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From good to bad: 5 possible options for what's next in North Korea-U.S. standoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un persists in testing nuclear weapons and missiles in defiance of the United States and the rest of the world. President Trump imposed new sancti...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Donald Trump Expands North Korea Sanctions -- Update
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump Expands U.S. Sanctions on Dealings With North Korea
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Analysis: Trump's U.N. trip sets up showdown with Iran and North Korea over nukes
NEW YORK — It's not every year at the United Nations that an American president condemns one country as "a murderous regime" and threatens another with nuclear destruction — b...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump's speech to UN called 'terrifying' and 'delusional' by foreign policy experts
Donald Trump gave his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, pushing for “sovereignty” in what has been called both “terrifying” and “delusional” by experts. Th...
By Neil Bhatiya & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Why The Race To Oust ISIS From Deir Ez-Zor In Syria May Present New Dangers
Syrian government troops and allied militias are locked in a race against rebels backed by the United States for control of Deir ez-Zor, an oil-rich province that will give wh...
By Nicholas Heras
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Donald Trump's Dangerous North Korea Gambit
ON TUESDAY MORNING, Donald Trump gave a bombastic speech to the assembled delegates of the United Nations. Pay special attention to how he addressed North Korea and its loomin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Technology & National Security
Great Power Competition and the AI Revolution: A Range of Risks to Military and Strategic StabilityToday’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt and destabilize the existing military balance—and not necessarily for the reasons that have captured popul...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
North Korean missile launches impact US defense spending prioritiesThe Senate is voting on military spending with a wary eye on North Korea as the country continues to test missiles over Japan.Listen to the story and Susanna's comments here....
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Senate defense bill goes for final vote
Senators are poised to approve a massive $700 billion defense bill Monday night, setting the stage for a budget fight on how to fund a major increase in military spending. The...
By Lauren Fish
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The Ominous, Massive Military Exercises in Eastern Europe
On September 14, Russia and Belarus launched a massive military exercise along their western borders and in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It’s meant to mimic war with th...
By Jim Townsend
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How far could the dangerous endgame in eastern Syria go?
The war against the Islamic State always promised to get messy in its final stages, as the militants retreat and rival forces converge from different directions. That moment h...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump treks to the United Nations to meet world leaders anxious about what he'll say
WASHINGTON — President Trump heads to the United Nations this week to meet with world leaders, and many of them are anxious — not just about global national security challenge...
By Richard Fontaine
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House considers harsher rules for banks with North Korean ties
The House Financial Services Committee is considering a bill that would ban any foreign bank that does business with North Korea from the United States financial system. The p...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CNAS Press Note: A New Push for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Press Note
With Chairman John McCain and Ranking Member Jack Reed of the Senate Armed Services Committee offering an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizin...
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Perry Boyle Jr., Mark Chandler, and Charles Sevola Jr. Join CNAS Board of Advisors
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Perry Boyle Jr., President and Chief Investment Officer at Stamford Harbor Capital, L.P.; Mark Chandler, Sen...
By Neal Urwitz
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North Korea’s Threat Pushes Japan to Reassess Its Might and Rights
TOKYO — When North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan on Friday morning, prompting the authorities to broadcast an alert on cellphones and television, many people w...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The CIA wants permission to kill terrorists in Afghanistan with drones, which could endanger U.S. troops
The CIA is pushing for approval to conduct lethal drone strikes in Afghanistan for the first time, an idea that some in the Pentagon reportedly worry could place U.S. troops i...
By Michael Horowitz
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NATO, U.S. Take Hard Look at Readiness for Fight in Europe
One of Russia’s largest military exercises begins today – and it’s targeted toward the West. Zapad, which literally means “West” in Russian, is a recurrent exercise held in Ru...
By Jim Townsend
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A fleet to do what?
There has been a lot of talk about building a fleet of 350 or more ships to restore American strength in the world. This has naturally provoked debate over what kind of ships ...
By Jerry Hendrix
