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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Xinjiang’s Vast Paramilitary Settler Corps
The Trump administration slapped sanctions on a vast paramilitary Chinese colonial enterprise in Xinjiang and two Chinese officials on Friday, in a move likely to drive the U....
By Kristine Lee
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of UighursThe United States intensified its economic pressure on China’s Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said...
By Peter Harrell
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un a Doomsday WeaponNorth Korea recently surprised the world by announcing it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine, joining a high-stakes race to show off its scientific chops. But experts increasing...
By Peter Harrell
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Deteriorating relations with China put US companies on edge
American businesses are wary of the growing animosity between the U.S. and China, particularly as Trump administration officials are starting to name and shame companies they ...
By Kristine Lee
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Pompeo calls on 'free nations' to stand up to China in major speech
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Chinese people and "free nations of the world" to change the behaviour of the Chinese Communist Party, in a major policy speech on Thu...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Moscow Isn’t New Delhi’s PalWith border tensions between India and China at their worst in decades, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh headed late last month to a familiar destination: Moscow. There M...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How U.S., allies can confront the China challengeXi Jinping should be losing sleep: Across the globe, America’s allies are pushing back hard on Beijing. The past 10 days have seen revealing shifts for many allies that are de...
By Ashley Feng
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Trump ramps up China tensions with consulate shutdown
President Trump's move to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston is the latest escalation between Washington and Beijing, whose relations have spiraled at a dizzying pace sinc...
By Kristine Lee
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‘Zero percent’ chance of U.S.-China decoupling
The U.S. is talking about China in a way it hasn’t since the days of Mao Zedong's disastrous rule. White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien wrote in the Washington...
By Van Jackson
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Huawei's hopes of global domination have been dashedBritain's decision to ban Huawei from the country's 5G network is a huge blow to the Chinese conglomerate's global ambitions and hopes of leading the next generation of wirele...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
As the U.S. and China spar on the world stage, Cold War 2.0 may already have begunThe signal wasn't subtle. While China practiced amphibious landings in a contested area of the South China Sea this month, the U.S. Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers to t...
By Paul Scharre
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Caught in ‘Ideological Spiral,’ U.S. and China Drift Toward Cold War
One by one, the United States has hit at the core tenets of Xi Jinping’s vision for a rising China ready to assume the mantle of superpower. In a matter of weeks, the Trump a...
By Rush Doshi
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US hardens stance against China’s claims in South China Sea
The US hardened its stance against China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and vowed to maintain pressure over human rights abuses in Xinjiang after Beijing sanction...
By Eric Sayers
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Allies bite their tongues after Trump withdraws from WHO
President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) has received only muted criticism from allied nations as they look to preserve American co...
By Kristine Lee
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What Beijing Lost With Its Border Clash Blunder
Think of it as Xi Jinping’s Himalayan blunder. The final outcome of the border standoff between China and India may be uncertain, but the consequences of New Delhi’s decision ...
By Rush Doshi
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
China says it will hit back against new U.S. sanctions over Uighur rightsChina said on Friday it would take “reciprocal measures” against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abu...
By Peter Harrell
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Nebraskans toiled at 'The Outpost' before horrifying attack portrayed in new war film
In the Hollywood version of Rob Yllescas’ life, the Army captain from Osceola, Nebraska, is talking Husker football in his last moments on Earth. “I do like football. Nebrask...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Hong Kong’s New Reality Arrives in Force
China describes Hong Kong’s new security law as a “sword of Damocles” hanging over its most strident critics. But the way it’s written, this legislation threatens everybody ev...
By Rush Doshi
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
A New Chapter in Fraught Ties Between President, SpiesPresident Trump’s combative relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies has made it difficult for officials to speak candidly to him or the public about national security thr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Discussion of Russian bounties thrusts deaths of three Marines into spotlightWith a burst of light and dust, an armored vehicle carrying Marines outside a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan erupted into flames, killing three men inside and plunging th...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey