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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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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
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
Press Release
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
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The Lawfare Podcast: Mira Rapp-Hooper on the Slow-Motion Crisis in North Korea
It's been a long and stressful week on the domestic front, so we at the Lawfare Podcast are bringing you a podcast on a cheerier subject: the looming crisis on the Korean Peni...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Saudis give Trump a reception fit for a king
President Donald Trump had to travel to someone else’s kingdom to get the respect he has always craved.From his airport greeting by King Salman of Saudi Arabia — a courtesy th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Hits the Road. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
President Donald Trump is off to the Middle East, Brussels and Sicily -- not to mention a quick chat with Pope Francis. Especially for man who has made plain his distaste for ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Worldwide Effort Set to Keep Trump Happy on First Trip Abroad
When President Donald Trump sits down for dinner in Saudi Arabia, caterers have ensured that his favorite meal - steak with a side of ketchup - will be offered alongside the t...
By Julianne Smith
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The U.S.'s delicate balance between arms deals and diplomacy
President Trump is headed to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his first foreign trip as president. The Saudis buy a lot of weapons from the U.S., and more arms deals could be a...
By Paul Scharre
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What Saudi Leaders Think Of President Trump
President Trump leaves Friday for Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his first overseas trip. Despite his anti-Saudi rhetoric during the campaign, there are reasons Saudi leaders...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Vladimir Putin took time at a press conference to gloat about Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin loves to troll the United States. But he took it to new heights during a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday morning. In the midst...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / Technology & National Security
What will the future of warfare look like?War. War never changes. From ancient Rome to the Second World War, it seems like it’s the same story being repeated. The tools of war might change, but war itself is always th...
By Paul Scharre
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North Korea just conducted its scariest missile test yet
North Korea conducted its 10th missile test on Saturday. It was a major turning point in North Korea’s missile program — and potentially its nuclear program too. The tested pr...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
NATO Mulls Arctic and Atlantic Command to Counter RussiaThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization may revive a Cold War naval command to counter Moscow’s increased submarine activity in the Arctic and protect Atlantic sea lanes in the...
By Jerry Hendrix & Julianne Smith
