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Trump delays moving U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a waiver that delays moving the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — kicking the can down the road in the hopes th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Pentagon to test new anti-missile system
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In wake of North Korea's latest missile test, the Pentagon will test its ability to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. CNN's Brian Todd repor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Pentagon Says United States Is Ahead of North Korean Nuclear Threat Through 2020
The United States contends its missile defense technology puts it roughly three years ahead of the ever-increasing nuclear threat North Korea poses. On Tuesday, the U.S. Missi...
By Richard Fontaine
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China's Growing Naval Might Challenges US Supremacy in Asia
Ship by ship, port by port, China has over the past two decades been assembling one of the essential engines of global power: a modern navy capable of projecting force far fro...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump’s Cabinet of Generals Is Testing the U.S. Military’s Political NeutralityIn this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the Manchester bombing and U.S. President Donald Tru...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Amy Schafer
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White House to Europe: Trump picks on you because he likes you
President Donald Trump may be aggravating Germany, France and other U.S. allies in Europe with his tirades and qualms about trade imbalances, NATO spending and the Paris clima...
By Julianne Smith
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U.S. Air Force base prepares unprecedented missile launch
Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California is preparing to launch a missile designed to shoot down an incoming warhead. CBS Los Angeles reports a Ground-based Interceptor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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European allies see the two sides of Trump
In Sicily, Donald Trump listened attentively during complex G7 debates over trade and climate change, smiled for the cameras, and for the most part refrained from provocative ...
By Julianne Smith
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Transatlantic Security Program Director Julianne Smith on NBC's TODAY Show
In The News
Julie Smith, the director of the Transatlantic Security Program, and MSNBC contributor Josh Barro join TODAY after new reports that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared K...
By Julianne Smith
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How Trump's Middle East trip may have alienated a key counterterror ally
President Trump said Thursday that his first trip overseas has given him “renewed hope that nations of many faiths can unite to defeat terrorism, a common threat to all of hum...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How does 'America First' fit into G-7 summit? Trump and allies size each other up
Candidate Donald Trump was famous for his frequent refrain on the campaign trail: Other countries are treating the U.S. unfairly. Very likely, he had multilateral groups such ...
By Julianne Smith
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US patrol sends signal to Beijing's claims in South China Sea – but how strong?
Fifteen years ago, when China and the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations committed to establishing a code of conduct to govern actions in the South China Sea, t...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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All in the family? NATO first-timers Trump and Macron a study in contrasts.
The “family photo” of leaders attending the NATO meeting in the Belgian capital Thursday included an unusually large number of first-timers to the transatlantic alliance’s pre...
By Jim Townsend
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CNAS Press Note: The NATO “Mini-Summit”
With leaders of NATO member countries set to meet for a “mini-summit,” experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Transatlantic Security Program – Julianne Smi...
By Julianne Smith, Jim Townsend, Jacqueline Ramos & Rachel Rizzo
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National Security Human Capital Program
VA eyes building closures to boost care under TrumpThe Trump administration is considering whether to shut down Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities and consolidate hospitals to save money. The move, tentatively sup...
By Phillip Carter
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Trump told the Philippine president that he’s doing a “great job” killing drug dealers
Most American presidents wouldn’t heap praise on a foreign leader for spearheading an anti-drug campaign that has killed more than 7,000 people, including children as young as...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Trump to visit NATO headquarters
The surge in Taliban violence and attacks by the Islamic State in Afghanistan will be at the center of President Trump’s focus when he visits NATO headquarters in Brussels on ...
By Julianne Smith
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CNAS's Elbridge Colby to Serve as DASD for Strategy and Force Development
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Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates former CNAS Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Elbridge Colby on his appointment to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary ...
By Neal Urwitz
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War with North Korea: An inside look at how U.S. troops would respond worldwide
The Trump administration sees no good military options in North Korea. The rogue regime’s missile tests are growing more frequent, and Kim Jong-Un is closer than ever to being...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Worries mount about vacancies in Trump's State Department
Concerns are growing about a short-staffed State Department dealing with a host of international crises. As President Trump begins his first foreign trip, seven of the nine se...
By Julianne Smith
