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How America Fell Behind in the Rare-Earth Race—and How It Hopes to Come Back
The United States has known for years that its economy runs on materials that it can’t control. The rare-earth metals that power F-35 fighter jets, electric vehicles, and iPho...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Trump to Welcome Saudi Crown Prince to White House as Ties Deepen
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman returns to the White House on Tuesday for his first visit to Washington since 2018, during President Donald Trump's first term....
By Rachel Ziemba
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From Florist to Drone Maker: How the Weapon Became So Mainstream
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is often described as the world's "first drone war". It has led to a continuing huge growth in the production of military drones, both within a...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Technology & National Security
The Age of AI-Run Cyberattacks Has BegunMenu planning, therapy, essay writing, highly sophisticated global cyberattacks: People just keep coming up with innovative new uses for the latest AI chatbots. An alarming ne...
By Caleb Withers
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U.S. Extends Lukoil Sanctions Waiver as New Bidders Emerge
The Trump administration extended a sanctions waiver for some Lukoil PJSC transactions as it steps up engagement with foreign governments and potential buyers over the Russian...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Anduril Makes Mideast Debut in $200 Million Drone Deal with UAE
Anduril Industries Inc. and the Emirati defense company EDGE Group PJSC are launching a joint venture to build drones in the United Arab Emirates, as the US startup makes its ...
By Becca Wasser
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
More than 100 nations were poised last month to approve a historic deal to slash pollution from cargo ships. That’s when the United States launched a pressure campaign that of...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ship with Russia Oil Makes Rare Move off India as Trade Strained
A tanker carrying crude from recently-sanctioned Rosneft PJSC has made a rare cargo transfer off Mumbai, as the Trump administration ramps up its scrutiny of India’s oil trade...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Mushroom Clouds on the Horizon? What Trump’s Threat Means for Global Nuclear Testing
In June 2019, the director of the Pentagon's main intelligence agency made an eyebrow-raising allegation about Russia and its nuclear programs: Moscow is testing its atomic we...
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President from Sanctions List
The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to remove President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria from a terrorism sanctions list, just days before his planned visit to Washin...
By Alex Zerden
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What It Would Take to Build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘Battleships’
When President Donald Trump told a group of high-ranking military officers in September that he was “seriously considering” building “battleships” for the US Navy, it raised e...
By Carlton Haelig
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As Pokrovsk Is Set to Fall, Ukraine Must Choose to Fight or Save Troops
Ukrainian forces are still battling desperately to maintain their foothold in the besieged eastern city of Pokrovsk, even as debate mounts over whether they should tactically ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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National Security Human Capital Program
Military Influencers Are Going Viral, and the Pentagon’s Social Media Rules Aren’t Keeping UpTop military influencers are taking over corners of social media — and it's opening a can of ethical worms for the Pentagon....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
In the Trump Era, Cheney’s Brand of Conservatism Became ObsoleteWhen George W. Bush asked Dick Cheney to be his running mate in the summer of 2000, Mr. Cheney warned that his voting record was well to the right of Mr. Bush’s presidential c...
By Richard Fontaine
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Supreme Court’s Skepticism on Trump Tariffs Means Uncertainty Reigns
President Donald Trump’s use of broad powers to impose his signature tariffs faced a barrage of skeptical questions at the Supreme Court on Wednesday that signal it may be rea...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What If Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal? It’s Everybody’s Problem
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are finally getting their day in the U.S. Supreme Court....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Inside the Pentagon Fight with Congress over Troops
The Trump administration’s decision to draw down troops from Romania is escalating the tug-of-war over how much say Congress should have in where the U.S. puts its forces....
By Jim Townsend
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Tariffs Are Trump’s Favorite Foreign Policy Tool. The Supreme Court Could Change How He Uses Them
President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Spoiler or Supporter? Trump Silent on EU Enlargement Process
Washington has historically supported the enlargement process on the basis that more member states joining the EU means more business and influence. Not anymore....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest Summit Axed Following Moscow Memo
The U.S. cancelled President Donald Trump’s planned Budapest summit with Vladimir Putin after a Russian memo to Washington holding firm to hardline demands on Ukraine was swif...
By Peter Schroeder