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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Tested by Syria, North Korea CrisesA confluence of crises in Syria and North Korea is forcing President Donald Trump to re-evaluate his fledgling foreign policy, deciding which advisers he will listen to and wh...
By Richard Fontaine
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Syria likely responsible for chemical attack condemned by President Trump
U.S. radar showed Syrian warplanes in the vicinity of the suspected chemical-weapon attack that killed dozens of people in northern Syria on Tuesday, according to a senior Def...
By Nicholas Heras
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Trump Says Chemical Attack In Syria Crosses Many Lines
Rachel Martin talks to Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense in the Obama administration, about whether Trump has a clear Syria strategy. Listen below or at NPR....
By Michèle Flournoy
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Carol Deane, President of Starrett City Associates, Joins CNAS Board of Advisors
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Carol Deane, President of Starrett City Associates, has joined the CNAS Board of Advisors. As a member of th...
By Neal Urwitz
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Trump's surprisingly conventional Israel policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s mantra, throughout his career, has been never to give an inch without getting an inch in return. But last week he announced that Is...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress' last batch. ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
April 23: The Day China Launches Its New Aircraft Carrier?China’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier could be set to launch on April 23—the 68th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy. The Type 001A carrier—thought t...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China's Next Aircraft Carrier: Everything We Know (So Far)Construction of China’s third aircraft carrier is well underway at the Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai. The massive vessel—dubbed the Type 002—is China’s first co...
By Jerry Hendrix
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US praises SDF forces in Syria, calls Turkey ‘great partner’
Top US General Joseph Votel on Saturday praised the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight against ISIS extremists in Syria. Vote also called Turkey “a great ...
By Nicholas Heras
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National Security Human Capital
Trump makes little headway filling out Pentagon jobsThe hearing this week for President Trump’s Air Force secretary nominee was a rare sight for those monitoring Trump’s progress filling Pentagon positions. Former Rep. Heather...
By Katherine Kidder
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How the US should approach ISIS’ human shield strategy in Raqqah
As local ground forces supported by U.S. led airstrikes close in on two of the Islamic State’s urban holds, Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq, there’s growing concern over how ...
By Nicholas Heras
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China’s Xi to hold first meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in April
President Trump said Thursday he faces tough meetings with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at a Florida summit next week, one with a full agenda that ranges from Trump's attack...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Technology & National Security
A more connected military means new battlefield glitches, tooThe US Army is embarking on a potentially decade-long quest to prepare soldiers to operate in the Digital Age. In a $52 million initiative to create what it's calling the Inte...
By Richard Danzig
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Pete Briger of Fortress Investment Group Joins CNAS Board of Advisors
Washington, March 31 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Pete Briger, Principal and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortress Investme...
By Pete Briger
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Trump Turns Away From Iraq’s Coming Storm
The Trump administration has indicated it plans to largely abdicate a U.S. role in Iraq's political future, despite the certainty that driving the Islamic State group from its...
By Nicholas Heras
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CNAS Releases New Report “War Control: Chinese Writings on the Control of Escalation in Crisis and Conflict”
As President Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Center for a New American Security Defense Strategies and Assessments Program has released a new rep...
By Neal Urwitz
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US-led coalition has no intention to create federal Kurdish state in Syria: official
The top U.S. ground commander in Iraq Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend told reporters on Tuesday the US-led coalition had no intention to create a Kurdish federal state in northern S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey-backed rebels join anti-regime offensive in Syria’s Hama
More than 500 pro-Turkey rebel fighters from the Euphrates Shield operation joined operations against the Syrian army in Hama city, local sources reported on Friday. Syrian re...
By Nicholas Heras
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
North Korea suspected of $81M cyberheistDavid Asher, adjunct senior fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program, joins CNN's Situation Room to discuss the investigation into North Korea's role in an $81 million cybe...
By David Asher
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CNAS Senior Fellow Ben FitzGerald Named Professional Staff Member for the Senate Armed Services Committee (Majority Staff)
Press Release
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Senior Fellow and Technology and National Security Program Director Ben FitzGerald will join the Majority Staff of the Senate Armed S...
By Neal Urwitz
