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Pakistan using informal intelligence channels to prop up Taliban fight against ISIS
In The News
As the Islamic State-Khorasan is ramping up attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan is using a network of informal channels to feed intelligence and technical support to the Taliban ...
By Lisa Curtis
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
In The News
Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but action will be impossible without two nations, China and the United States, which together account for more than half of ...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. does not deny involvement in training Taiwan troops
The "focus is to improve the military operational skills of Taiwan forces," particularly in "repelling invading forces," said Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Center for a New Am...
By Jacob Stokes
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New CNAS Policy Brief: Tangled Threats
Press Release
Washington, October 7, 2021—With China dominating much of the U.S. foreign policy focus, the question of where North Korea fits into the equation is an increasingly important ...
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5 things to know about China's record surge of warplanes near Taiwan
In The News
At no time during the surge of Chinese flights has it been suggested that actual combat was imminent, but the Western analysts say China is able to make several points without...
By Jacob Stokes
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North Korea Restores South Korea Hotline Cut for Two Months
In The News
North Korea restored a hotline with South Korea it had left silent for about two months, a gesture of reconciliation after Pyongyang’s tests of new weapons designed to strike ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Getting Smart About Smart Cities
Press Release
Washington, September 30, 2021—The potential benefits of “smart cities”—cities with extensive 5G networks that monitor and connect utilities, infrastructure, and services—are ...
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South Korea to Biden administration: North Korea is ‘strengthening’ its missile program
In The News
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong is calling on the U.S. government to detail more specific incentives it might offer North Korea in face-to-face negotiations, warn...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Joe Biden's policy is based on "competitive coexistence with China"
In The News
Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program is interviewed by Le Point, and explains the Biden administration's posture towards China, and how it differs from...
By Jacob Stokes
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Aukus: How transatlantic allies turned on each other over China’s Indo-Pacific threat
In The News
"The US propulsion technology is one of the “crown jewels of the American military” because it allows submarines to be stealthy when submerged and helps evade sonar detection,...
By Tom Shugart
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As Biden hosts first Quad summit at the White House, China is the background music
In The News
President Biden gathered the leaders of Japan, Australia and India at the White House on Friday to cement an emerging partnership of four Indo-Pacific countries, known as the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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CNAS Press Note: The Quad Heads to the White House
Press Note
On Friday, the four leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—India's Narendra Modi, Japan's Yoshihide Suga, Australia's Scott Morrison, and President Biden—will meet in-...
By Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes & Zachary Durkee
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Ex-official in Trump admin for greater counter-terrorism coordination with India on Afghanistan
In The News
Ahead of a maiden bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a former national security official in the Trump Administration has pushed fo...
By Lisa Curtis
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Secret Talks and a Hidden Agenda: Behind the U.S. Defense Deal That France Called a ‘Betrayal’
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In the end, Mr. Biden’s decision was the result of a brutal calculus that nations sometimes make in which one ally is determined to be more strategically vital than another — ...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Korean Peninsula’s Arms Race Heats Up
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Tensions on the Korean peninsula rose on Wednesday as North Korea and South Korea conducted missile tests within hours of each other. As well as statements of military readine...
By Duyeon Kim
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China slams U.S.-led plan to give nuclear submarines to Australia
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China slammed the new Indo-Pacific security alliance unveiled by the U.S., the U.K. and Australia on Wednesday, especially the plan to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Ca...
By Van Jackson
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With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo
In The News
A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that gr...
By Lisa Curtis
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US builds bulwark against China with UK-Australia security pact
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The US has launched a new trilateral security partnership with the UK and Australia that will enable Canberra to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, a move that will ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump wanted out of Afghanistan. Now he wants to bomb it.
Donald Trump spent years arguing that America’s “endless wars” were draining the country of resources and lives. But in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from ...
By Lisa Curtis
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In Afghan Withdrawal, a Biden Doctrine Surfaces
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In the chaotic finale of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine is emerging: a foreign policy that avoids the aggressive tactics of forever wars and nation bui...
By Lisa Curtis
