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New US military bases in Asia-Pacific ‘likely to be temporary’ for troop flexibility
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Any new US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to be “temporary” to maximise troop flexibility and in line with the Pentagon’s agreement with Manila, accordin...
By Eric Sayers
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US Space Force: The race to control the space above the sky
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Most reporting on United States President Donald Trump's 2018 Space Force announcement was framed as another rant-filled word salad served up to military personnel attending t...
By Jim Townsend
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Esper calls for new basing investments in the Pacific
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper today called for expanding base locations in the Pacific while continuing regular freedom of navigation operations in the region, as part of a ...
By Eric Sayers
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The U.S. wants Japan's help to close its 'missile gap' with China. Is Tokyo up for it?
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After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing wh...
By Eric Sayers
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Pentagon Underinvesting in Artificial Intelligence
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In recent years, defense officials have been banging the drum about the importance of adopting artificial intelligence to assist with everything from operating autonomous plat...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Rethinking America’s Approach to the World
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The White House has ordered a freeze on up to $4 billion that Congress approved for global health, United Nations peacekeeping and other foreign aid. Unless lawmakers can over...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Tension between South Korea and Japan could hurt US goals in the Pacific — and China is watching
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The tweet came Aug. 2, following an emergency meeting of the South Korean government. It was a photo of President Moon Jae-in, sent out from the government’s official Twitter ...
By Eric Sayers
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Pentagon chief stresses alliances; back home, Trump tears at them
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed the importance of U.S. alliances during his inaugural foreign trip as Pentagon chief, though the message was undercut by President Trump ...
By Joshua Fitt
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Talisman Sabre flexed coalition power in the Indo-Pacific, experts say
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Talisman Sabre 2019, the monthlong, multinational military exercise led by the U.S. and Australia, demonstrated that the U.S. has allies ready to help keep order in the Indo-P...
By Daniel Kliman
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Expiration of Cold War-era nuclear treaty stokes fears of new arms race
With the expiration of a key nuclear treaty on Friday, the Department of Defense is now free to pursue intermediate-range nuclear weapons, but some are concerned that a new ar...
By Chris Dougherty
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Why the intelligence community sees potential harm in ‘loyalty’
When President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he wants to replace departing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats with someone who can “rein in” an intelligenc...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Army 'Night Court' deep cuts revealed as Esper eyes expanding process Pentagon-wide
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The Army's "Night Court" process cut $25 billion from legacy weapon systems to spend more on emerging technologies, with $15 billion coming from program eliminations and reduc...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Can Trump’s Pick for Intel Chief Tell the President What He Needs to Hear?
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was an increasing rarity in the orbit of U.S. President Donald Trump. As the principal intelligence advisor to a president who has ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Esper confirmed as new defense secretary, ending Pentagon leadership uncertainty
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The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mark Esper to be the country’s 27th defense secretary, ending a wait of more than 200 days for a permanent Pentagon leader. Esper...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Trump’s defense pick calls for US-led pact to deter Iran
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US President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Jim Mattis as the Pentagon’s permanent chief insisted Tuesday that passive patrols of the Gulf were deterring Iranian attacks on ta...
By Jim Townsend
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Defense Department scrambles to fill top job as vacancies and acting appointees pile up
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Reporting from Washington — Who is running the Pentagon? These days it can change with dizzying speed as the Trump administration struggles to find nominees for top civilian a...
By Jim Townsend
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Mark Esper's Confirmation Hearing: CNAS Experts Pose Key Questions for the Nominee
Press Note
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will face members of the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in a hearing to consider his nomination as Secretary of Defense. As part o...
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The US is silent as Turkey starts receiving a Russian missile system that could jeopardize the F-35 stealth fighter
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As NATO ally Turkey receives its first shipment of the controversial Russian air defense system that has for months been driving a wedge between Ankara and Washington, the US ...
By Jim Townsend
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Fast-Forward with 5G
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Sometimes the most valuable military assets are those you can't see. That may be the case with 5G—the lightning-fast, next-generation wireless network technologies that commer...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Turkey has the S-400. The Trump administration is silent.
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After months of threatening quick, severe action against Turkey should Ankara accept the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the Trump administration has yet to react to th...
By Jim Townsend
