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CNAS Responds: U.S., North Korea Consider Renewed TalksAs the renewal of U.S.-North Korea negotiations becomes more likely, CNAS experts weigh in on potential next steps for Washington to watch for....
By Duyeon Kim, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Kristine Lee, Van Jackson & Neil Bhatiya
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After Abqaiq, analysts see higher oil price risk premium, more supply disruptions
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The unprecedented attacks on Saudi oil facilities over the weekend are widely viewed by analysts as the most significant supply disruption the oil market has ever seen, increa...
By Rachel Ziemba
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US Pledges Sanctions After Saudi Attacks
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran after an attack on Saudi oil facilities, stopping well short of a military response as ambiguity p...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Defense / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Bolton departure removes foreign policy irritant for Trump, strengthens PompeoThe abrupt firing or resignation on Tuesday (Sept 10) - depending on who you believe - of the United States' famously mustachioed and notoriously hawkish National Security Adv...
By Carrie Cordero & Neil Bhatiya
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
John Bolton wore out his welcome at Trump’s White HouseJohn Bolton was seen as an odd choice when Donald Trump chose the foreign policy hawk to succeed HR McMaster as the White House national security adviser in March 2018.Aside f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Defense / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump suggests he might soften Iran sanctions, day after firing hard-liner BoltonPresident Trump opened the door on Wednesday to lifting some sanctions on Iran in an effort to set up a meeting with that country’s leaders, a softening of his “maximum pressu...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Crude moves lower as Bolton firing opens slim possibility of sanctions reliefCrude futures settled lower Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he fired National Security Advisor John Bolton, opening the possibility that sanctions on Iran might b...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CNAS Responds: John Bolton Departs as National Security AdvisorCNAS experts examine the impact of Bolton's departure on key foreign policy issues and U.S. national security at large....
By Carrie Cordero, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kristine Lee
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In The News
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Will Bolton’s Ouster Lead to Changes In Trump Foreign Policy?This afternoon President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of his third national security advisor, former ambassador John Bolton. “I informed John Bolton that his services...
By Nicholas Heras
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2020 Democratic Primary Debates: Questions for the CandidatesBy Neil Bhatiya, Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Martijn Rasser, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Kayla M. Williams
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As Trump mulls Iran diplomacy, Mnuchin plays more visible role
The White House on Thursday said that it had nothing to announce in response to a Kyodo news report that the United States had requested a meeting between President Donald Tru...
By Peter Harrell
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
New U.S. Sanctions on Iran Set Back French Mediation EffortsThe Trump administration cast new doubt Wednesday on efforts by France to ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran as Washington sanctioned what it called an Iranian “oil-for-t...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Mnuchin’s Bond Advisers Poised to Give Ultra-Longs Thumbs Down
The elite bond market group that advises Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on how best to manage America’s finances is likely to caution against his idea of reviving a plan to...
By Daleep Singh
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Europe’s Response to the Amazon Fires Shows How to Get Tough on Climate Change Outlaws
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is now planning to deploy the army to help fight the record number of fires raging in the Amazon rainforest. It would be a stretch to say th...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Explainer: What tools could Trump use to get U.S. firms to quit China?
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Hours after China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods on Friday, President Donald Trump ordered U.S. companies to “start looking for an alternative to China, including...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end
Call it the diplomacy of coercion. The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary foreign policy tool to an extent unseen in decades, or per...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering ChinaThe Trump administration is pressing ahead with an $8 billion sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a move likely to raise strong objections from China amid the deepening t...
By Eric Sayers
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China continued Iran oil imports in July in teeth of U.S. sanctions: analysts
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China imported Iranian crude oil in July for the second month since a U.S. sanctions waiver ended, according to research from three data firms, with one estimate showing some ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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U.S. Sanctions Turn Iran’s Oil Industry Into Spy vs. Spy
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They change offices every few months and store documents only in hard copy. They scan their businesses for covert listening devices and divert all office calls to their cellph...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Currency War With China Dooms Trade TalksPresident Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
