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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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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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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 ...
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DoD Has Prepared New Set Of Military Options For Trump On North Korea
After U.S. spy satellites picked up a rush of activity around North Korea’s underground nuclear testing site, Department of Defense officials have prepared a new set of option...
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White House: Trump to meet Putin at G-20 summit
President Donald Trump will convene a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit of industrial and emerging-market nations in Germany next week, t...
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DHS tightens airline security for electronics on international flights
In a massive escalation of airline security worldwide, hundreds of thousands of travelers flying to the U.S. from overseas will face additional scrutiny for laptops and other ...
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DHS officials announce enhanced security measures for all flights to U.S. but won’t expand laptop ban
U.S. officials on Wednesday announced enhanced security and screening measures for all commercial flights to the United States but backed away from a proposal to expand a ban ...
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Technology & National Security
How America’s Aircraft Carriers Could Become ObsoletePresident Donald Trump has been consistent in his argument that the U.S. Navy has shrunk to a woefully inadequate size. The Republican has repeatedly said he wants the service...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Pentagon plan to defeat ISIS looks very much like Obama’s approach
The Pentagon is putting the final touches on a promised new counter-Islamic State strategy for Syria and Iraq, and it looks very much like the one the Obama administration pur...
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DHS announces new aviation security measures
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new aviation security measures Wednesday, regarding all commercial flights to the United States, in an effort to deter terr...
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US toughens airport security for foreign flights
Authorities in the United States have unveiled tough new security measures for international flights arriving in the country, but held off from a threatened expansion of a car...
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H.R. McMaster: Omission of Article 5 commitment from Trump speech a 'manufactured controversy'
National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Wednesday criticism of President Trump's failure to affirm the United States' commitment to NATO's Article 5 in a speech last mont...
By Michèle Flournoy
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US demands more security on international flights to US
The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possib...