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Biden opens new cyber fight with China
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President Biden is putting new pressure on China by publicly attributing the wide-ranging Microsoft Exchange Server cyberattack to hackers affiliated with Beijing. The coordin...
By Lisa Curtis
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Fifty years since Kissinger's secret visit, Sino-U.S. ties now fraying fast
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Fifty years since a secret visit to Beijing by then-U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger paved the way for American engagement with communist China, ties between the two ri...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden administration looks to set up 'red phone' to China for emergency communications
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The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to the so-called "red phone" established between t...
By David Feith
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'Operation Allies Refuge' to Begin Airlifting Afghans Amid US Withdrawal
The United States this month is to begin airlifting from Afghanistan thousands of those who helped support American forces there during the past 20 years and now fear for thei...
By Lisa Curtis
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It’s Situation Normal for U.S. Diplomats in Kabul, Despite Taliban Gains
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A Taliban rampage across Afghanistan is stoking fears that extremists could overrun the capital, Kabul, and force the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy. But inside the building, ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden is betting big on Afghanistan's air force. But their problems continue to grow.
In The News
If you think beating back a resurgent Taliban is hard, try doing it while fixing a broken helicopter over Zoom. In addition to pulling out all but a handful of troops from Afg...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden takes calculated political risk on Afghanistan withdrawal
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A decade ago, Joe Biden found himself the odd man out, overruled by the generals who convinced then-President Barack Obama to increase the number of America's troops in Afghan...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden has just a few weeks left to make key decisions that will shape the future of Afghanistan
In The News
With the Taliban advancing across rural parts of Afghanistan, and criticism mounting over what some view as an overly hasty departure, the Biden administration is staring down...
By Lisa Curtis
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If the Taliban Wins the War, Can They Still Lose the Peace?
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In early October 2001, then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell sent a cable to his envoy in Pakistan, ordering her to get a message to the head of the Taliban through Pakist...
By Lisa Curtis
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Afghan Pullout Has US Spies Reorienting in Terrorism Fight
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The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given U.S. spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups that might once again use the beleaguered nation to plan attacks against th...
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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US races to find safe haven for Afghan translators in Central Asia as troop withdrawal nears
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With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan just days away, the Biden administration is asking countries in Central Asia to temporarily house thousands of Afghan interpreters and ...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. leaves Bagram Airfield as America winds down its longest war
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All U.S. and coalition troops have left Bagram Airfield, once the largest base in Afghanistan and the hub of American air operations throughout the nearly two-decade conflict,...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Questioned Whether Afghan Government Could Survive Taliban Onslaught
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The Biden administration is mapping out a strategy for Afghanistan after the U.S. military completes its withdrawal that is centered around the boosting of economic support fo...
By Lisa Curtis
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Kim Jong Un Sounds Alarm on Covid With Warning of ‘Great Crisis’
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Kim Jong Un’s warning that North Korea faced a “great crisis” over a quarantine breach is raising more questions about what’s going wrong inside his secretive regime. While th...
By Duyeon Kim
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The junta overthrew the government they represented. What happens next for Myanmar's diplomats in limbo?
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In a beige stone townhouse on a leafy New York street, a political coup thousands of miles away has split an office in two. Downstairs in the dimly lit building, staffers at M...
By Kelley Eckels Currie
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Quad can pool resources to prevent China from dominating global tech
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Elizabeth Roche interviews Lisa Curtis and Surjit Bhalla, co-chairs of the Mumbai-based Gateway House Economy and Technology Taskforce discuss ways on how the Quad can scale u...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden will meet President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan at the White House.
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President Biden will meet with the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, on Friday afternoon at the White House to discuss ways to ensure a safe future for a country increasingly un...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Five things to watch on Biden's first foreign tripPresident Biden’s first international trip is intended to shore up alliances amid rising challenges to the United States from Russia and China. It comes after divis...
By Lisa Curtis
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Afghan leaders to meet Biden at the White House
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Afghan leaders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah will meet United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday for a high-stake discussion likely to shape Afghanis...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden administration plans to evacuate Afghans who worked with U.S.
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American presidents used visits to NATO headquarters over the past 20 years to talk up the military and moral imperatives in Afghanistan, where U.S. and allied forces fought s...
By Lisa Curtis
