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The Pentagon will arm drones in Niger, boosting the number of U.S. troops there
The Pentagon gained approval from the Nigerien government to fly armed drones out of Niamey, Niger’s capital, a State Department official said Friday, an effort that will put ...
By Paul Scharre
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Launch of new missile increases pressure on U.S. policymakers to confront North Korean threat
Pyongyang’s launch of a new, long-range missile this week deepens a chief foreign policy dilemma for the Trump administration, putting the threat of a North Korean nuclear str...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump administration considers moving U.S. embassy in Israel
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ahead of a legislative deadline this week, a move that would ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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US risks losing artificial intelligence arms race to China and Russia
More than 60 years after a space race rivalry with the Soviet Union ushered in a new era of ballistic missile development, the US is facing another "Sputnik moment" amid a rap...
By Robert O. Work
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Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment
After major losses in Syria and Iraq, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) is seen as a diminishing threat — and President Donald Trump has declared the armed group defeat...
By Nicholas Heras
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White House considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital soon
The Trump administration is seriously considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in early December, even as President Donald Trump signs a waiver to keep the e...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Tillerson under pressure after White House plan leaks
Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department appear to be numbered. Speculation about Tillerson’s future as secretary of State reached a fever pitch on Thursday after multip...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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We'll take Pompeo over Tillerson, frustrated diplomats say
Mike Pompeo may have a partisan reputation, hawkish instincts and little diplomatic experience, but morale at the State Department is so low that many career diplomats would b...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. Is Losing to Russia and China in War for Artificial Intelligence, Report Says
Russia and China want to revolutionize their forces with weaponized artificial intelligence, a field in which the U.S. risks falling behind, according to a new reportreleased ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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World power 'threatened' by Chinese AI
The economic and military balance of world power could be altered as China rushes to develop artificial intelligence technology, a US think tank has warned. The report cites e...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Has Trump Ditched the Kurdish Fighters Who Defeated ISIS? Maybe Not.
ERBIL, Iraq—After U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talked on the phone last Friday, Erdogan’s foreign minister announced the Amer...
By Nicholas Heras
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China racing for AI military edge over U.S.: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A research arm of the U.S. intelligence community just wrapped up a competition to see who could develop the best facial recognition technology. The cha...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Navy Defends LCS, Positioning It For Frigate Competition
WASHINGTON: Even as the Navy solicits designs for its future frigate, it is ardently defending its current Littoral Combat Ship. A memo obtained by Breaking Defense lists abou...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Security firm was front for advanced Chinese hacking operation, Feds say
Three men who worked for an Internet security firm in China have been indicted on federal charges for hacking into at least three multinational corporations. The malware they ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Highest-ranking female officer in Afghanistan would rather talk about war than gender
KABUL, Afghanistan — Sitting in her office at NATO’s Resolute Support headquarters one recent afternoon, Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes played down the history she made this summ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump's Asia Trip: Personal Diplomacy or U.S. Diplomacy
President Trump’s five-country trip to Asia in early November provided an opportunity for Trump to address some important issues for the United States, specifically strategies...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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How the Pentagon is preparing for the coming drone wars
More than a decade after the improvised explosive device became the scourge of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is battling another relatively rudimentary device...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. moves toward open-ended presence in Syria after Islamic State is routed
The Trump administration is expanding its goals in Syria beyond routing the Islamic State to include a political settlement of the country’s civil war, a daunting and potentia...
By Nicholas Heras
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Lessons from Zapad — jamming, NATO and the future of Belarus
WASHINGTON — The biannual Zapad military exercise, jointly run by Russia and Belarus, was closely watched this September by Western nations. And while there were some concerns...
By Jim Townsend
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Where Washington’s North Korea policy goes from here
Donald Trump’s first ten months have been whirlwind for North Korea watchers. From “fire and fury” to “maybe someday he will be my friend”, it’s been an unusual time to have a...
By Patrick M. Cronin