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Major disciplinary action at VA publicly posted onlinePhil Carter, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses a new transparency effort at the Department of Veterans Affairs — a public-facing list of emplo...
By Phillip Carter
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President Trump’s claim ‘billions and billions’ are ‘pouring into NATO’ because of his administration
Whenever we delve into Trump’s rhetoric on the funding of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, we find that he fundamentally mischaracterizes the way NATO works. This...
By Jim Townsend
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National Security Human Capital
A Bipartisan Congress That Works? Veterans Committees Show How It’s DoneMagnanimous hearings. Bipartisan votes. Substantial legislation on its way to becoming law. This is Congress? Something strange is happening in the staid hearing rooms of the ...
By Phillip Carter
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U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO to resolve Ukraine crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday he had chosen an envoy to lead U.S. diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis, adding that he had moved to fill the position at the ...
By Julianne Smith
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What are the non-military options in North Korea?
North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the Fourth of July is forcing the Trump administration to more seriously consider options for addr...
By Harry Krejsa
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Did Trump get played by Putin?
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin finally met face-to-face. Trump reportedly raised Russian interference in the election, but many experts say it appears the meeting was a victo...
By Julianne Smith
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Tiny Satellites From Silicon Valley May Help Track North Korea Missiles
For years before North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile this week, the Pentagon and intelligence experts had sounded a warning: Not only was the North ...
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How to make China pay for North Korea
North Korea’s July 4th test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) once again underscored the growing danger North Korea poses to the United States—and the need to do...
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Trump expresses frustration with China over NKorea support
President Donald Trump expressed frustration with China on Wednesday for failing to do more to cut off support to North Korea and exert pressure to curb its nuclear pursuits. ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Rex Tillerson still has a skeleton crew at the State Department to deal with North Korea
North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile this week was condemned by the Pentagon, which said the missile was of a type "we've not seen before." North Kore...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Missile Launch Tests President Trump's North Korea Strategy
The latest North Korean missile launch comes as President Donald Trump appears to be reassessing his strategy for the region, which has emphasized both tough talk and collabor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea missile test could change discussions at G-20
As President Trump prepares for his second foreign trip, this time to the G-20 summit in Germany, he’s faced with the news of a longer-range missile tests out of North Korea. ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea
A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of a...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon sails destroyer near disputed island in South China Sea, officials say
For the second time since President Trump took office, the Pentagon dispatched a U.S. Navy warship to sail near a disputed island claimed by China in the South China Sea, two ...
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'The closer we get, the more complex it gets.' White House struggles on strategy as Islamic State nears defeat in Iraq and Syria
With American-backed ground forces poised to recapture Mosul in Iraq and Raqqah in Syria, Islamic State’s de facto capitals, U.S. commanders are confident they soon will vanqu...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Energy 202: The one issue where Trump is standing up to Russia. (No, not that thing.)
Much of the G-20 summit, which begins on Friday, will focus on keeping the Paris climate pact intact after President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the hi...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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Technology & National Security
Report Tells Pentagon to Beware Nuclear Drone BombersThe U.S. Air Force’s future B-21 Raider bomber may have the option to remove the human pilots from the cockpit and effectively become a large drone bomber. In one of the more ...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Ideas of the Week: Batteries, Billionaires, Robots, Aircraft CarriersThey’re big, they’re impressive, and they’re super expensive. But Bloomberg’s Justin Bachman reports that the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers could be unnecessary, thanks to new...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
China Profits as US Hesitates on Selling Armed DronesMore than 15 years after a U.S. Predator drone launched its first Hellfire missile, the United States remains reluctant to sell armed drones to even its closest allies. That h...
By Paul Scharre
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US tightens aviation security to avoid broader laptop ban
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced new aviation security measures Wednesday impacting overseas airports that have direct flights to the United States. Read the ...