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Not Much Has Changed Since the Revolutionary WarJackie Kilby, an archives technician at the National Archives, was parsing old letters to the US State Department when a name caught her eye: Caleb Brewster, a key member of G...
By Amy Schafer
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John McCain Becomes Critic in Chief of the Trump Administration
Senator John McCain has long had a reputation as a political maverick. But with the rise of a president who has vowed to shatter the old order, Mr. McCain has emerged as an ou...
By Richard Fontaine
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Europe’s “Existential Threat”
In The News
Europe welcomed a distinguished delegation of American leaders: Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense General James Mattis and Senator John McCain. In meetings with ...
By Julianne Smith
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Who Is Sebastian Gorka? A Trump Adviser Comes Out of the Shadows
Since President Trump appointed Sebastian Gorka last month as a deputy assistant, Mr. Gorka has been an increasingly visible defender of the administration. He has spoken out ...
By Julianne Smith
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Tillerson Forced to Stay at Sanitarium in German Village for G-20
On his first trip abroad as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson was forced to stay at a sanitarium in a German village known for its hot springs, 30 minutes from where othe...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump signals change with Flynn replacement
President Trump has asked a widely respected career naval officer to replace Michael Flynn, a choice that appears designed to soothe growing anxiety about turmoil on his natio...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The Pivot?
Will the Trump administration reverse the Obama administration pivot to Asia? And if they do what would it mean for Australia and the rest of the region? Former foreign policy...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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CNAS Releases New Report on the Future of the Transatlantic Security Relationship
As Vice President Pence and a host of other luminaries head to the Munich Security Conference, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has released a new report on U.S.-...
By Neal Urwitz
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Trump to greet Netanyahu by abandoning '2-state' doctrine
Benjamin Netanyahu has never had it so good in Washington. After eight years of visits to an Obama White House where he was seen as a political adversary and an obstacle to Mi...
By Michèle Flournoy
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U.S. official: Trump will not press ‘two-state’ peace track in first talks with Israel’s Netanyahu
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will formally inaugurate their partnership Wednesday in talks that could shape a new approach by Washington that ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Technology & National Security
Stackley gets lead role in transforming defense acquisitionActing Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley has taken on an additional role inside the Pentagon – leading the congressionally-mandated transformation of the Department’s acquis...
By Ben FitzGerald
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CNAS Press Note: What to Expect from the Trump-Netanyahu Summit
With President Trump set to meet Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program Director Ilan...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Is Trump rethinking approach with Israel?
In The News
President Trump appears to be changing his tone regarding Israel. His administration has questioned new settlements and may be reconsidering an earlier push to move the U.S. E...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Donald Trump in diplomatic blitz, reaffirms Japan alliance
US President Donald Trump and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appear to have got off to a good start at their summit in Washington DC, with Mr Trump saying at a jo...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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US' ties with Asian giants closer to status quo now
Culminating a two-day diplomatic blitz, President Donald Trump has assuaged Japanese concerns by reaffirming the US' commitment to its alliance with Tokyo. Mr Trump and visiti...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Abe's US visit offers hope of stable ties
US President Donald Trump's meeting and subsequent golf game with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mr Trump's personal resort in Palm Beach, Florida, offers hope for new ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Diplomats: Nikki Haley Greenlighted U.N.’s Hiring of Salam Fayyad Before She Blocked It
In the days leading up to Friday’s surprise decision by the Trump administration to block the appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to a top U.N. job, ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu may seek to reset U.S.-Israel relations in meeting with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington on Tuesday hoping to find in President Trump a kindred spirit and compliant ally after eight years of personal ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to talk trade, defense cooperation
As much as he criticized countries like Mexico and China during his presidential campaign, Donald Trump also had some harsh words for Japan — the starting points for Friday's ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Senators hone in on Russia's cyber capabilities
The U.S. does not fully understand Russia's cyber capabilities and lacks a playbook to respond to future Kremlin-directed cyberattacks, said witnesses at a Senate hearing on U...
By Julianne Smith
