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Tillerson’s offer of talks with North Korea left hanging
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s surprising diplomatic offer of unconditional talks with North Korea hinges on two big X factors: Does the North even want talks...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump punted the Iran deal to Congress. Congress just punted it back.
When President Trump decertified the Iran nuclear deal, he was punting the question of whether it should be torn up to Congress. Congress just punted it back to him — and he’s...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Putin boasts about 'defeated ISIS' in Syria as he discloses 'significant' troop withdrawal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the defeat of ISIS terrorists in Syria during a visit to the war-torn country and also announced plans to withdraw a "signifi...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
The Cyberlaw Podcast — Interview with Elsa KaniaIn this episode, I interview Elsa Kania, author of a Center for a New American Security report on China’s plan for military uses of artificial intelligence – a plan that seems...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Trump’s North Korea policy could trigger famine, experts warn
The Trump administration's primary North Korea strategy would do little to curb the country's nuclear program and could trigger a famine, according to experts. After spearhead...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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US seeks to stay ahead of China, Russia in space race
The United States needs to undertake an urgent revamp of its space strategies and rethink its investment priorities as part of a move to counter threats from rising space powe...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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On Jerusalem, Trump Delivers for Supporters at Home
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's move to recognize the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital may have triggered a worldwide chorus of critics but the president ha...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CSIS Podcast: "Sanctions: Energy and Politics"
Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and North Korea, individually and collectively, present complex challenges to U.S. policymaking and national security. Each country lies at the center...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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A Crisis of Capitals: Recognizing Jerusalem
This week, President Trump announced that the United States is recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. While fulfilling a campaign promise, Ilan Goldenberg, a senior f...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
The next big U.S.-China competition: artificial intelligenceChina is in the midst of an artificial intelligence frenzy, spurred in part by the "Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" Beijing released in July that pro...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Balance of Power: Trump Defies 70 Years of U.S. Policy on Jerusalem
As a candidate, Donald Trump boasted he could stand on New York’s Fifth Avenue “and shoot somebody” without losing votes. On Saturday, after the Senate passed his tax-cut prop...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
AI can beat humans only one game at a timeDespite all of the potential for artificial intelligence to solve our most vexing problems, it's still in a primitive state, according to a new report by Stanford University. ...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Trump’s Jerusalem moves spark a fire in the Middle East
There is a small constituency in the United States that genuinely cares about the location of the American Embassy in Israel. Evangelicals and a right-wing, pro-Israel lobby w...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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What it means for the U.S. to name Jerusalem as Israeli capital but not move the embassy
President Trump is expected to make a major announcement about Jerusalem on Wednesday, potentially upending years of U.S. foreign policy with a move likely to please the Israe...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Has No Upside
On Tuesday, President Trump told Israeli and Palestinians leaders that the U.S. would be recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It is looking very likely that he will...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Government shutdown could halt military pay, programs
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By Lauren Fish
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US Navy Is NOT Ready For Major War: Ex-Skippers, Bob Work
WASHINGTON: The US surface fleet may not be adequately trained for high-intensity combat, four experienced former skippers and the former deputy secretary of defense warned a ...
By Robert O. Work
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Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’ has been toppled in Iraq and Syria. Why isn’t anyone celebrating?
BAGHDAD — Every day for more than three years, the U.S.-led coalition bombed Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, for a total of nearly 30,000 strikes. But on Nov. 26, not...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
Future wars may depend as much on algorithms as on ammunition, report says.The Pentagon is increasingly focused on the notion that the might of U.S. forces will be measured as much by the advancement of their algorithms as by the ammunition in their ...
By Robert O. Work & Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
The Pentagon will arm drones in Niger, boosting the number of U.S. troops thereThe Pentagon gained approval from the Nigerien government to fly armed drones out of Niamey, Niger’s capital, a State Department official said Friday, an effort that will put ...
By Paul Scharre