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Military Drills on the Edge: U.S. And Allies Test Capabilities near Asia’s Flash Points
In The News
"U.S., Japan, Philippines trilateral cooperation is integral to any sort of collective deterrence throughout the first island chain," which includes Japan and the Philippines,...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Pauses ‘Project Freedom’ as Trump Seeks Way out of Hormuz Impasse
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“If he settles for a narrow deal on the strait and postpone[s] the nuclear talks, the U.S. gives up the leverage generated by blockading Iranian ports. If he holds out for a m...
By Richard Fontaine
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Quad Summit Plan Turns Uneasy as India Pushes Ahead Without Top Leaders: Sources
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Lisa Curtis, who served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for South and Central Asia during Trump’s first term from 2017 to 2021, argued that trying to ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Can Philippines Become Critical Minerals Powerhouse with Help from U.S., Japan?
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The report, written by CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Programme executive director Lisa Curtis and research assistant Ryan Claffey, said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Phili...
By Lisa Curtis & Ryan Claffey
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How Lessons from Iran War Could Shape Mainland China’s Calculus on Taiwan
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“The U.S. military really does remain operationally exquisite, especially in joint operations, [something] that China isn’t capable of doing because we have the experience,” s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump Finds His Offramp with Iran. But the Causes of War Remain Unresolved.“Iran remains in the control of the Strait, which was not the case before the war,” said Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Center for a New American Security, a Was...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Art of the Deal Eludes Donald Trump in Iran
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“The three broad choices are to escalate, walk away or cut a deal,” said Richard Fontaine, president of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think-tank. “The p...
By Richard Fontaine
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Pakistan’s Largest Copper-Gold Mine Project Delayed by War, Militants
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Lisa Curtis, director of the Indo-Pacific security program at the Center for a New American Security, said the prospect of developing Pakistan's critical mineral resources has...
By Lisa Curtis
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Is ‘Voice of America’ Over?
“If you don’t have international broadcasting that has that American perspective, then [viewers] will be getting the Russian perspective, the Chinese perspective, the Iranian ...
By Lisa Curtis
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South Korea, U.S., Europe Not Learning Lessons of Drone War in Ukraine, Roundtable Experts Warn
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Go Myong-hyun, an [adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security], said ties between Seoul and Moscow that were once largely transactional have taken on new ...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Ex-Member of Trump Administration Says Iran Is Trump’s Top Priority
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In an interview on Tuesday, Curtis noted that when the summit was first planned, its significance lay in that it would take place two weeks before Trump was scheduled to meet ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Why Delayed US-China Summit Raises Stakes for Takaichi Ahead of White House Visit
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Richard Fontaine, a former State Department and National Security Council (NSC) official, said Trump “is likely to express some frustration” at the situation. “If the summit c...
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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Takaichi Says Trump Visit to Be ‘Extremely Difficult’ After Warship Spat
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“It takes some pressure off of the summit and allows the two leaders to engage a broader set of topics and have a discussion about Iran without focusing on a very specific dem...
By Jacob Stokes
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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan at War?
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“Many people made this point to Pakistan’s leadership before the Taliban took over,” Lisa Curtis, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and the former Sout...
By Lisa Curtis
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Maduro Gone, Khamenei Killed — Is Kim Jong-Un the Next Target as U.S. Normalizes ‘Decapitation Strikes’?
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The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during an early-morning raid on January 3, 2026, and then extracting him from his compound at Fo...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
America’s Military Is Focused on Iran. Its Biggest Challenge Is China.By CDR Thomas Shugart, USN
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The Other Simmering Conflict on Iran’s Border
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A border spat between Pakistan and Afghanistan may further destabilize a region already roiled by the U.S.- Israeli joint assault on Iran....
By Lisa Curtis
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After Iran Strikes, N. Korea Sees Decapitation Threat as ‘Much More Real’: Experts
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U.S. strikes on Iran, coupled with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vow to “deal with” Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and that the effort would send “plenty of signals,” were inte...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
By Tom Shugart
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Why Trump’s ‘Faux Pas’ on Taiwan Is Ringing Alarm Bells in Washington
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The Munich Security Conference proved a tough training ground for Democratic firebrand and potential US presidential contender Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made headlines for...
By Derek Grossman
