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Trump says he will ‘most likely’ nominate his Army secretary to run the Pentagon
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President Trump said he will “most likely” nominate Army Secretary Mark T. Esper to be his next Pentagon chief, potentially creating some stability after acting defense secret...
By Richard Fontaine
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Are Rare Earths the Next Pawn in the U.S.-China Trade War?
Since the Trump administration blocked sales by US companies to Chinese telecom giant Huawei last month, the world has waited for Beijing to retaliate. Previously, the trade c...
By Martijn Rasser
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Did China's military-industrial-complex czar pass secrets abroad?
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China's drive to create a 21st century military-industrial complex has hit an obstacle: A key official leading it is under investigation by the country's top anti-corruption a...
By Elbridge Colby
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Congress expands Pentagon aid in Syria to cover Islamic State prisoners
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Congress wants to give the Pentagon more freedom to help US-backed forces in Syria detain Islamic State fighters in the war-torn country. The Senate version of the National De...
By Nicholas Heras
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10 killed in northeast Syrian wildfires: Monitor
At least 10 people have been killed in Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria since Thursday while trying to extinguish mass wildfires that have recently spread across thousands o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Hong Kong’s Retreat Chips Away at Xi Jinping’s Iron Image
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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was in Tajikistan on Saturday, celebrating his 66th birthday with the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, when the political crisis in Hong Kong ...
By Jude Blanchette
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North Korea Fires Insults at U.S., Spares Trump
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A year after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s historic first meeting with President Trump, his government is once again hurling insults at the U.S.—while keeping Mr. Trump ou...
By Duyeon Kim
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The Goal for Now Is Not Diplomacy With Iran, But Avoiding War
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So, is America going to war? For the first time in over 15 years, perhaps, that’s a very sensible question. The answer is: likely not. At least not in the Middle East. Ships...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
The UTC-Raytheon deal highlights the changing nature of warWith a deep voice and physique of a former American-football player, Greg Hayes, boss of United Technologies Corp (utc), does not seem like the soft sort. But the ego is delic...
By Kara Frederick
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Kurds say White Helmets not welcome to help fight fires in northeast Syria
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The White Helmets rescue organization has offered to help with firefighting efforts in northeast Syria where thousands of acres of farmland have been recently destroyed, but S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Drumbeat of Iran war grows louder as Trump ratchets up pressure
The drumbeat of war between the United States and Iran grew louder on Friday as President Donald Trump flatly rejected Tehran’s insistence that it had nothing to do with a pai...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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'You have to know how to hit a curveball': Trump’s Pentagon choice fights to win over doubters
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The knocks on President Donald Trump’s defense-secretary-in-waiting have been circulating for months behind closed doors in the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. Pat Shanahan is t...
By Elbridge Colby
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Can Turkey find substitute for F-35?
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As Ankara readies to take delivery of Russia’s S-400 air defence system next month, Washington has made clear its plan to expel Turkey from its F-35 advanced fighter jet progr...
By Nicholas Heras
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As Oil Tankers Burn in Gulf, Investors Focus on Trade War
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For bulls and bears with long memories, the oil market may seem a lot like 1991. Nearly three decades ago, U.S. forces had just launched the “Desert Storm” operation to liber...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Hong Kong Protests Raise Stakes for Xi’s Hard-Line Agenda
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Since he took power seven years ago, President Xi Jinping has faced a growing din of foreign condemnation over his government’s human rights record, a trade war that has sappe...
By Jude Blanchette
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One year since the Singapore summit: what’s changed, and what could happen next?
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A year ago today, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump sat down at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island for their first meeting. The talk...
By Duyeon Kim
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Abdel-Basset al-Sarout: Controversial singer of Syria's war
The Aisha mosque in Idlib's al-Dana town on Sunday resonated with the words of Abdel-Basset al-Sarout, a Syrian footballer turned revolutionary song-writer and rebel, as gun-t...
By Nicholas Heras
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America's Current War Plans for China, Russia Will Not Work, New Report Says
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The Pentagon's plans to develop weapons and strategies to penetrate Russian or Chinese complex defense networks are a waste of time and could lead to the defeat of U.S. milita...
By Chris Dougherty
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The Finance 202: China becomes early 2020 flashpoint as Trump and Biden trade blows
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Joe Biden is getting tougher on China. Whether voters think it's tough enough could shape the direction of the 2020 race. The former vice president, leading early polling for...
By Ely Ratner
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The 2020 Democrats Want to Reenter the Iran Deal. That May Not Be Possible.
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It’s Jan. 21, 2021. Still a little bleary-eyed from inauguration festivities, President Pete Buttigieg sits down at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and, with steely deter...
By Ilan Goldenberg
