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Trump Takes a Tougher Line on Pakistan, but the 2008 Mumbai Attack Goes Unpunished
In a sharp break from the caution and inertia of his predecessors, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. military aid to Pakistan and warned that Washington will take furthe...
By Stephen Tankel
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Washington Scrambles to Slow Seoul’s Roll
In The News
As the United States’ diplomatic opening with North Korea has largely stalled in recent months, South Korea has pressed ahead with its own effort to improve ties with the Nort...
By Kristine Lee
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U.S. Prosecutors Are Said to Be Investigating Japan’s Largest Bank
In The News
Japan’s largest bank has already been penalized by the State of New York for letting countries on sanctions lists like Iran and Myanmar route payments through its systems, but...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Technology & National Security
To maintain tech edge, US seeks export controls on AIIn just two words, the phrase “artificial intelligence” captures a deep techno-utopian promise, the notion that through craftsmanship humans can create learning and thinking m...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The US Has Lobbied Italy Not To Drop Sanctions Against Russia
US diplomats have been lobbying Italy to continue supporting the European Union’s sanctions on Russia, according to two diplomatic sources. US pressure has so far been crucial...
By Peter Harrell
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Reports: Turkey-backed Rebels Battle in Afrin
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Clashes in the Syrian town of Afrin are intensifying as Turkish-backed Syrian rebel factions continue fighting each other over influence in the northwestern town. The U.K.-ba...
By Nicholas Heras
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Southeast Asian Nations Wary of Choosing Sides in Rift Between U.S., China
In The News
Although China is exerting pressure on the nations in Southeast Asia to side with it in the growing global struggle with the United States, most of them want to avoid having t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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In The News
National Security Human Capital Program
US Army looks to social media for Midwest recruitmentU.S. Army recruiters in Indiana and other Midwestern states where recruitment has consistently fallen short are exploring other recruitment tactics, such as social media, as t...
By Emma Moore
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How the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
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Soon after he took over as C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo privately told lawmakers about a new target for American spies: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Intent on fi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Defense / Technology & National Security
To understand autonomous weapons, think about electronic warfareRemotely piloted vehicles are an anomaly of open skies. For as much as the wars of the United States have been defined by drones and drone strikes, those missions are only pos...
By Robert O. Work & Paul Scharre
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How the Generals Are Routing the Policy Wonks at the Pentagon
In The News
Frustrated by lack of influence and disheartened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, Department of Defense civilians are heading for the door, leaving key positions unf...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Are Killer Robots the Future of War? Parsing the Facts on Autonomous WeaponsIt’s a freezing, snowy day on the border between Estonia and Russia. Soldiers from the two nations are on routine border patrol, each side accompanied by an autonomous weapon ...
By Robert O. Work & Paul Scharre
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At APEC, Pence Has Unique Opportunity to Advance U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Press Note
This is a make or break week for the Trump administration’s economic approach to Asia. A year ago at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) – the region’s premier ...
By Daniel Kliman
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Kim Jong Un is doing what he said he would
In The News
As Today’s WorldView noted last week, talks between the United States and North Korea have hit a rut. Now a new report from a respected Washington think tank that identified h...
By Duyeon Kim
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China’s military power could match America’s by 2050
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Chinese President Xi Jinping wants his military to be as powerful as America’s by 2050 — and his control of major economic and military institutions in his country could help ...
By Abigail Grace
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U.S. military edge has eroded to ‘a dangerous degree,’ study for Congress finds
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The United States has lost its military edge to a dangerous degree and could potentially lose a war against China or Russia, according to a report released Wednesday by a bipa...
By Elbridge Colby
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SDF says it arrested IS leader responsible for killing Raqqa tribal head
In The News
An official from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced the arrest of an Islamic State (IS) leader he said was responsible for the recent killing of one of ...
By Nicholas Heras
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CNAS Welcomes Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development
Press Release
Washington, November 13 - The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development. As a member of the CNAS Execu...
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Four killed in armed attack on Manbij security forces
The media office of the Manbij Internal Security Forces on Tuesday said armed ‘gangs,’ at just past midnight on Tuesday, attacked the al-Shuweiha checkpoint on the outskirts o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Newly revealed North Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un
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On Monday, a new report from a Washington think tank identified more than a dozen hidden bases in North Korea that could be used to disperse mobile launchers for ballistic mis...
By Duyeon Kim
