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The Russians Sent A Platoon Of Grenade-Hurling Robotic Mini-Tanks Into Battle. The Ukrainians Blew Up The ‘Bots In The Usual Way: With Drones.
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That the Russian UGVs are vulnerable to Ukrainian UAVs didn’t surprise Samuel Bendett, an advisor to Virginia-based CNA focusing on Russian military technology. “Right now, an...
By Samuel Bendett
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Preparing for a China war, the Marines are retooling how they’ll fight
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Though NMESIS vehicles radiate heat, and radar emits signals that can be detected, the Marines try to lower their profile by spacing out the vehicles, camouflaging them and mo...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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CNAS Mourns the Passing of Board Member Joe Lieberman
Washington, March 28, 2024—Today, CNAS Chair Michèle Flournoy and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fontaine made the following statement on the passing of Board Member Joe Lieb...
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Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack
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“Because the F.S.B. — and Putin — sees the world through the prism that the United States is out to get Russia, any information that is not consistent with that frame is easil...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Mnuchin tried to force a sale of TikTok. Now he’s a possible bidder.
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Emily Kilcrease, a former CFIUS coordinator at the Commerce Department, said she could not comment on the TikTok probe. But Kilcrease, who now serves as director of the energy...
By Emily Kilcrease
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New analysis of Air Force suicides explores contributing factors
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Katherine Kuzminski, a military personnel expert at the Washington-based Center for a New American Security, said the report reflects greater emphasis by the Pentagon and serv...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Why the Pentagon wants to build thousands of easily replaceable, AI-enabled drones
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Fielding fleets of drones at this scale is also likely to speed up the military’s adoption of artificial intelligence. “The only way that thousands of drones work is if you ha...
By Paul Scharre
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Ukraine’s Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Mark New Phase in War
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By the middle of February, drone attacks had damaged five oil refineries. In the immediate aftermath, Russia banned gasoline exports from March 1 until Aug. 31 to ensure suffi...
By Peter Schroeder
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The ‘Lost Decade’ of the US Pivot to Asia
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The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia...
By Richard Fontaine
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Joe Biden declares opposition to Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel
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“Based on past practice, it is likely that Cfius would have been on track to clear the deal, likely with some conditions related to protection of domestic steel production and...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Taiwan's new legislature, possible Trump win cast shadows over U.S.-Taipei ties
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Evan Wright, a research assistant at The Center for a New American Security, a think tank, said that Lai essentially presented himself as "Tsai 2.0." "He is, to a certain exte...
By Evan Wright
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Emily Kilcrease on Gaming China’s Sanctions Response
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The researcher talks about why it would be much trickier to place sanctions on China in any future conflict than on Russia and where the U.S. might have the most leverage. Rea...
By Emily Kilcrease
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1,000 US troops deploying to build offshore port for Gaza aid
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The temporary port has the potential to pick up some of the slack, Jonathan Lord, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Military Times on Friday, but w...
By Jonathan Lord
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Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior
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After publication of this story, the Navy provided Jackson’s service record, which shows the rank of captain retroactively applied to the date of his retirement in December 20...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. Lawmakers Tune Out TikTok Lobbying to Advance Bill to Ban App
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A big question is whether the Senate will back the legislation as previous bills have stumbled. Emily Kilcrease, a technology and trade expert at the Center for a New American...
By Emily Kilcrease
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A bill that could lead to a TikTok ban is gaining momentum in Congress. Here's what to know.
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Gallagher and Krishnamoorthi said in a joint statement that the alert "misrepresents the bill as a 'ban' on TikTok in a blatant pressure campaign to intimidate members," addin...
By Hannah Kelley
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Biden’s State of the Union comes as foreign policy consensus fractures
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Biden will also be addressing that sizable segment of the “Make America Great Again” electorate and may make the case that funding Ukraine’s defense is necessary to forestall ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Above the Arctic Circle, Infantry Marines Are Improvising to Battle Harsh Conditions as Part of NATO Force
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While the physical environment is not new, the geopolitical one is. Those changes center around Russia's invasion of Ukraine and have had deep effects on NATO's concern for de...
By Becca Wasser
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Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’
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The difference in ship size matters for operations planners inside the Pentagon: The much larger American hospital ships usually stay far away from foreign coastlines or ports...
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. ties to Qatar in spotlight, and under scrutiny, following strategic dialogue
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Qatar’s key role as a mediator in the Middle East, while Americans are held hostage in Gaza, cements Washington’s reliance on Doha. And while Qatar is actively negotiating a d...
By Jonathan Lord
