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Germany’s search for a new diplomatic map
In The News
Razed to the ground by the Wehrmacht in 1944, Warsaw has never been easy terrain for the foreign minister of Germany. As his convoy speeds through the Polish capital, Heiko Ma...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump admin mulls more sanctions that could threaten safeguards on Iran's nuclear program
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President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering revoking sanctions waivers that have allowed several countries to collaborate with Iran on civil nuclear projects, incl...
By Eric Brewer
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Washington Puts End to Iran Oil Waivers
After threatening for nearly a year, the Trump administration is moving forward with policies aimed at eliminating Iran's oil exports. The US will not issue new waivers -- tec...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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China's Belt and Road Cracks Down on Corruption in Image Revamp
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s grand Belt and Road Initiative is getting a makeover to tone down government rhetoric and tighten oversight, after allegations of corruption and...
By Daniel Kliman
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How ‘power grab’ in Egypt aligns with US priorities in Arab world
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When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the White House this month, he was given the treatment generally reserved for America’s closest allies. Mr. Sisi stayed at...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Big Iran Oil Gamble
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The Trump administration’s announcement Monday that it is ending waivers allowing several countries to keep importing Iranian crude is likely to push up oil prices and sour re...
By Neil Bhatiya
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A month after IS 'caliphate' defeated, challenges aplenty
Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children -- perils abound in Syria, nearly a month after the Islamic State group's "caliphate...
By Nicholas Heras
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Exclusive: U.S. carves out exceptions for foreigners dealing with Revolutionary Guards
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The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms and NGOs do not automatically face U.S. sanctions for dealing with Iran’s Revolutionary ...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps
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The United States on Monday demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions, a move to choke off Tehran’s oil revenues which sent crude prices to...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Technology & National Security
Western AI researchers partnered with Chinese surveillance firmsLeading western artificial intelligence researchers have partnered with Chinese organisations tied to Beijing’s surveillance state, raising fears that a severe lack of oversig...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Why Turkey’s reliance on Trump for S-400 sanctions waiver appears misguided
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Turkish officials appealed directly to President Donald Trump this week to waive potential US sanctions if Turkey takes delivery of the Russian S-400 air defense system. But a...
By Neil Bhatiya
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As the Russia investigation ends, experts see two years of American political dysfunction as a win for Putin
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The special counsel investigation was often cast as a clash between President Trump and Robert S. Mueller III. But there was always a third player, for whom victory seemed ass...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Who Wants to Be the New Air Force Secretary? Perhaps Not Many
As the Trump administration shops around for a new Air Force secretary, experts warn it may not be so easy to find top-notch candidates, as many may be reluctant to step up fo...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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What US intelligence believes happened with North Korea's weapons test
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The US does not believe North Korea successfully launched a fully operational new weapon after Pyongyang claimed it had conducted a "new tactical guided weapons firing test" o...
By Eric Brewer
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CNAS Project Launch: Securing Our 5G Future
Press Release
Securing Our 5G Future will explore the opportunities and challenges of 5G in a world of highly globalized and competitive innovation....
By Cole Stevens
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The Trials of Patrick Shanahan
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Since he took the reins of the U.S. Defense Department from James Mattis on Jan. 1, Patrick Shanahan has been, at best, stuck in limbo. Shanahan found both his competence and ...
By Elbridge Colby
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Air Force Chief Technology Officer Position to Oversee S&TThe Air Force plans to appoint a new chief technology officer to direct the $2.8 billion science and technology enterprise and consider which future tech areas would benefit t...
By Paul Scharre
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Turkey Risks U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Missile-Defense-System Purchase
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Turkish officials are lobbying top Trump administration officials this week to cancel sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile-defense system. The Countering...
By Peter Harrell
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North Korea announces firing of tactical guided weapon
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North Korea announced Thursday that it had test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, in its first public weapons test since the breakdown of a summit between President Trump an...
By Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. Pacific Commander Seeks More Funding to Counter ChinaThe commander in charge of U.S. military operations in the Pacific wants Congress to give the command more money for defense programs to counter China, reflecting his concerns...
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
