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Iraq Fortifies Syrian Border to Keep Out Islamic State Militants
In The News
As U.S.-backed forces close in on Islamic State’s last territory in Syria, some militants are fleeing to Iraq—using longstanding smuggling networks and posing as nomadic sheph...
By Nicholas Heras
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The un-diplomat
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Richard Grenell arrived in the German capital as Donald Trump’s ambassador last year with a reputation as a diplomatic bad boy. A Fox News commentator and former aide to John ...
By Julianne Smith
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Press Release
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
A Realistic Path for Progress on Iran: 12 Guiding Principles to Achieve U.S. Policy GoalsWashington, January 30 - The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive Iran strategy. Under this approach, the United States seeks to achieve – via the application of max...
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CNAS Announces 2019 Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows
Press Release
Washington, January 30 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today the selection of the 2019 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows. Now i...
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China must tread fine line as US fires latest salvo against Huawei in 'new Cold War'The US charges against China's Huawei are the latest salvo in an escalating "new Cold War" that is developing between the two superpowers. In a move that ratchets up tensions...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Talks with North Korea's top negotiator 'got nowhere' on denuclearization, sources say
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As President Donald Trump hails "progress being made," a source familiar with details of the high-profile visit of North Korea's top negotiator this month says those discussio...
By Eric Brewer
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Factbox: US sanctions PDVSA, creating likely major diversions of crude, diluent flows
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The Trump administration Monday announced sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, Venezuela' state-owned oil company, a move which could ultimately block roughly 500,000 b/d of US import...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How Trump’s Venezuela Sanctions Could Undercut His Iran Policy
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The oil sanctions that U.S. President Donald Trump levied on Venezuela Monday represent Washington’s strongest effort yet to oust embattled leader Nicolás Maduro by starving h...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant, officials say
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Russian officials made a secret proposal to North Korea last fall aimed at resolving deadlocked negotiations with the Trump administration over the North’s nuclear weapons pro...
By Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
CNAS Experts Testify Before Full Senate Armed Services CommitteeWashington, January 30 – Today, CNAS Defense Director Elbridge Colby and Executive Vice President Ely Ratner testified before the full Senate Armed Services Committee for the ...
By Cole Stevens
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Technology & National Security
Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake' videosIf you see a video of a politician speaking words he never would utter, or a Hollywood star improbably appearing in a cheap adult movie, don't adjust your television set -- yo...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. Looks For Way Out Of Afghanistan During Talks With Taliban And Afghan Government
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Kolenda about possible roadblocks as the U.S., the Taliban, and the Afghan government work toward reaching an agreement on a U.S. exit stra...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. to Huawei: Don’t Lie to Your BankThe Trump administration’s charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co., announced Monday, included a key message to other companies: You shouldn’t lie to your bank. Prose...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump's Spat With Ally South Korea Raises Fears of U.S. Pullback
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Just as President Donald Trump looks to make peace with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, his administration is putting fresh strain on the U.S.’s seven-decade alliance with South Ko...
By Duyeon Kim
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The once vast ISIS ‘caliphate’ is now reduced to a pair of villages in Syria
A pair of dusty villages in the Syrian desert is all that remains of the vast expanse of territory the Islamic State once called its caliphate, and the complete territorial de...
By Nicholas Heras
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Damascus ready to cooperate with Ankara if it withdraws from Syria
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The Syrian government says it could cooperate with Turkey if it stops violating the Adana Agreement and withdraws from Syria, pro-government news agency SANA reported on Satur...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
Can the Pentagon build a bridge to the tech community?As the age of artificial intelligence transforms warfare, the Pentagon faces a delicate problem: How does it convince employees of high-tech companies based in the United Stat...
By Paul Scharre
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Maduro illegitimacy declaration sparks confusion in US oil sector
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The US designation of Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president has created confusion among refiners, producers, services companies and traders now unsure of the legalit...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US-backed SDF forces close to victory in last ISIS-held pocket: Monitoring group
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Wednesday claimed the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are getting close to defeating the Islamic State in the countr...
By Nicholas Heras
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The New Iron Curtain: Russian Missile Defense Challenges U.S. Air Power
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North from Syria, along the borders of Eastern Europe and rounding the Arctic Circle to the east, Russia has built a ring of air defenses that threaten the reach of the U.S. m...
By Elbridge Colby
