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Could Turkey use Syria safe zone to remake the area’s demographics?
In The News
Turkey’s track record in Syria suggests it might use a U.S.-backed safe zone planned for Kurdish-majority northeastern Syria to fundamentally reshape the region’s demographic ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon chief stresses alliances; back home, Trump tears at them
In The News
Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed the importance of U.S. alliances during his inaugural foreign trip as Pentagon chief, though the message was undercut by President Trump ...
By Joshua Fitt
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The question of ‘patriotism’ in U.S.-China tech collaborationIn July, billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel called for an FBI and CIA investigation of Google, saying the company was “treasonous” for allegedly working with th...
By Kara Frederick & Elsa B. Kania
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Hong Kong Protests Escalate Amid Crackdown
Press Note
The standoff between the Beijing-backed government of Hong Kong and protesters concerned about an erosion of the city's autonomy continues to intensify. As protesters and poli...
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee, Chris Dougherty, Elsa B. Kania, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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China continued Iran oil imports in July in teeth of U.S. sanctions: analysts
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China imported Iranian crude oil in July for the second month since a U.S. sanctions waiver ended, according to research from three data firms, with one estimate showing some ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Sanctions Turn Iran’s Oil Industry Into Spy vs. Spy
In The News
They change offices every few months and store documents only in hard copy. They scan their businesses for covert listening devices and divert all office calls to their cellph...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Turkey’s Demands Meet Reality When It Comes to Syria
In The News
The United States is caught between its best partner against ISIS and the second-largest NATO army, as Turkey presses the United States for a foothold in northeastern Syria at...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Secretary of Defense warns Turkey against attacking Syria, but Erdogan repeats his threat
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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warned Turkey on Tuesday against any cross-border attack into northeastern Syria. Esper spoke to journalists traveling with him from New Zea...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey, US agree 'joint operation centre' for north Syria
Turkish and US officials reached agreement Wednesday to establish a "joint operations centre" for northern Syria aimed at creating a safe zone to manage tensions between Turke...
By Nicholas Heras
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With North Korea talks bogged down, Trump faces a cascade of new crises in East Asia
In The News
President Trump has sought to address two intractable challenges in East Asia — North Korea’s nuclear weapons and China’s predatory trade policies — but 2½ years into his pr...
By Richard Fontaine
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Chevron's Venezuela waiver not impacted by new US prohibitions
In The News
President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting nearly all crude, diluent and all other commercial trade with Venezuela will not immediately impact a waiver granted to Ch...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Currency War With China Dooms Trade TalksPresident Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
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With Tougher U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela, Bolton Says ‘Now is the Time for Action’
In The News
An international summit meeting on Tuesday that was meant to break the political stalemate in Venezuela became a one-sided showcase for the United States’ toughest sanctions y...
By Neil Bhatiya
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How likely are the Turks to attack northeast Syria?
In The News
After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon". Why would Turkey lead such a cro...
By Nicholas Heras
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The New Concept Everyone in Washington Is Talking About
Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of con...
By Robert O. Work
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
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North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim
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Syrian Kurds warn of Turkish attack despite US mediation
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A top Kurdish political official in northeast Syria Monday warned neighbouring Turkey would attack at the first chance it got, despite US efforts to prevent a cross-border inc...
By Nicholas Heras
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US officials try to prevent Turkish military operation against Kurdish allies in Syria
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US military officials have arrived in Ankara for meetings aimed at preventing Turkey from carrying out an offensive against Washington’s Kurdish allies in northern Syria. The...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect
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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, accompanied by a White House team including Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and State Department o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Talisman Sabre flexed coalition power in the Indo-Pacific, experts say
In The News
Talisman Sabre 2019, the monthlong, multinational military exercise led by the U.S. and Australia, demonstrated that the U.S. has allies ready to help keep order in the Indo-P...
By Daniel Kliman
