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Pentagon chief stresses alliances; back home, Trump tears at them
In The News
Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed the importance of U.S. alliances during his inaugural foreign trip as Pentagon chief, though the message was undercut by President Trump ...
By Joshua Fitt
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Talisman Sabre flexed coalition power in the Indo-Pacific, experts say
In The News
Talisman Sabre 2019, the monthlong, multinational military exercise led by the U.S. and Australia, demonstrated that the U.S. has allies ready to help keep order in the Indo-P...
By Daniel Kliman
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Expiration of Cold War-era nuclear treaty stokes fears of new arms race
With the expiration of a key nuclear treaty on Friday, the Department of Defense is now free to pursue intermediate-range nuclear weapons, but some are concerned that a new ar...
By Chris Dougherty
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Why the intelligence community sees potential harm in ‘loyalty’
When President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he wants to replace departing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats with someone who can “rein in” an intelligenc...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Can Trump’s Pick for Intel Chief Tell the President What He Needs to Hear?
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats was an increasing rarity in the orbit of U.S. President Donald Trump. As the principal intelligence advisor to a president who has ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Army 'Night Court' deep cuts revealed as Esper eyes expanding process Pentagon-wide
In The News
The Army's "Night Court" process cut $25 billion from legacy weapon systems to spend more on emerging technologies, with $15 billion coming from program eliminations and reduc...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Esper confirmed as new defense secretary, ending Pentagon leadership uncertainty
In The News
The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Mark Esper to be the country’s 27th defense secretary, ending a wait of more than 200 days for a permanent Pentagon leader. Esper...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Defense Department scrambles to fill top job as vacancies and acting appointees pile up
In The News
Reporting from Washington — Who is running the Pentagon? These days it can change with dizzying speed as the Trump administration struggles to find nominees for top civilian a...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump’s defense pick calls for US-led pact to deter Iran
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US President Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Jim Mattis as the Pentagon’s permanent chief insisted Tuesday that passive patrols of the Gulf were deterring Iranian attacks on ta...
By Jim Townsend
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Mark Esper's Confirmation Hearing: CNAS Experts Pose Key Questions for the Nominee
Press Note
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will face members of the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in a hearing to consider his nomination as Secretary of Defense. As part o...
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
The US is silent as Turkey starts receiving a Russian missile system that could jeopardize the F-35 stealth fighterAs NATO ally Turkey receives its first shipment of the controversial Russian air defense system that has for months been driving a wedge between Ankara and Washington, the US ...
By Jim Townsend
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In The News
Defense / Technology & National Security
Fast-Forward with 5GSometimes the most valuable military assets are those you can't see. That may be the case with 5G—the lightning-fast, next-generation wireless network technologies that commer...
By Elsa B. Kania
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Turkey has the S-400. The Trump administration is silent.After months of threatening quick, severe action against Turkey should Ankara accept the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the Trump administration has yet to react to th...
By Jim Townsend
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No Grunts Under 26, $250K Bonuses: DoD's Most Radical Ideas to Transform the Infantry
In The News
What would it take to transform U.S. infantry into a higher-caliber force modeled after the elite 75th Ranger Regiment? For starters, find recruits in their mid-20s and offer ...
By Chris Dougherty
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In The News
Defense / Technology & National Security
For U.S. Military Drones, Airspace Is Growing More Congested, DangerousUnmanned U.S. surveillance aircraft, with their suites of advanced technology, are the high-price product of years of domestic drone development during an era of nearly uncont...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump touts July 4 military ‘salute’; critics see politics
President Donald Trump is marshalling tanks, bombers and other machinery of war for a Fourth of July celebration that traditionally is light on military might, while critics a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Washington Prepares for a July 4 Spectacle, Starring and Produced by President Trump
Two Bradley armored vehicles rumbled into place on Wednesday in front of the Lincoln Memorial, to be joined later by two Abrams tanks parked nearby. Cranes were putting into p...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Susanna V. Blume Named Director of CNAS Defense Program
Washington, D.C. — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Susanna V. Blume has been named Director of the Defense Program. Blume joined the ...
By Cole Stevens
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Trump’s Latest Acting Pentagon Chief Faces Immediate Stress Test
In The News
It has been a taxing week for Mark T. Esper, the acting defense secretary, who did not have that title just a few days ago. Last Thursday, Mr. Esper, 55, was still Army secret...
By Jim Townsend
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What’s the difference between Indo Pacific and Asia-Pacific? Regional control for the US or ChinaIndo Pacific? Asia-Pacific? Asean Indo Pacific? The ongoing debate on diplomatic nomenclature was in sharp focus on Monday as leading geopolitical researchers waded into the ...
By Elbridge Colby
