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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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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
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The U.S. Moves Its Embassy to Jerusalem
There are a number of reports in the American and Israeli press indicating that the White House is seriously considering moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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We'll take Pompeo over Tillerson, frustrated diplomats say
Mike Pompeo may have a partisan reputation, hawkish instincts and little diplomatic experience, but morale at the State Department is so low that many career diplomats would b...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Tillerson under pressure after White House plan leaks
Rex Tillerson’s days at the State Department appear to be numbered. Speculation about Tillerson’s future as secretary of State reached a fever pitch on Thursday after multip...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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White House considering recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital soon
The Trump administration is seriously considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in early December, even as President Donald Trump signs a waiver to keep the e...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ moment
After major losses in Syria and Iraq, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) is seen as a diminishing threat — and President Donald Trump has declared the armed group defeat...
By Nicholas Heras
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Technology & National Security
US risks losing artificial intelligence arms race to China and RussiaMore than 60 years after a space race rivalry with the Soviet Union ushered in a new era of ballistic missile development, the US is facing another "Sputnik moment" amid a rap...
By Robert O. Work
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Trump administration considers moving U.S. embassy in Israel
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem ahead of a legislative deadline this week, a move that would ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Launch of new missile increases pressure on U.S. policymakers to confront North Korean threat
Pyongyang’s launch of a new, long-range missile this week deepens a chief foreign policy dilemma for the Trump administration, putting the threat of a North Korean nuclear str...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Is Losing to Russia and China in War for Artificial Intelligence, Report SaysRussia and China want to revolutionize their forces with weaponized artificial intelligence, a field in which the U.S. risks falling behind, according to a new reportreleased ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
China racing for AI military edge over U.S.: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A research arm of the U.S. intelligence community just wrapped up a competition to see who could develop the best facial recognition technology. The cha...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
World power 'threatened' by Chinese AIThe economic and military balance of world power could be altered as China rushes to develop artificial intelligence technology, a US think tank has warned. The report cites e...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Has Trump Ditched the Kurdish Fighters Who Defeated ISIS? Maybe Not.
ERBIL, Iraq—After U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, talked on the phone last Friday, Erdogan’s foreign minister announced the Amer...
By Nicholas Heras