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Unified Korean Team, Victor on the Court, Tries to Win Hearts, Too
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When North and South Korea fielded a joint women’s ice hockey team for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the decision turned out to be more symbolic than practical: The team lo...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump’s Cancellation of Pompeo Trip Dashes Hopes in South Korea
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The past few days have been a roller-coaster ride for President Moon Jae-in of South Korea. On Thursday, the United States secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, announced that he ...
By Duyeon Kim
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What does North Korea want from the US?
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Less than three months after the pomp and ceremony of the Singapore summit, relations between the US and North Korea are stuttering and the point of contention is clear: Pyong...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea is still developing nuclear weapons, says IAEA
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North Korea is continuing to develop its nuclear weapons programme, according to a report by the UN atomic watchdog, raising questions over the country’s commitment to denucle...
By Duyeon Kim
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Researchers Find Transgender Veterans Are as Healthy as Their Cisgender Peers“The navy was something I always wanted to do, ever since I saw the Blue Angels as a little kid,” Chief Petty Officer Sarah Sardinha tells me. “I knew I wanted to work on figh...
By Kayla M. Williams
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South China Sea militarization part of larger Chinese challenge to U.S. power
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Tensions are rising in the South China Sea as China builds up military resources in contested waters and the United States Navy asserts its presence in the region, but experts...
By Daniel Kliman
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China: We Might Help Assad With the War in Syria
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China has long avoided entangling itself in direct military conflict abroad. But the Chinese ambassador to Syria last week suggested that China is considering doing just that ...
By Abigail Grace
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Why AI researchers shouldn’t turn their backs on the militaryMore than 2,400 AI researchers recently signed a pledge promising not to build so-called autonomous weapons—systems that would decide on their own whom to kill. This follows G...
By Paul Scharre
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The General Is a Robot: Artificial Intelligence Goes to WarN THE 1970 science fiction film “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” the United States decides to turn over control of its strategic arsenal to Colossus, a massive supercomputer. B...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. AlarmsThe U.S. midterm elections are at increasing risk of interference by foreign adversaries led by Russia, and cybersecurity experts warn the Trump administration isn’t adequatel...
By Kara Frederick & Michael Sulmeyer
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Why US talks with the Taliban are suddenly on the table
The United States has a lot invested in Afghanistan: a longer war than both world wars and its intervention in Vietnam combined, more than $2 trillion, and more than 2,370 ser...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump administration’s use of sanctions draws concern
February was a typically busy month for U.S. officials who announce government sanctions. One package of measures issued by the Treasury Department targeted North Korea, with ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Inside the Secret Taliban Talks to End America’s Longest War
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If the United States’ longest foreign war actually draws to a negotiated close, a significant amount of credit will go to a former U.S. Army colonel and a former senior U.S. d...
By Chris Kolenda
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Book Review Roundtable: America’s Hot and Cold Relationship with Its Counterterrorism Partners
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With many Americans — led by the current occupant of the White House — questioning the value of global partnerships and talking as though the United States would b...
By Stephen Tankel
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Technology & National Security
Book review: ‘Army of None: Autonomous weapons and the future of war’Paul Scharre’s new book on autonomous weapons begins with an account of an incident he experienced while on patrol as a US Army Ranger in Afghanistan in 2004. A young girl of...
By Paul Scharre
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As Trump Thanks Kim Jong Un, North Korea's Military Leadership Gets Another Shake-Up
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed a new military chief in the latest shake-up of his military top brass. The country’s state media said that Ri Yong Gil is taking...
By Duyeon Kim
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Now North Korea has returned US remains, the next move is on Trump
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It's one of the four points listed in the joint statement US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un signed on June 12, the day of their historic meeting in Singa...
By Duyeon Kim
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In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea
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When he emerged from his summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Trump triumphantly declared that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and that one of the world...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump's comments on meddling put cybersecurity back in spotlightAs President Donald Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and called the Russian president's denials of Russian meddling "extremely strong," he snapped back into focu...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Technology & National Security
Leading AI researchers vow to not develop autonomous weaponsIn a letter published online, 2,400 researchers in 36 countries joined 160 organizations in calling for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapons. Such systems pose a grave th...
By Paul Scharre
