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SDF says it arrested IS leader responsible for killing Raqqa tribal head
In The News
An official from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced the arrest of an Islamic State (IS) leader he said was responsible for the recent killing of one of ...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. military edge has eroded to ‘a dangerous degree,’ study for Congress finds
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The United States has lost its military edge to a dangerous degree and could potentially lose a war against China or Russia, according to a report released Wednesday by a bipa...
By Elbridge Colby
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CNAS Welcomes Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development
Press Release
Washington, November 13 - The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development. As a member of the CNAS Execu...
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Four killed in armed attack on Manbij security forces
The media office of the Manbij Internal Security Forces on Tuesday said armed ‘gangs,’ at just past midnight on Tuesday, attacked the al-Shuweiha checkpoint on the outskirts o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Newly revealed North Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un
In The News
On Monday, a new report from a Washington think tank identified more than a dozen hidden bases in North Korea that could be used to disperse mobile launchers for ballistic mis...
By Duyeon Kim
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In The News
National Security Human Capital
Here's what the US Army is doing to overcome recruitment challenges in Indiana, MidwestUncle Sam wants young people in the Midwest. But they don’t seem to want Uncle Sam. The U.S. Army, the oldest and largest branch of the nation’s military, has a problem that ...
By Emma Moore
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China's 'Civil-Military Fusion' Has Washington WorriedThe two men posing for photographs in a Nanjing conference room could not have more different backgrounds. On one side was Mao Yongqing, head of the 28th Research Institute of...
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Iran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say
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The Trump administration hopes the sweeping sanctions it has imposed on Iran's oil, shipping and banking industries will cripple its economy and force it to negotiate a new nu...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Has Only Sticks, No Carrots
The Trump administration imposed crippling sanctions on Iran on Monday in a widely anticipated slap at the country. The penalties, which grew out of President Trump’s decision...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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In The News
National Security Human Capital
Trump rankles veterans with comments about PTSD and California shooterSome veterans and mental-health advocates bristled at President Trump’s comments regarding the Thousand Oaks shooter and post-traumatic stress disorder, saying such broad-base...
By Kayla M. Williams
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CNAS Experts: In Paris, Trump Should Mend Relations with Europe to Counterbalance China
Washington, November 9 – This weekend, President Donald Trump will depart for a long-planned trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Rachel Rizzo
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Pentagon braces for leaner Mideast war budget after Democrats win House
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The Pentagon is preparing for another era of lean budgets that defense officials worry could chip away at the military’s readiness to fight in the Middle East after the US Hou...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Turkey threatens Syria's Kurds: A headache for the US?
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has renewed his threats to crush Syria's Kurds, this time in northeastern areas of the war-torn country where US forces are present. Tu...
By Nicholas Heras
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With Democrats in control of House, Trump White House may double down on China interference claims
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Some six weeks after President Trump accused China of trying to interfere in the midterm elections to hurt Republicans, little public evidence has emerged to support that clai...
By Abigail Grace
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Department of Defense Ordered to Make 5% Budget Cut
The Trump Administration has directed all federal agencies and departments to make 5% budget cuts. This includes the Department of Defense whose officials assert it needs 2 to...
By Susanna V. Blume
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U.S. sanctions take toll on the ill in Iran as medicine becomes scarce
The first wave of U.S. sanctions against Iran was looming when doctors gave Aram Rawanshad the bad news. It was early June when she learned she was suffering from endometrios...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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What’s Bad for Trump Is Worse for Putin
The results of the U.S. congressional elections marked a setback for President Donald Trump, but they might be worse for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The new Democratic majo...
By Peter Harrell
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
How China, Russia Interfere in U.S. ElectionsIn early 2011, U.S. solar panel manufacturing giant Solyndra was considered one of the world's most innovative companies, following an encouraging visit from then-President Ba...
By Ely Ratner
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U.S., North Korea Toughen Stance Ahead of Nuclear Talks
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As the U.S. prepares to resume nuclear negotiations with North Korea this week, both sides are hardening their positions, dimming hopes for a compromise. North Korea says it ...
By Duyeon Kim
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U.S. Sanctions On Iran Could Impact How Trump Responds To Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi
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The sanctions could make it less likely the White House will punish Saudi Arabia for the killing, because Saudi oil will be needed to replace Iranian oil being taken off the m...
By Rachel Ziemba
