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China’s Beating the U.S. to Market on Combat Drones, By Copying U.S. TechnologyThe mockup of China's CH-7 combat drone unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow this week looks a lot like one the U.S. Navy was developing — until it dropped the project, allowing China t...
By Paul Scharre, Michael Horowitz & Elsa B. Kania
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North Korea issues nuclear threat ahead of high-level talks with US
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As the United States and North Korea prepare for another round of high-level talks this week, Pyongyang's increasingly heated rhetoric has analysts worried that the stalemate ...
By Duyeon Kim
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U.S. Unilaterally Reinstates Sanctions On Iran In Attempt To Change Its Behavior
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The Trump administration says it will be relentless with its sanctions against Iran until it's a "normal country," but still giving major importers of Iranian oil a chance to ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US gives waivers to Iran's top oil buyers to avoid price shock: Trump
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The goal of keeping oil prices in check was central to the US decision to grant waivers to the top importers of Iranian crude, President Donald Trump said Monday, as his admin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Expert Seminar Addressing China’s Belt and Road Strategy: Perspectives from the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asia
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) Japan-US Program sponsored an expert seminar on October 25, 2018, to present the report “Power Play: Addressing China’s Belt and Road Strat...
By Abigail Grace
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Foreign interference in the democratic process: countdown to the midterms
U.S. political philosophy has always encompassed a deep-rooted aversion to any form of foreign interference against the countrys democratic institutions. But today, the threat...
By Shawn Turner
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Two Capitals, One Russian Oligarch: How Oleg Deripaska Is Trying to Escape U.S. SanctionsThis spring, a British lord with deep ties to the governing Conservative Party and a reputation as a do-gooder environmentalist arrived in Washington on an unlikely mission: t...
By Peter Harrell
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Kurdish SDF caught between Turkish, US aims in Syria
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The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) finds itself torn between competing war aims of its US allies and Turkish opponents as the SDF declared a pause in the bat...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s border deployments could cost $200 million by year-end
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The total price of President Trump’s military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $2...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Syrian Kurds says US not pleased with Turkish cross-border shelling
Aldar Xelil, a Diplomatic Relations spokesperson for the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM), says the US is unhappy with Turkey’s cross-border shelling which began on Tuesd...
By Nicholas Heras
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It's Crunch Time for Trump Versus the World on Iran Sanctions
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In the six months since President Donald Trump quit the Iran nuclear deal, he’s been demanding that Tehran -- and the rest of the world -- bend to his will. Come Monday mornin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump administration to reimpose sanctions on Iran
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Senior US officials have warned that Washington will next week reimpose all sanctions on Iran that were lifted by the Obama administration after the 2015 nuclear agreement. D...
By Peter Harrell
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Asia's meth boomFrom the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. By many indications, they're losing. Demand for bo...
By Peter Harrell
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Khashoggi crisis may tip Middle East power balance towards Turkey
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could alter the power dynamic in the Middle East by strengthening Turkey's influence at Saudi Arabia's expense as they compete for lea...
By Nicholas Heras
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China may be biggest hurdle to US maximum pressure campaign on Iran: analysts
During a roughly 20-minute call with reporters Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin mentioned the Trump administration's "maximum press...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran but Undercuts the Pain With Waivers
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was exempting eight countries from bruising sanctions that the United States was reimposing against Iran, undercutting its...
By Peter Harrell
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Two Eurocrats and Their Trans-Atlantic Quest to Woo Idaho
Henne Schuwer’s job is to understand Washington, D.C. Which is how he found himself in Boise, Idaho, last month. Schuwer, a towering figure with a bushy beard and a wry sense...
By Rachel Rizzo & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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National Security Human Capital
Post-9/11 Vets' Groups Poised to Out-Raise Legacy Organizations, Report FindsOrganizations founded to serve veterans following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are raising money more quickly than their pre-9/11 counterparts, save at higher rates, ...
By Emma Moore
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Joint US-Turkish patrols start near Manbij after days of Turkish cross-border attacks
The United States-led Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday confirmed the start of joint Turkish-American patrols near Manbij. “Coalition and Turkish military ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Coalition working to ease tensions between Turkey, Syria Kurds
Turkish and US troops began joint patrols Thursday in the Syrian city of Manbij as the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group sought to calm renewed tensions between...
By Nicholas Heras
