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Trump’s feud with Corker is bad news for his Iran deal plans
If President Trump hopes to step up pressure on Iran, he didn't do his cause much of a favor this weekend by picking a fight with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Trump’s ire was ap...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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In picking fight with Sen. Bob Corker, Trump risks agenda
After another public spat with President Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Bob Corker has made it clear: he intends to spend his last months in the US Senate unleashed. That could...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
Army Prepares for Complex, Lethal Battlefields of the FutureTomorrow’s battlefields will be wrought with new adversaries, challenges and technologies, military leaders and experts have said.In a recently released report, “The Operation...
By Paul Scharre
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Mattis Discloses Part of Afghanistan Battle Plan, but It Hasn’t Yet Been Carried Out
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, normally reluctant to speak publicly about American troops deployed around the globe, took a different tack this week on Capitol Hil...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump’s confusing attempt to torpedo the Iran deal, explained
President Donald Trump is expected to announce next week that he will “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal, arguing that the agreement is not in the national security interest of...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
The Effect of New Technologies on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic Technology and Outer SpaceAs the First Committee of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly entered its first week, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, in collabo...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
China, Russia and the U.S. are running neck-and-neck in an AI military arms race.A new Harvard Kennedy School study concludes AI could revolutionize war as much as nuclear weapons have done. China and Russia have also reached effective technological-milita...
By Gregory C. Allen
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'One hand tied behind your back': Why DoD's empty policy chair matters
WASHINGTON — Nine months into the Trump administration, the Pentagon remains understaffed, with a particularly vital role left unfulfilled in the undersecretary of defense for...
By Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital Program
Pentagon Says Storm Response Will Slow Combat DeploymentsWASHINGTON—Defense Department efforts to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria will delay troop deployments to Afghanistan and affect deployments across the globe into...
By Phillip Carter
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Mapped: The Last Islamic State Stronghold in Syria
The Islamic State has been losing ground in Syria for more than a year. United States-backed Syrian rebel forces have laid siege to the militant group’s de facto capital of Ra...
By Nicholas Heras
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Europe’s governments look to bypass Trump to save Iranian nuclear deal
European governments fear a concerted effort to persuade Donald Trump to continue to certify the Iran nuclear deal may have failed and are now looking for other ways to try to...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital Program
An Unfit President Fails Puerto RicoIn the frustrated anguish of Puerto Rico, we can see the real-world consequences of Donald Trump’s flagrant incompetence. A little more than eight months ago, the United State...
By Phillip Carter
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Is Tunisia’s democracy being derailed?
Over the course of just one week, the Tunisian government has made three concerning moves that, taken together, signal a major backsliding in its democratic development, Carne...
By Kate Bateman
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Technology & National Security
Autonomous Weapons and the Future of WarThe weapons of war and terrorism are on the cusp of a revolution that will change the battlefield and the world in ways that we're just coming to understand. That future is ju...
By Paul Scharre
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If U.S. Reimposes Sanctions, Iran's Major Oil Consumers Could Sway Success
What happens if the US reimposes sanctions on Iran's oil sector without the support of Europe, China and Russia — all big players in the international energy landscape? Elizab...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump undercuts Tillerson's efforts on North Korea
President Donald Trump on Sunday seemed to undercut his own secretary of state and escalate the ongoing nuclear crisis with North Korea, tweeting that Rex Tillerson's efforts ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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No, Trump Didn't Botch the Puerto Rico Crisis
"Send in the cavalry." That was the advice retired Army General Russel Honore gave President Donald Trump this week about responding to the devastation of Puerto Rico by Hurri...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Technology & National Security
TANK WARFARE: Russia Builds Platform to Rival the AbramsThe Abrams has for decades been considered the world’s premier tank. However, experts say that the T-14 Armata, a next-generation platform that the Russians are developing, co...
By Paul Scharre
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Former NATO military chief: there’s a 10% chance of nuclear war with North Korea
Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis spent 37 years in the military, including four years as the supreme allied commander of NATO. Hillary Clinton vetted him as a possible runnin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Senators Still Unsure if the U.S. Can Trust China When It Comes to North Korea
WASHINGTON – Top officials from the Treasury Department and State Department struggled Thursday to convince senators on the banking committee that the Chinese government was f...
By Neil Bhatiya