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U.S. Opens Way to Boost Arms Sales to Asia Allies
President Donald Trump pressed harder on potential military options in North Korea, offering billions of dollars in new American military equipment to allies in Asia and sayin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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A Hero's Story From The Scramble To Survive On The USS Fitzgerald
At 1:30 a.m. on June 17, sailors on the USS Fitzgerald were jolted awake in their bunks. Some were thrown to the floor. Their guided missile destroyer had just collided with a...
By Jerry Hendrix
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U.S. Is Said to Seek a Ban on Crude Oil to North Korea at UN
The U.S. is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil shipments to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employmen...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Experts warn of danger to U.S. companies if Trump follows through on China threats
As the gulf between the U.S. and North Korea over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program grows, one of the few things that the two countries continue to have in common is that ...
By Peter Harrell
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Susanna Blume, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Plans to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Joins CNAS as Fellow
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The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Susanna Blume, the former Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Plans to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, h...
By Neal Urwitz
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Experts hope upcoming defence bill could alert Trump to climate change's threat to national security
As Congress returns from recess, a major piece of defence legislation is up for consideration that could prove to be invaluable for those looking to the US to fight climate ch...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Where’s Rex?
President Donald Trump’s administration came out swinging at North Korea after its latest nuclear test. Trump threatened to cut off all trade with any country that traded with...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Mattis reportedly threatened Sweden with retaliation over signing a nuclear-weapons ban
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reportedly warned Sweden of severe consequences if the country followed through on signing a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons. The Scandinavia...
By Jim Townsend
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Israeli general calls for new security system to pave way to peace
An Israeli general says Israel should start implementing a new multi-layered security system that could help pave the way to a two-state peace deal with the Palestinians and a...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump wants to kick trans troops out. “Deployability” might keep them in.President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender troops from serving in the military alarmed top military and civilian defense officials. But a little-known provision may gi...
By Amy Schafer
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Navy's deadly accidents stir questions, House panel to probe for answers next week
The Navy is under pressure due to several deadly accidents involving warships in the western Pacific. Members of a congressional panel will weigh in next Thursday with a heari...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Tillerson's elimination of Syria and Muslim envoys reflects new US priorities
The Donald Trump administration is moving in the direction of eliminating at least 30 special envoy positions from the State Department including those assigned to Syria, to t...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital Program
Mattis’ transgender policy review is just ‘following orders’Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing exactly what President Donald Trump asked of him in ordering a review of the transgender troop ban in the military, analysts say. Tuesd...
By Amy Schafer
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Kim Jong Un promises more missile launches, despite Trump warning
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brushed aside warnings from President Trump and vowed Wednesday to press ahead with more nuclear missiles tests in the Pacific. Kim said "more ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Japan imposes unilateral sanctions on 8 foreign entities over North Korea
Japan announced Friday that it will impose unilateral sanctions on eight foreign firms and individuals as punishment for their alleged dealings with North Korea. The sanctions...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump’s most popular Cabinet secretary is Obama holdoverVA Secretary David Shulkin has proved to be something unique in President Donald Trump's Washington: an Obama appointee nominated by Trump who is beloved by almost everyone an...
By Phillip Carter
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Coalition commander says Raqqa police force paid by US as vetted force
Major General Rupert Jones, the deputy commander of the US-led coalition against ISIS, said that the Raqqa Internal Security Force (RISF) are paid by the United States as a ve...
By Nicholas Heras
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National Security Human Capital Program
Investigators Repeatedly Warned Navy Ahead of Deadly CollisionsCongressional investigators and military officials warned repeatedly about overworked sailors, shortened training schedules and budget cuts in the years leading up to two fata...
By Amy Schafer
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Technology & National Security
Drone swarms vs conventional arms: China’s military debateWith their tiny propellers buzzing, the fleet of Chinese aircraft, little larger than model planes, are flung into the air one at a time by huge rubber bands. Soon the sky is ...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital Program
Analysis: Could Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Actually Become Policy?Just days after a national address on defense policy in Afghanistan in which Trump lauded the diversity and inclusivity of the U.S. military, the White House appears ready to ...
By Katherine Kidder
