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If U.S. Reimposes Sanctions, Iran's Major Oil Consumers Could Sway Success
What happens if the US reimposes sanctions on Iran's oil sector without the support of Europe, China and Russia — all big players in the international energy landscape? Elizab...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Trump undercuts Tillerson's efforts on North Korea
President Donald Trump on Sunday seemed to undercut his own secretary of state and escalate the ongoing nuclear crisis with North Korea, tweeting that Rex Tillerson's efforts ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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No, Trump Didn't Botch the Puerto Rico Crisis
"Send in the cavalry." That was the advice retired Army General Russel Honore gave President Donald Trump this week about responding to the devastation of Puerto Rico by Hurri...
By Jerry Hendrix
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TANK WARFARE: Russia Builds Platform to Rival the Abrams
The Abrams has for decades been considered the world’s premier tank. However, experts say that the T-14 Armata, a next-generation platform that the Russians are developing, co...
By Paul Scharre
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Former NATO military chief: there’s a 10% chance of nuclear war with North Korea
Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis spent 37 years in the military, including four years as the supreme allied commander of NATO. Hillary Clinton vetted him as a possible runnin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Senators Still Unsure if the U.S. Can Trust China When It Comes to North Korea
WASHINGTON – Top officials from the Treasury Department and State Department struggled Thursday to convince senators on the banking committee that the Chinese government was f...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Those Serving In The US Military Don’t Actually Represent The Country As A Whole
In The News
Under the Trump administration, the likelihood that the nation goes to war seems to be at an all-time high. But is it really “the nation” that goes to war these days? The mili...
By Amy Schafer
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U.S. Has Options as Tension With North Korea Escalates
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Experts say there are paths the Trump administration could take to try to contain Pyongyang’s nuclear advances...
By Michèle Flournoy & Patrick M. Cronin
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Report: Russia Continues to Use Nuclear Threats to Intimidate Neighbors
Nuclear escalation — tactical and strategic — is something Russians can use to cow their neighbors to get their way is real, but what may happen after using those weapons rema...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Releases First Two Essays in Series Examining the State of Women in National Security
Washington, September 25 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today released two essays as part of its Women in National Security Project. The essay series, along w...
By Neal Urwitz
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Amid the Russia probes, Trump makes an important nomination
THE PRIVACY and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, established on the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, is meant to provide independent oversight to ensure that national se...
By Adam Klein
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From good to bad: 5 possible options for what's next in North Korea-U.S. standoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un persists in testing nuclear weapons and missiles in defiance of the United States and the rest of the world. President Trump imposed new sancti...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Donald Trump Expands North Korea Sanctions -- Update
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump Expands U.S. Sanctions on Dealings With North Korea
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Analysis: Trump's U.N. trip sets up showdown with Iran and North Korea over nukes
NEW YORK — It's not every year at the United Nations that an American president condemns one country as "a murderous regime" and threatens another with nuclear destruction — b...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump's speech to UN called 'terrifying' and 'delusional' by foreign policy experts
Donald Trump gave his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, pushing for “sovereignty” in what has been called both “terrifying” and “delusional” by experts. Th...
By Neil Bhatiya & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Why The Race To Oust ISIS From Deir Ez-Zor In Syria May Present New Dangers
Syrian government troops and allied militias are locked in a race against rebels backed by the United States for control of Deir ez-Zor, an oil-rich province that will give wh...
By Nicholas Heras
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Donald Trump's Dangerous North Korea Gambit
ON TUESDAY MORNING, Donald Trump gave a bombastic speech to the assembled delegates of the United Nations. Pay special attention to how he addressed North Korea and its loomin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Great Power Competition and the AI Revolution: A Range of Risks to Military and Strategic Stability
Today’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt and destabilize the existing military balance—and not necessarily for the reasons that have captured popul...
By Elsa B. Kania
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How far could the dangerous endgame in eastern Syria go?
The war against the Islamic State always promised to get messy in its final stages, as the militants retreat and rival forces converge from different directions. That moment h...
By Nicholas Heras
