 State of the Union
Press Note
Washington, February 5 – President Donald Trump speaks to the nation tonight to outline his priorities for the coming year and the opportunities and challenges the country fac...
By Cole Stevens
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CNAS Welcomes Jude Blanchette as Adjunct Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program
Washington, February 5, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Jude Blanchette has joined the Center as an Adjunct Fellow in the Asia...
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Technology & National Security
CMU, U.S. Army Partner To Create AI For Future WarsOn Friday, the U.S. Army activated its new Artificial Intelligence Task Force, which will have a hub at Carnegie Mellon University and develop military uses for artificial int...
By Paul Scharre
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Intel: Why plans to send 10,000 fighters to the Turkey-Syria border are seen as a ‘game’
As Turkey and the Syrian Kurds lobby the Donald Trump administration on rival visions of a safe zone in northern Syria, a new proposal to deploy 10,000 Arab and Kurdish fighte...
By Nicholas Heras
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Press Release
National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Eric Altamura and Carole House Join CNAS as Adjunct Research AssistantsWashington, February 5, 2019 -- The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Eric Altamura and Carole House have joined the Center as adjunct rese...
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Questions linger over Deripaska's Rusal influence after U.S. dealThe U.S. Treasury believes it can curb the influence of Oleg Deripaska over aluminum giant Rusal despite concerns the Russian oligarch may still be able to pull the strings of...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Is Peace Possible In Afghanistan? Retired Army Officer Who Served There Weighs InThe Taliban said Monday it will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow. The meeting Tuesday is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving the longest war in A...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Ready to Compete? America’s Military and Technological Edge
In The News
About a year after the National Defense Strategy was launched, what progress has been made when it comes to America’s edge against its great power rivals? And what role do gre...
By Elbridge Colby, Nina Kollars, Tanvi Madan & Roger Zakheim
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After Mattis, Acting Defense Chief Shanahan Is Trying Out for Permanent Role
In The News
When Pat Shanahan, who now serves as acting defense secretary, arrived at the Pentagon in 2017 as the Defense Department’s No. 2, he aimed to inject the massive bureaucracy wi...
By Elbridge Colby
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CEO Victoria Nuland to Depart CNAS
Washington, February 1 – The Center for a New American Security announced today that CEO Victoria Nuland is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, effective immediately....
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U.S. to Suspend Obligations Under 1987 Nuclear Treaty With Russia
In The News
The U.S. said it plans to withdraw from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia, setting up potential development of new missiles to counter China, current and former American offic...
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
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US gives non-US firms three months to wind down PDVSA deals
In The News
The US Treasury Department said Friday that transactions between non-US firms and PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil firm, which involve the US financial system or US commodit...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Kurdish lobby struggles to slow US pullout from Syria
In The News
Reeling from President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria, the political wing of the Pentagon-backed Kurdish group that has spent the past four years fight...
By Nicholas Heras
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The US is withdrawing from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia. An arms race might be next.The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten th...
By Eric Sayers
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In The News
Technology & National Security
China's research in artificial intelligence 'far outranks' Huawei threat, expert saysExperts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spread...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs
Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter barrage over a global threat m...
By Carrie Cordero
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The un-diplomat
In The News
Richard Grenell arrived in the German capital as Donald Trump’s ambassador last year with a reputation as a diplomatic bad boy. A Fox News commentator and former aide to John ...
By Julianne Smith
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Iraq Fortifies Syrian Border to Keep Out Islamic State Militants
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As U.S.-backed forces close in on Islamic State’s last territory in Syria, some militants are fleeing to Iraq—using longstanding smuggling networks and posing as nomadic sheph...
By Nicholas Heras
