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Russia’s Downing of US Drone Sparks Fears of Escalation
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Administration officials said the MQ-9 was flying over the Black Sea on a routine flight before it was flanked by two Russian jets. The jets flew alongside the drone for 30 t...
By Becca Wasser
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Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
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“We’re really bad about pouring concrete in the Indo-Pacific,” said Becca Wasser, a senior fellow and lead of the gaming lab at the Center for a New American Security, a Washi...
By Becca Wasser
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Ukraine: Lessons for War in the Middle East and Taiwan
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Western stockpiles of everything are down, from small ammunition to high-end precision munitions and air defense. Ukraine's allies are straining to catch up with demand. Becca...
By Becca Wasser
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White House Optimistic on Tech Sharing for AUKUS Security Pact
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Becca Wasser, a defence expert at the CNAS think-tank, said there was a push to make progress on the tech transfer issue but cautioned that wholesale reform of Itar would be h...
By Becca Wasser
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In Romania, U.S. Troops Train Close to Russia’s War, in Signal to Moscow
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Having a division commander and staff so close to the border with Ukraine is more than symbolic, said Becca Wasser, a war analyst at the Center for a New American Security, a ...
By Becca Wasser
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US Air Force to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers to Australia as Tensions with China Grow
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The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, a provocative move experts say is aimed squarely at China. An investigat...
By Becca Wasser
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US Plans to Deploy B-52 Bombers to Northern Australia: Report
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Analysts told ABC the move was a warning to China amid fears it could invade the self-ruled island of Taiwan. “Having bombers that could range and potentially attack mainland ...
By Becca Wasser
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Five Things to Know about Putin’s Increasing Reliance on Iran
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Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine — first documented earlier this month — is an example of “the greatest degree of military cooperation that the two countries have had...
By Becca Wasser & Jonathan Lord
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Israel Holds Fire amid Mounting Pressure from Ukraine
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Becca Wasser, senior fellow for the defense program at the Center for New American Security, said one reason the U.S. may not send its own Iron Dome is that it only has two, a...
By Becca Wasser
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Empowered Leaders Vital to Win Next War, Allied Air Chiefs Say
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Speaking at the International Air Chiefs Conference hosted by the U.S. Air Force in Washington, top officials from the air forces of Canada and Sweden as well as U.S. defense ...
By Becca Wasser
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‘A bloody mess’ with ‘terrible loss of life’: How a China-US conflict over Taiwan could play out
While that decision “makes a ton of sense” from a gameplay perspective, as wargames need to be narrowly-defined in order to be manageable, the end result is that both sides no...
By Becca Wasser
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War Game Finds U.S., Taiwan Can Defend Against a Chinese Invasion
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In the first three weeks after invading Taiwan, China sank two multibillion-dollar U.S. aircraft carriers, attacked American bases across Japan and on Guam, and destroyed hund...
By Becca Wasser
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Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less
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“If the US is going to to be the lynchpin, it would put a further demand on some of the air and missile defense forces,” said Becca Wasser, a fellow at the Center for New Amer...
By Becca Wasser
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A 'NATO' for the Middle East?
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Late last week, the king of Jordan made headlines when he told journalists that he would support a military alliance in the Middle East that was similar to NATO. "I would be o...
By Becca Wasser
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How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With China
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The war game scenario conducted by a Washington think tank began with a sudden failure at three Taiwanese semiconductor foundries that make high-end computer chips used in suc...
By Martijn Rasser & Becca Wasser
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Saudis Begin Making Ballistic Missiles With Chinese Help
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Saudi Arabia has imported sensitive missile technology from the Chinese military and is manufacturing its own ballistic missiles, according to Saudi advisers and officials fam...
By Becca Wasser
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The Navy is Rusting Away Thanks to a Crushing Deployment Cycle
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For decades, the Navy has pushed its ships and sailors to the breaking point in order to maintain a constant presence around the world, and now several Navy vessels are in suc...
By Becca Wasser
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Pentagon’s Global Posture Review Emphasizes China, but Lacks Major Strategic Changes
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After a nine-month deep-dive by Defense Department planners and policy experts billed as a holistic look at where and how America is deployed around the world, the Pentagon ha...
By Becca Wasser
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The U.S. ground war in Afghanistan is over. Now it’s the Navy’s turn.
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The American military’s involvement in Afghanistan could soon become largely the Navy’s responsibility, an ironic twist for a counterterrorism mission in a landlocked country....
By Becca Wasser
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Why Joe Biden is ending America’s combat mission in Iraq
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When the first American bombs began falling on Iraq on March 19th 2003, President George W. Bush predicted a hard slog. “A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large a...
By Becca Wasser
