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U.S., Japan Set to Enhance Cooperation on Military R&D
The United States and Japan are already close military allies, but those ties could become even tighter in coming years as the two nations explore more opportunities to cooper...
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Summit for Democracy (Virtually) Takes WashingtonTomorrow, the White House convenes over 100 governments for its long-promised Summit for Democracy—an event that has already elicited much discussion from supporters and criti...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Laura G. Brent, Carisa Nietsche & Nicholas Lokker
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Launches New Set of Research Projects on U.S. and Allied Economic and Technological Competition with ChinaWashington, December 7, 2021—The Center for a New American Security is pleased to announce the launch of three new U.S.-government supported research projects on U.S. and alli...
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What Will America Fight For?
As the world’s great power, America ends up having to deal with all its problems, from North Korea to the war in Ethiopia and, more directly, the instability in Latin America ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden’s Beijing Bind
Although the administration has made it clear that the U.S.-China relationship is the most consequential foreign policy challenge of our time, Biden has yet to release a compr...
By Jacob Stokes
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US-China Standoff
The Biden administration has placed a dozen Chinese companies on its trade blacklist on November 23, 2021, citing US national security as well as foreign policy logics. The la...
By Jacob Stokes
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In Peng Shuai Case, Critics See History of IOC Treating Authoritarian Hosts with Kid Gloves
When Olympics organizers held a video call with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, many activists and experts said it was merely a continuation of a decadeslong trend in which th...
By Kelley Eckels Currie
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12 More Chinese Companies Are Placed on US Export Blacklist
Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Centre for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington, said the hypersonic missile test underscored “the massive stakes in the military-...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Opens Direct Line to Xi Amid Taiwan Tensions
The world became a little bit safer this week, especially for anyone living in or near the Asia-Pacific, a part of the world increasingly anxious about a confrontation between...
By Richard Fontaine
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A Veteran Diplomat, a ‘Tragic Figure,’ Battles Critics in the U.S. and Afghanistan
The failure to rescue Afghanistan from the Taliban weighs on many American generals and diplomats. But few had as personal a stake as Zalmay Khalilzad. Raised in Kabul and nat...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden-Xi virtual summit: Value lies in managing tensions so don't expect breakthroughs, say experts
The meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday (Nov 15) is a chance to manage the superpowers' tensions so they do not spiral out ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden and Xi set 1st virtual summit for early next week
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first virtual summit on Monday evening, U.S. time, to discuss cooperation and competition, White House pre...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden and Xi to Meet Virtually on Monday
On Monday, Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping will meet for a virtual summit—the first such meeting of Biden’s presidency. Below, Jacob Stokes, Fellow with the Center for a New A...
By Jacob Stokes
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Pentagon predicts 5 times increase in China's nuclear weapons over next 10 years
That focus on Taiwan and the South China Sea has tempered some ambitions for the Chinese army to become a more global force that can operate outside the first island chain...
By Jacob Stokes
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Explainer: S.Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting N.Korea talks
In a last-ditch attempt to restart talks with North Korea before his term ends next year, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is calling for a declaration that could eventually...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Pakistan using informal intelligence channels to prop up Taliban fight against ISIS
As the Islamic State-Khorasan is ramping up attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan is using a network of informal channels to feed intelligence and technical support to the Taliban ...
By Lisa Curtis
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but action will be impossible without two nations, China and the United States, which together account for more than half of ...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. does not deny involvement in training Taiwan troops
The "focus is to improve the military operational skills of Taiwan forces," particularly in "repelling invading forces," said Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Center for a New Am...
By Jacob Stokes
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New CNAS Policy Brief: Tangled Threats
Washington, October 7, 2021—With China dominating much of the U.S. foreign policy focus, the question of where North Korea fits into the equation is an increasingly important ...
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5 things to know about China's record surge of warplanes near Taiwan
At no time during the surge of Chinese flights has it been suggested that actual combat was imminent, but the Western analysts say China is able to make several points without...
By Jacob Stokes