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New Report Outlines Strategy to Compete with China’s Digital Silk Road in Kenya
Washington, July 22, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Kenya, by Vivek Chilukuri and Ruby Sc...
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Musk’s xAI Was a Late Addition to the Pentagon’s Set of $200 Million AI Contracts, Former Defense Employee Says
The Pentagon last week announced multimillion-dollar contracts with four artificial intelligence companies intended to “address critical national security challenges,” includi...
By Josh Wallin
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Why Trump Hasn't Turned on Syria's New Leader Amid Execution of U.S. Citizen
President Donald Trump's endorsement of Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is being tested amid sectarian violence that has led to the execution-style murder of at least...
By Adham Sahloul
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Technology & National Security
Did Big Tech Just Outfox the China Hawks?One of the most dizzying pivots in American policy toward China happened just last week, when two chipmakers — Nvidia and AMD — said that Donald Trump’s White House had effect...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
White House to Unveil Plan to Push U.S. AI Abroad, Crack Down on Restrictive Rules, Document ShowsThe White House intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive to let i...
By Janet Egan
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
JUST IN: Indo-Pacific Cybersecurity Needs Workforce Boost, Experts SayAn increase in cyberattacks from China and North Korea has magnified the importance of strengthening cybersecurity partnerships among Indo-Pacific allies, but the region’s par...
By Vivek Chilukuri & Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Pentagon Looks to Unleash ‘Military Drone Dominance’
While no one knows when or where the next major war will break out, what is becoming clear is that next time the United States engages directly in a conflict, U.S. combat unit...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Technology & National Security
Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts SayA bill to mandate location-tracking mechanisms for exports of advanced chips was panned this week by technology policy experts who said the requirement would be tricky to impl...
By Tim Fist
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Technology & National Security
How The Marine Corps Is Preparing For Drone Wars — And What’s MissingA new 1st Marine Division handbook shows how the Corps has modernized its thinking and is preparing to fight a drone war. It also reveals how far there is to go, not just in d...
By Samuel Bendett
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AILate on Monday night, July 14, 2025, the ninth richest man in the world broke some momentous news: The US government would allow him, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, to sell H20 proc...
By Tim Fist
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
Late this spring, I was led into a car in Kyiv, blindfolded, and driven to a secret factory in western Ukraine. The facility belongs to TAF Drones, founded three years ago by ...
By Tom Shugart
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National Security Human Capital Program
Will Pete Hegseth’s ‘War on Woke’ Sideline Women?Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
A Top Green Beret Influencer Says He Exaggerated His War Story. The U.S. Military Is Investigating, and Vets See a Deeper Problem.Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret, former MMA fighter, and a recognizable figure in today's "Vet Bro" influencer culture, revealed this week that he had wrongly implied that he recei...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
U.S. Veterans Stand by Afghans in Immigration CourtOn June 12, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicant Sayed Naser was arrested by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials outside an immigration courtroom in San Di...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Senate Republicans Eye Russia Sanctions as Trump Amps Up Putin RhetoricSenate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday he expects a vote as soon as this month to place severe new sanctions on Russia, the latest sign of a growing fracture between...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Canceled Army Assault Vehicle M10 Booker Outgrew Its Worth
The M10 Booker armored vehicle is among the programs the Army has put on the chopping block as part of its new transformation initiative....
By Carlton Haelig
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Rubio Heads to Asia on Trip Overshadowed by Tariffs, Middle East
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a Southeast Asian summit this week, his first to the region as America’s top diplomat, should be a chance...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted several high-stakes issues when they met for dinner on Monday night, including the long-term future of Gaza an...
By Rachel Brandenburg