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Mystery deepens in North Korean embassy break-in after shadowy group claims responsibility
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Spanish police are calling it a brazen daylight “assault” on North Korea's embassy in Madrid by a shadowy group of assailants in February. But as more information emerges, the...
By Kristine Lee
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Technology & National Security
AI pilots ‘deceptively easy’ to start, but ‘fiendishly hard’ to scale upThe Office of Management and Budget, as well as current and former Defense Department leadership, have acknowledged that improving data management, enhancing agency IT archite...
By Robert O. Work
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North Korean Embassy Attack Suspects Fled To U.S., Spanish Court Says
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A Spanish court says assailants who broke into North Korea's Embassy in Madrid last month later fled to the U.S. According to new documents unsealed on Tuesday, the perpetrat...
By Eric Brewer
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Syria, Iraq border reopening fuels fears of Iran ‘land corridor’
A rare meeting took place in Damascus when the military chiefs of Syria, Iraq and Iran convened there.The meeting and an announcement that a border crossing between Iraq and S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria Kurd autonomy under threat after IS 'caliphate' falls
Now the Islamic State group's "caliphate" has fallen, the hard-won limited autonomy of Syria's Kurds will be left in peril if their key US ally goes ahead with its announced p...
By Nicholas Heras
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US needs to do more to win in the competition with China in South-east Asia: American think tank
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South-east Asia has emerged as a key arena of competition between China and the United States, but the Trump administration has fallen short in engaging with the region, said ...
By Daniel Kliman
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By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist
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Less than a decade ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was waist-deep in serious negotiations with Syria for the return of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace. But aft...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump's Latest Tweet Could Hand the Election to Netanyahu in Israel
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With a single tweet, President Donald Trump turned what was once a right-wing Israeli fantasy into reality with his announcement that it was time for the U.S. to recognize Isr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
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President Trump sparked confusion across Washington on Friday by calling off an upcoming round of large-scale economic sanctions against North Korea in a dashed-off tweet. The...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump Offers Clumsy Olive Branch to North Korea
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U.S. President Donald Trump surprised his own administration on Friday by offering a blunt olive branch to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Twitter, reversing a proposed san...
By Kristine Lee
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A Rising China Is Driving the U.S. Army’s New Game Plan in the Pacific
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As an organization based solidly on dry land, the U.S. Army’s increasing focus on the Pacific might seem puzzling to some. But with China continuing to expand its military, b...
By Ely Ratner
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How Trump's Golan decision will further frustrate Mideast peace process
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Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warmly welcomed the step, former US diplomats and peace process veterans say they saw little near-term security benefit, and ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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US Imposes First N. Korea-Linked Sanctions Since Failed Summit
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With negotiations at an impasse, Washington has imposed additional sanctions on those assisting Pyongyang — the first such action since February's failed summit in Hanoi betwe...
By Duyeon Kim
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US reacts to Chinese and Russian Arctic Activity, Pompeo to attend Arctic Council Meeting
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Just weeks after the US Coast Guard secured funding for a new and long-awaited icebreaker and the US Navy announced that it plans to sail multiple vessels through the Arctic O...
By Jim Townsend
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German Defense Spending Is Falling Even Shorter. The U.S. Isn’t Happy.
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Germany, which had already announced that it will fall significantly short of NATO’s defense spending goals, annoying the United States, risks provoking Washington further by ...
By Julianne Smith
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U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist
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The Trump administration’s aggressive campaignto prevent countries from using Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment in their next-generation wireless networks ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China and the US are locked in a crucial battle for space dominationFifty years after the first moon landing, an American triumph that gripped the world, China marked the start of 2019 with its own lunar achievement. Chang’e-4, a Chinese probe...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
How swarming drones will change warfareIn February, the defence secretary said "swarm squadrons" will be deployed by the British armed forces in the coming years. The US has also been testing interconnected, co-ope...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Here’s the Key Innovation in DARPA AI Project: Ethics From the StartA new effort to build patrol drones for urban fights began by forming an ethics advisory board. A DARPA program seeks AI-infused drones that can help prevent friendly fire and...
By Paul Scharre
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Russian oligarch and Putin ally sues Treasury, demands lifting of U.S. sanctionsRussian billionaire Oleg Deripaska sued the Treasury Department and Secretary Steven Mnuchin in U.S. federal court to demand the lifting of remaining U.S. sanctions against hi...
By Peter Harrell
