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Is Peace Possible In Afghanistan? Retired Army Officer Who Served There Weighs InThe Taliban said Monday it will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow. The meeting Tuesday is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving the longest war in A...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Ready to Compete? America’s Military and Technological Edge
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About a year after the National Defense Strategy was launched, what progress has been made when it comes to America’s edge against its great power rivals? And what role do gre...
By Elbridge Colby, Nina Kollars, Tanvi Madan & Roger Zakheim
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Questions linger over Deripaska's Rusal influence after U.S. dealThe U.S. Treasury believes it can curb the influence of Oleg Deripaska over aluminum giant Rusal despite concerns the Russian oligarch may still be able to pull the strings of...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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After Mattis, Acting Defense Chief Shanahan Is Trying Out for Permanent Role
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When Pat Shanahan, who now serves as acting defense secretary, arrived at the Pentagon in 2017 as the Defense Department’s No. 2, he aimed to inject the massive bureaucracy wi...
By Elbridge Colby
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CEO Victoria Nuland to Depart CNAS
Washington, February 1 – The Center for a New American Security announced today that CEO Victoria Nuland is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, effective immediately....
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U.S. to Suspend Obligations Under 1987 Nuclear Treaty With Russia
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The U.S. said it plans to withdraw from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia, setting up potential development of new missiles to counter China, current and former American offic...
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
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US gives non-US firms three months to wind down PDVSA deals
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The US Treasury Department said Friday that transactions between non-US firms and PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil firm, which involve the US financial system or US commodit...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Kurdish lobby struggles to slow US pullout from Syria
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Reeling from President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria, the political wing of the Pentagon-backed Kurdish group that has spent the past four years fight...
By Nicholas Heras
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The US is withdrawing from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia. An arms race might be next.The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten th...
By Eric Sayers
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Technology & National Security
China's research in artificial intelligence 'far outranks' Huawei threat, expert saysExperts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spread...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs
Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter barrage over a global threat m...
By Carrie Cordero
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Iraq Fortifies Syrian Border to Keep Out Islamic State Militants
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As U.S.-backed forces close in on Islamic State’s last territory in Syria, some militants are fleeing to Iraq—using longstanding smuggling networks and posing as nomadic sheph...
By Nicholas Heras
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The un-diplomat
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Richard Grenell arrived in the German capital as Donald Trump’s ambassador last year with a reputation as a diplomatic bad boy. A Fox News commentator and former aide to John ...
By Julianne Smith
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
A Realistic Path for Progress on Iran: 12 Guiding Principles to Achieve U.S. Policy GoalsWashington, January 30 - The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive Iran strategy. Under this approach, the United States seeks to achieve – via the application of max...
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CNAS Announces 2019 Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows
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Washington, January 30 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today the selection of the 2019 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows. Now i...
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China must tread fine line as US fires latest salvo against Huawei in 'new Cold War'The US charges against China's Huawei are the latest salvo in an escalating "new Cold War" that is developing between the two superpowers. In a move that ratchets up tensions...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Talks with North Korea's top negotiator 'got nowhere' on denuclearization, sources say
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As President Donald Trump hails "progress being made," a source familiar with details of the high-profile visit of North Korea's top negotiator this month says those discussio...
By Eric Brewer
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Factbox: US sanctions PDVSA, creating likely major diversions of crude, diluent flows
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The Trump administration Monday announced sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, Venezuela' state-owned oil company, a move which could ultimately block roughly 500,000 b/d of US import...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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How Trump’s Venezuela Sanctions Could Undercut His Iran Policy
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The oil sanctions that U.S. President Donald Trump levied on Venezuela Monday represent Washington’s strongest effort yet to oust embattled leader Nicolás Maduro by starving h...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant, officials say
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Russian officials made a secret proposal to North Korea last fall aimed at resolving deadlocked negotiations with the Trump administration over the North’s nuclear weapons pro...
By Duyeon Kim
