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Back off: China warns White House to “act cautiously” after new South China Sea comments
The Chinese government has given its most direct warning yet that it will not stand for any U.S. intervention in the South China Seas, after the White House said this week it ...
By Harry Krejsa
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Geography Made America Great. Has Globalization Undone Its Influence?
Just over half of America, having voted for Hillary Clinton, awoke the next morning to a country that seems not only unfamiliar but upside-down. Populists embrace a celebrity ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Trump kills TPP, giving China its first big win
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the United States' participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade pact negotiated with eleven othe...
By Richard Fontaine
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China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty
China said on Tuesday it had "irrefutable" sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend "international territories" in the st...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea, or is his team just not being clear?
Was this a prelude to a major escalation in the South China Sea, or is the Trump administration having trouble articulating its foreign policy? On Monday, new White House spok...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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National Security Human Capital
Bob McDonald’s legacy: Trying to fix the VA amid constant conflictOne late night in August, Gulf War veteran Ron Brown was awake – restless - at his home in Roanoke, Va., when he received a call from a familiar number: (513) 509-8454. It’s B...
By Amy Schafer
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Trump’s NATO critique reverberates across Europe
Philip Bilden, a Hong Kong-based business executive at the investment firm HarbourVest, has emerged as a new leading candidate to be the new president’s Navy secretary, accord...
By Shawn Brimley
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Trump’s Plan to Quickly Recall Ambassadors Is ‘Risky Move’: Experts
A plan by Donald Trump to toss out dozens of ambassadors on the day he takes office risks months of uncertainty in some of the most sensitive parts of the world, according to ...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump team to remove commander of D.C.'s National Guard in middle of inaugurationThe Army general who heads the District of Columbia National Guard and has an integral part in overseeing the inauguration said Friday that he will be removed from command eff...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Trump picks top vets health official as the next VA secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named the Department of Veterans Affairs top health official his pick to run the entire veterans bureaucracy, a surprise move that pu...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
David Shulkin Chosen for Secretary of Veterans AffairsPresident-elect Donald Trump named David Shulkin on Wednesday to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Shulkin currently serves as the head of the VA’s health-care sys...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
David Shulkin Is Trump’s Pick for Veterans Affairs SecretaryPresident-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday selected the head of the nation’s sprawling veterans health care system, Dr. David J. Shulkin, an appointee of President Obama, to...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Watch the Pentagon’s new hive-mind-controlled drone swarm in actionIn what will probably be considered a step forward for autonomous military technology, the Pentagon said in a statement Monday that it had successfully demonstrated “one of th...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
This Week in Intelligence: Russian RelationsA panel including Michèle Flournoy, Mike Rogers, and Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the week's news in intelligence on CNN's State of the Union. Topics include the Fort Lauderdale...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Rivalry brewing on Trump team
Donald Trump's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star g...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital
Why Trump still hasn’t named a leader for the Department of Veterans AffairsWith confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s Cabinet set to start this week, the president-elect still has not chosen a leader for the Department of Veterans Affairs, an agen...
By Phillip Carter
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Putin and the Populists
Donald Trump is practically alone in mainstream American politics in his consistent praise of Vladimir Putin and insistence that the United States would benefit from warmer re...
By Richard Fontaine
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Bibi’s Revenge at U.N. Risks Israel’s Bid for Security Council Seat
The U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements last month struck a significant blow to the Jewish state’s international credibility. But the resolution also thr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russia Wants a Reset — but This Time With NATO
NATO and Russia haven’t been on the best of terms in recent years. But on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was willing to let bygones be bygones and start anew ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Shaky start for new cease-fire launched in Syria without the U.S.
A Russian-Turkish plan to end the war in Syria got off to a shaky start on Friday with the partial implementation of a new cease-fire agreement that excludes for now any invol...
By Nicholas Heras
