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On North Korea, Trump administration talks tough but hopes to avoid war
As tensions mounted on the Korean Peninsula this month, the U.S. military made a dramatic announcement: An aircraft carrier had been ordered to sail north from Singapore towar...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Syrian Democratic Forces set up post-ISIS Raqqa council
The Kurdish-Arab alliance of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), leading a multi-pronged battle against ISIS near the city of Raqqa, announced on Tuesday the creation of a “ci...
By Nicholas Heras
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For Trump, No Qualms in Embracing Autocratic Leaders
President Donald Trump congratulated Turkey's president for sweeping up more power. He hailed Egypt's strongman leader as a "fantastic guy." When China's president visited, Tr...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
US military considers shooting down North Korea missile testsThe US military is considering shooting down North Korean missile tests as a show of strength to Pyongyang, two sources briefed on the planning have told the Guardian. Amid he...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Patrick Cronin on BBC Radio 5
Patrick Cronin joined BBC Radio to discuss Vice President Pence's trip to Asia and "strategic patience." Listen at BBC Radio, where the interview begins at the 9 minute mark....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Technology & National Security
Battle intensifies between Trump’s CIA, WikiLeaksThe battle between the CIA and WikiLeaks is intensifying. CIA Director Mike Pompeo used his first major public remarks on Thursday to skewer WikiLeaks as a “non-state hostile ...
By Adam Klein
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump delights in watching the U.S. military display its strengthAmid the often jarring inconsistency of President Trump’s foreign policy, one thing has always been crystal clear: He loves a big show of American military force. “You gotta k...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Gives Generals More Freedom on ISIS FightU.S. military commanders are stepping up their fight against Islamist extremism as President Donald Trump’s administration urges them to make more battlefield decisions on the...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The North Korean Crisis And The Need For A 350 Ship Navy
In The News
Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN, ret,) is a key naval strategist at CNAS, and co-author with Robert C. O’Brien of a Politico Magazine article published last week on the need for (a...
By Jerry Hendrix
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As Trump and Kim Jong Un Unleash War Rhetoric, Allies Urge a Slower Hand
Ahead of another test of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities expected to occur as soon as this weekend, Washington is ratcheting up the rhetoric against the Hermit Kingdom and ...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
US Drops Most Powerful Non-Nuclear Bomb in AfghanistanThe U.S. military on Thursday dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal against the Islamic State in Afghanistan, marking the first ever combat use of the mass...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
It’s uncertain who will be on the DoD chopping block with new government reformsThe Trump administration’s April 11 directive to cut the federal workforce and improve performance runs parallel to initiatives the Defense Department and Congress have been w...
By Amy Schafer
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Trump’s Navy in 2024
Jerry Hendrix joined the John Batchelor Show to discuss the future of the U.S. Navy. Listen below or at The John Batchelor Show....
By Jerry Hendrix
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Democratic Syria hawks love Trump's airstrikes
The question tormented Obama administration officials for years: Should we strike at Syrian dictator Bashar Assad or not? Under President Barack Obama, the answer was always n...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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After reports of civilian deaths, U.S. military struggles to defend air operations in war against militants
The Pentagon has struggled in recent weeks to effectively explain what lies behind a surge in reported civilian casualties in its air campaign against the Islamic State, fueli...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Can McMaster 'ground' White House foreign policy on the fly?
Long before he became a statesman, H.R. McMaster was known as a scholar, writing a best-selling book that criticized US military commanders for failing to stand up to Lyndon J...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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In major foreign policy move, Trump orders airstrike in Syria
In what is seen as a foreign policy aboutface, President Donald Trump last night ordered a missile strike on an airfield in Syria, after the use of chemical weapons by Bashar ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump’s Syria shift confounds foreign policy experts
With his first major military action, President Donald Trump has, once again, confounded experts struggling to interpret his approach to the world. Until now he has refused to...
By Richard Fontaine
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Tillerson's Russia Trip Highlights Emergence From Shadows.
Criticized for his low-profile diplomacy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is emerging from the shadows with a leading public role in shaping and explaining the Trump adminis...
By Julianne Smith
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Once a Trump Critic, Nikki Haley Casts Herself as His Leading Diplomat
Before and after he became president, Donald J. Trump made it pretty clear that he didn’t see much value in the United Nations. So when he named Nikki R. Haley as his choice f...
By Michèle Flournoy
