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Fighting Wars Past, Present and FutureOne of the most interesting books on military affairs that I have read in some time is ARMY OF NONE: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War (Norton, $27.95). Its author, Pau...
By Paul Scharre
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North Korea continues to raise foreign currency despite sanctions
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North Korea’s trade deficit with China has ballooned, raising questions on how the reclusive state has been able to continue to generate foreign currency reserves despite the ...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Analysis: Has Trump Blown Chances for Talks With NKorea?
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WASHINGTON — After inflating a bubble of expectation for a historic summit with North Korea, President Donald Trump popped it. His withdrawal from a hastily arranged summit wi...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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"Better to Cancel Than String This Along": How the Trump-Kim Bromance Died
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In a remarkable scene Thursday morning, a haggard-looking Bob Corker opened Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s scheduled hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wi...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Courting Kim and coming up short highlights the limits of Trump’s me-first diplomacy
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At the core of President Trump’s foreign policy is a belief that he can use his personal charisma to charm his way to world peace. The collapse Thursday of the planned summit ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Rude, red awakening: China’s theft of U.S. tech is hard to stop
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Washington is waking up to the reality that the cost of doing business in China's massive market is risking precious tech secrets, but it may be too late. The big picture: Rog...
By Abigail Grace
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Technology & National Security
Which Countries Will Win the Global AI Race?The announcement earlier in May from the White House was blunt: The federal government is creating a committee of academics and private industry experts to explore the untappe...
By Paul Scharre
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Pentagon disinvites China from major naval exercise over South China Sea buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing’s expanded military footprint in disputed a...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Libya model for North Korea? Trump instead leaning toward nuke disarmament in phases
The Trump administration is leaning toward a disarmament approach that would force North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons in phases in return for sanctions relief and othe...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump and Moon to meet amid rising doubts on North Korea
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Donald Trump have almost nothing in common. Moon is a soft-spoken, liberal human rights lawyer — and Trump is, well, none of t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The new world disorder: is war inevitable in the Asian century?
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Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping met in China’s historic city of Wuhan last month. Greeting each other warmly, the Indian and Chinese leaders talked over cups of tea and strolled ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Can the U.S.-Europe Alliance Survive Trump?
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Fifteen years ago, it was the Iraq War that divided Europe and the United States. Five years ago, it was the awkward revelation that the U.S. had been eavesdropping on the Ger...
By Julianne Smith
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For European firms, resisting American sanctions may be futile
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“Donald Trump is the sort of guy who punches you in the face and if you punch him back, he says ‘Let’s be friends’. China punched back and he retreated. The Europeans told him...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Technology & National Security
The U.S. Army Is Turning to Robot SoldiersFrom the spears hurled by Romans to the missiles launched by fighter pilots, the weapons humans use to kill each other have always been subject to improvement. Militaries seek...
By Paul Scharre
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Army 'Leans In' To Protect A Shooter's Brain From Blast Injury
For the first time, the U.S. military is speaking publicly about what it's doing to address potential health risks to troops who operate certain powerful shoulder-mounted weap...
By Lauren Fish & Paul Scharre
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US and EU head for showdown over shutting Iran off from finance
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The US and EU are heading for a showdown over how to handle one of the linchpins of the global financial system following Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose sanctions on Ira...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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French oil giant Total seeks Iran sanctions waiver from Trump for $2 billion project
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The French oil giant Total threatened Wednesday to pull out of a $2 billion natural gas project in Iran if President Trump does not give it a waiver from sanctions he reimpose...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Long odds for peace as Trump roils Mideast with embassy move
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President Donald Trump’s prospects for brokering the Mideast peace “deal of the century” plunged ever deeper Monday as the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem opened amid bloodshed in G...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump’s approach is hurting the U.S., foreign policy experts say
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President Donald Trump and his administration’s lack of a consistent and coherent foreign policy is confusing U.S. allies and ceding ground to countries that do not share Amer...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Europe is threatening to fight Trump on Iran sanctions
When the Trump administration withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, it notified the world that companies doing business with Iran have between three and six months t...
By Ilan Goldenberg
