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U.S. tries to nail down priorities in Syria as civilian carnage continues
The past few weeks have been especially deadly for civilians in Syria, with Russian-backed regime forces pummeling the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta. On Tuesday, a five...
By Nicholas Heras
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An attack on North Korea would be massive — and massively stupid
In response to worries that it is planning a “bloody nose” strike on North Korea, the Trump administration has been offering an odd reassurance. Any attack on the regime of Ki...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Syria’s fracturing conflict escalates as Russia and Iran face higher costs
TUNIS - Syria’s northern theatre illustrates the risks involved in the fracturing of the 7-year-old conflict that has defied all international attempts to stop the bloodshed. ...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Looking East After Fining Europe Over Iran Business
The US effort to put Iran in a financial bind meant European banks were paying big fines and closing off its money flows amid severe sanctions on the country’s banking and ene...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Security Human Capital Program
Why Sending Armed Veterans to Guard Schools Would Be LudicrousOn Wednesday, as families continued to bury their loved ones killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, President Trump suggested that one answer to ...
By Phillip Carter
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Lauren Fish on Bombshell: No Joy in Munchen
This week, the Bombshell ladies welcomed CNAS expert Lauren Fish to talk all things FY19 defense budget, including why this big funding increase may not be all that it seems. ...
By Lauren Fish
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Why Venezuela Should Worry About a National Crypto
While not many things are clear about Venezuela's new state-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, what is apparent is that many think it's potentially harmful for the country's pe...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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Trump administration unveils sanctions aimed at starving North Korea of resources
President Trump announced new financial measures against North Korea on Friday aimed at ensuring Pyongyang cannot continue to fuel its nuclear ambitions by sidestepping existi...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Malaise in Munich
Julie Smith, Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, shares her first-hand views of the Munich Security Conference this past ...
By Julianne Smith
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Russia is flaunting its fancy new stealth fighter jets
Russia apparently deployed two advanced new stealth fighters to Syria in what analysts called a move by Moscow to signal its support for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad despit...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Deep Dish: What to make of the Munich (In)Security Conference
Each year, international security and defense chiefs meet at the Munich Security Conference for intense debate about global security challenges. The Washington Post's Josh Rog...
By Julianne Smith
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Seeking to outsmart US, China races ahead on artificial intelligenceWASHINGTON: When a Google computer program beat the world’s best player of an ancient Chinese board game last May, it might have seemed like an incremental milestone. But for ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Former US ambassador: 'Syrian situation extremely dangerous'
DW: Last August the US signed a bill into law called Countering America's Adversaries. It targets Russia together with North Korea and Iran. What is your assessment of Preside...
By Victoria Nuland
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Iran’s Sanctions Evasion Went East After Europe Cracked Down
The U.S. effort to put Iran in a financial vice was working. European banks were paying big fines and closing off its money flows, and severe sanctions on the country’s bankin...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Under bombs, Syria rebels cling on in Eastern Ghouta -- for now
Despite a crippling siege, infighting and a ferocious wave of bombardment, Syrian rebels have clung on to their Eastern Ghouta stronghold near Damascus -- but a looming ground...
By Nicholas Heras
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Lawfare Podcast: Phil Carter on Civil-Military Relations in the Trump AdministrationThe military has been not been a refuge from the Trump administration's norm-defying nature. This week, Jack Goldsmith speaks to Phil Carter, a senior fellow at the Center for...
By Phillip Carter
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Technology & National Security
Why Artificial Intelligence Researchers Should Be More ParanoidLIFE HAS GOTTEN more convenient since 2012, when breakthroughs in machine learning triggered the ongoing frenzy of investment in artificial intelligence. Speech recognition wo...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Good News: A.I. Is Getting Cheaper. That’s Also Bad News.SAN FRANCISCO — A Silicon Valley start-up recently unveiled a drone that can set a course entirely on its own. A handy smartphone app allows the user to tell the airborne dron...
By Paul Scharre
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[Herald Interview] Will inter-Korean detente continue after Olympics?
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics have brought about a rare detente between the two Koreas after years of military confrontations over Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missiles...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Munich Security Conference Panel: "US Foreign Policy: A Congressional Debate"
In The News
At the Munich Security Conference, CNAS CEO Victoria Nuland moderated the panel "U.S. Foreign Policy: A Congressional Debate." The discussion featured a bipartisan, bicameral ...
By Victoria Nuland
