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Trump may soon kill a US-Russia arms control deal. It might be a good idea.
President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw the United States from a three-decade-old arms control treaty with Russia. If the White House follows through, it could imperil ...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump’s Plan to Leave a Major Arms Treaty With Russia Might Actually Be About China
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President Donald Trump’s proposal to pull out of a major U.S. arms control agreement with Russia is not just about Moscow, or nuclear weapons. The move also clears a path to b...
By Elbridge Colby
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Can the U.S. Make Oil Sanctions on Iran Work?
With two weeks to go until U.S. sanctions officially take aim at Iran’s oil exports, it’s not at all clear how much crude Iran is still selling—or which countries will keep bu...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Technology & National Security
The Next Tech Talent Shortage: Quantum Computing ResearchersChristopher Savoie, founder and chief executive of a start-up called Zapata, offered jobs this year to three scientists who specialize in an increasingly important technology ...
By Paul Scharre
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Photos Link Suspect in Alleged Killing of Journalist to Saudi Government
Oil executives say they are disturbed by photos of the Saudi crown prince and the energy minister standing in Houston with a man who appears to be a key suspect in the killing...
By Peter Harrell
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Business titans fight shy of Saudi’s trillion-dollar charm offensive
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When Mohammed bin Salman was touring the UK and US earlier this year, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia – and its de facto ruler – could have relied almost exclusively on busin...
By Rachel Ziemba
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World Watches As More Details About The Khashoggi Case Come To Light
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Steve Inskeep talks to Victoria Nuland, a veteran diplomat who served in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, about the impact of the U.S. response to the Jamal Khash...
By Victoria Nuland
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Bolton readies Moscow visit amid U.S. concerns about missile treaty
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President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, will visit Moscow next week for talks that may include telling Russian officials that the United States plans ...
By Eric Sayers
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Russian narrative against US-backed forces in Syria intensifies
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American officials and a Syrian rights body has denied claims made by the Russian government as it ramped up its narrative this week against the US-backed forces in northeaste...
By Nicholas Heras
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Announcing the 2018 Shortlist: Young China Watcher of the Year Award
After reviewing dozens of candidates for our first annual Young China Watcher of the Year Award, our nomination committee narrowed the list of highly qualified individuals dow...
By Abigail Grace
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In Washington, Israel Stays Quiet As Anger Grows Over Saudi Arabia And Khashoggi
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As the days drag by without a Saudi explanation for what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who disappeared inside the Saudi Consulate in Turkey and ha...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
‘America First’ doesn’t work without American valuesSaudi Arabia’s apparent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — and the Trump administration’s haphazard response — is an unmistakable sign that U.S. foreign policy has swung ...
By Vance Serchuk
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New details emerge in Khashoggi case as Pompeo tours Ankara
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the country’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Ankara today to discuss the latest d...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump to nominate former Air Force general as top Asia diplomat
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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, a post that has remained unfille...
By Eric Sayers
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Moscow, Ankara say Syria buffer going ahead despite missed deadline
Russia and Turkey said Tuesday their deal to set up a buffer zone for the last major Syrian rebel bastion of Idlib was still on course, despite jihadists missing a deadline to...
By Nicholas Heras
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Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Jihadists in Syria's Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country's last rebel bastion, casting fresh doubt over a deal to avert b...
By Nicholas Heras
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Fate of Syria's Idlib uncertain as extremist group fails to withdraw from proposed buffer zone
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The fate of a deal between Russia and Turkey to avoid a Syrian government offensive in Idlib was uncertain on Monday, after Damascus suggested rebel groups were not fully comp...
By Nicholas Heras
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Mnuchin to Decide by Friday Whether to Cancel on Saudi Conference
The disappearance of a Saudi dissident journalist has put Steven Mnuchin, the United States Treasury secretary, in an increasingly tenuous position as he prepares to attend an...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Pentagon looks to thwart Russian tech attacks in Syria
The Pentagon’s in-house tech incubator is trying to stop Russia from scrambling US battlefield signals in Syria, federal contract documents show. The Defense Advanced Research...
By Adam Routh
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A Chinese intelligence agent has been extradited to the US to face espionage charges
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An alleged spy for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) was arrested in Belgium and extradited to the US on accusations he tried to steal trade secrets from US aviatio...
By Abigail Grace
