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US weapons complicate Afghan war
Weaponry provided to the Afghan military over the last 16 years has slowly trickled down to the Taliban through corruption and battlefield losses. Armored vehicles, night visi...
By Adam Routh
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New congressional sanctions tie Trump’s hands on cooperation with Russia
New sanctions legislation overwhelmingly passed by the House today would constrain President Donald Trump’s ability to offer Russia sanctions relief for cooperation on Syria a...
By Peter Harrell & Edward Fishman
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Trump Executive Order Directs Major Study of U.S. Defense Industrial Base
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to work with other agencies on a deep-dive analysis of the defense industrial base. The White House called it a “groundbreaking” effo...
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US Congress poised to pass new Russia energy sanctions
The US House of Representatives is expected Tuesday to overwhelmingly approve a number of new sanctions targeting Russia's oil and natural gas sector, including new limitation...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Navy's 'significant bet' on a $13B supercarrier dogged as an expensive boondoggle while threats loom
The newest and most expensive aircraft carrier ever built entered the U.S. Navy fleet Saturday, but almost three years behind schedule and billions of dollars over its estimat...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Technology & National Security
As Cyberattacks Destabilize the World, the State Department Turns a Blind EyeA cyberattack can't blow up the world, but it can upend geopolitical stability. It can destroy national alliances, and work to undermine the most powerful democracy on Earth. ...
By Paul Scharre
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China's navy expands reach: Ships in Baltic for drills with Russia
One of China's most-advanced warships is leading a small flotilla to the Baltic Sea, where it will engage in exercises with the Russian Navy. The Russian and Chinese defense m...
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Press Note
Technology & National Security
CNAS Press Note: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Comments on Autonomous WeaponsAutonomous weapons are again under public debate after Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva testified on the ethics of autonomous weapons. To provide fur...
By Paul Scharre
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The US Has Lifted Its Laptop Ban On Flights From The Middle East And North Africa
The US ban on bringing laptops and tablets as carry-ons during non-stop flights from the Middle East and North Africa has been lifted. The four-month ban affected only US-boun...
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The U.S. Navy's most advanced warship will join the fleet on Saturday
Greg Willard remembers the excitement in his former boss’s voice when he called to share the news. It was early November 2006 and Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter had summoned ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
US to ban Americans from visiting North KoreaThe US government will bar American citizens from traveling to North Korea because of "mounting concerns over the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention," the State De...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Can Trump Find a Better Deal Than the U.S. Air Base in Qatar?
President Donald Trump recently boasted that he could shutter a critical U.S. air base in the tiny Gulf kingdom of Qatar, and “ten countries” in the region would line up to bu...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How to Deal With North Korea
Thirty minutes. That’s about how long it would take a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from North Korea to reach Los Angeles. With the powers ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy on NPR Morning Edition
In The News
David Greene talks to former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and President Trump's relationship with Russian Presiden...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Technology & National Security
AI Could Revolutionize War as much as NukesIn 1899, the world’s most powerful nations signed a treaty at The Hague that banned military use of aircraft, fearing the emerging technology’s destructive power. Five years l...
By Gregory C. Allen
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Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria, a move sought by Moscow
President Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, a...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
ISIS fight shows US military can use lower-cost weapons with lethal resultsThe fight against the Islamic State has become a learning opportunity for the U.S. military as it looks to a future taking on very adaptable and resourceful opponents. There's...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
How the Pentagon ending its deal with immigrant recruits could hurt the militaryThe Washington Post reported last month that the Pentagon has recommended ending a program that gives foreign-born troops with medical and language skills leverage in gaining ...
By Paul Scharre
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Iraqi Kurds Want America as Their Divorce Lawyer
Iraqi Kurds are mounting a campaign in Washington this week to rally U.S. government support for an independence bid before a referendum in September. But Baghdad opposes talk...
By Nicholas Heras
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Press Release
Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre Named Director of CNAS Technology and National Security ProgramThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today named Paul Scharre as the Director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program. Scharre was formerly the Director ...
By Neal Urwitz
