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SDF maintains anti-oil smuggling campaign against Syrian government
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The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched a campaign this week to prevent smuggling from areas under SDF control in Deir al-Zor to the Syrian regime by way of...
By Nicholas Heras
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Twin explosions hit Syrian city of Raqqa; kill, injure dozens
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At least 10 people were killed on Saturday when separate explosions rocked the Syrian city of Raqqa, an incident which underlines the continued threat of Islamic State sleeper...
By Nicholas Heras
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Pentagon tells White House: Keep politics away from the military
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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan had a message for the White House: Politics and the military don’t mix. Shanahan and Navy officials have faced intense scrutiny over ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?
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President Trump, a disruptive global force with a penchant for diplomatic gaffes and inserting himself into other countries’ politics, leaves Sunday for the United Kingdom and...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Trump’s Reunion With May Caps Allies’ Deteriorating Relationship
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President Donald Trump’s meetings in the U.K. with Prime Minister Theresa May next week likely will end the leaders’ relationship the same way it began: with awkward attempts ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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China Threatens Sweeping Blacklist of Firms After Huawei Ban
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China said it will establish a list of so-called “unreliable" entities it says damage the interests of domestic companies, a sweeping order that could potentially affect thous...
By Jude Blanchette
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Israel’s political crisis adds to the farce of Trump’s Mideast project
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White House adviser Jared Kushner's fledgling skills in diplomacy may now pale in comparison to his unintended sense of comedic timing. President Trump’s son-in-law landed in ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. Political Affairs: Whither the Peace Process?
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As any cook learns on his first day of culinary school, it is not safe to defrost a dish and then store it back in the icebox. Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt worked for mo...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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The Trump-Kushner “Deal of the Century” Was Just Torpedoed By Israel's Political Chaos
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Jared Kushner arrived in Israel Wednesday looking to make a deal — but his negotiating partner was, to put it mildly, distracted. While President Trump’s son-in-law was ready...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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North Korea Executed Envoy Over Trump-Kim Summit, Chosun Reports
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North Korea executed its former top nuclear envoy to the U.S. and four other foreign ministry officials in March after a failed summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, So...
By Duyeon Kim
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Can Iran withstand the US pressure?
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Ever since US President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out from the nuclear deal with Tehran and reinstated the most draconian sanctions ever imposed, many have wondered whe...
By Neil Bhatiya
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European defense industry could come to regret new US weapons fund
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A new initiative by the Trump administration to subsidize U.S. weapons sales to some former Warsaw Pact countries could rankle European defense leaders, some of whom are fumin...
By Jim Townsend
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Turkey doubles down in Libya, but will it be enough?
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Turkey has begun overtly delivering heavily armoured vehicles to its allies in the Libyan capital Tripoli who have been under siege for two months by forces loyal to eastern l...
By Nicholas Heras
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Inside America’s multimillion-dollar plan to get allies off Russian equipment
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When the Soviet Union fell, many of the former Warsaw Pact nations founded their new militaries on the back of leftover military equipment. And in the thaw of the Cold War, ma...
By Jim Townsend
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Netanyahu has failed to form a government, sending Israelis back to the voting booth
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to form a government by a midnight deadline, forcing a brand-new round of elections in September. The development comes ba...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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As Shanahan heads to Asia, Iran tensions threaten Pentagon's 'great power' focus
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As acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan heads to Asia on Tuesday to deliver a major policy speech on the region, increasing tensions with Iran threaten to upend the ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Steve Bannon says killing Huawei more important than trade deal with China
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Driving Huawei out of the United States and Europe is “10 times more important” than a trade deal with China, according to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. He...
By Jude Blanchette
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U.S. Will Not Increase Presence in Arctic Until 2025
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The United States continues to send mixed signals about its anticipated level of engagement and capabilities in the Arctic. The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Kar...
By Jim Townsend
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New wave of violence in Syria war as 200,000 flee Idlib offensive: ‘There were bombs every minute’
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A Syrian government offensive to capture the northern province of Idlib has killed dozens of civilians and forced more than 200,000 people to flee over the past month, leading...
By Nicholas Heras
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China Raises Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff to U.S.
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With a simple visit to an obscure factory on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has raised the specter that China could potentially cut off supplies of critical materials ne...
By Ashley Feng
