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'We are on a tightrope': Trump poised to walk away from Iran nuclear deal
If Donald Trump decides this week to withdraw his endorsement of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, its fate and the potential for a major conflict will be determined by a complex ba...
By Richard Fontaine
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How the U.S. Lost the War in Syria to Russia and Iran
When the U.S. and its allies finally began their offensive to defeat the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in August 2017, the S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear deal on Friday — but he may not scrap it entirely
President Donald Trump's decision on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could come on Friday, and experts say the "writing is on the wall" that the administration won't recertify the ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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What the U.S. is actually getting right on North Korea
It's tempting to give into doom and gloom when we think of North Korea policy. The rapid advances in Pyongyang's weapons technology, coupled with its provocative propaganda ab...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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In picking fight with Sen. Bob Corker, Trump risks agenda
After another public spat with President Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Bob Corker has made it clear: he intends to spend his last months in the US Senate unleashed. That could...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump’s feud with Corker is bad news for his Iran deal plans
If President Trump hopes to step up pressure on Iran, he didn't do his cause much of a favor this weekend by picking a fight with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Trump’s ire was ap...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
China, Russia and the U.S. are running neck-and-neck in an AI military arms race.A new Harvard Kennedy School study concludes AI could revolutionize war as much as nuclear weapons have done. China and Russia have also reached effective technological-milita...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Technology & National Security
The Effect of New Technologies on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Artificial Intelligence, Hypersonic Technology and Outer SpaceAs the First Committee of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly entered its first week, the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, in collabo...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump’s confusing attempt to torpedo the Iran deal, explained
President Donald Trump is expected to announce next week that he will “decertify” the Iran nuclear deal, arguing that the agreement is not in the national security interest of...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Mattis Discloses Part of Afghanistan Battle Plan, but It Hasn’t Yet Been Carried Out
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, normally reluctant to speak publicly about American troops deployed around the globe, took a different tack this week on Capitol Hil...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Technology & National Security
Army Prepares for Complex, Lethal Battlefields of the FutureTomorrow’s battlefields will be wrought with new adversaries, challenges and technologies, military leaders and experts have said.In a recently released report, “The Operation...
By Paul Scharre
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'One hand tied behind your back': Why DoD's empty policy chair matters
WASHINGTON — Nine months into the Trump administration, the Pentagon remains understaffed, with a particularly vital role left unfulfilled in the undersecretary of defense for...
By Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital
Pentagon Says Storm Response Will Slow Combat DeploymentsWASHINGTON—Defense Department efforts to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria will delay troop deployments to Afghanistan and affect deployments across the globe into...
By Phillip Carter
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
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Washington, October 4 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates three Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship alumni who were named as 2017–20...
By Neal Urwitz
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Europe’s governments look to bypass Trump to save Iranian nuclear deal
European governments fear a concerted effort to persuade Donald Trump to continue to certify the Iran nuclear deal may have failed and are now looking for other ways to try to...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Mapped: The Last Islamic State Stronghold in Syria
The Islamic State has been losing ground in Syria for more than a year. United States-backed Syrian rebel forces have laid siege to the militant group’s de facto capital of Ra...
By Nicholas Heras
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National Security Human Capital
An Unfit President Fails Puerto RicoIn the frustrated anguish of Puerto Rico, we can see the real-world consequences of Donald Trump’s flagrant incompetence. A little more than eight months ago, the United State...
By Phillip Carter
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Is Tunisia’s democracy being derailed?
Over the course of just one week, the Tunisian government has made three concerning moves that, taken together, signal a major backsliding in its democratic development, Carne...
By Kate Bateman
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Technology & National Security
Autonomous Weapons and the Future of WarThe weapons of war and terrorism are on the cusp of a revolution that will change the battlefield and the world in ways that we're just coming to understand. That future is ju...
By Paul Scharre
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If U.S. Reimposes Sanctions, Iran's Major Oil Consumers Could Sway Success
What happens if the US reimposes sanctions on Iran's oil sector without the support of Europe, China and Russia — all big players in the international energy landscape? Elizab...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
