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Iran Turns to Crypto to Shore Up Economy
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For Iranians, crypto “is not just a novelty or a hobby . . . this is a country that’s been excluded by [global payments systems] for quite a while” and therefore “we’ve seen c...
By Eitan Danon
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25 Years After 9/11, Iraq’s Dream Remains Unfulfilled
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“Even with U.S. assistance in establishing a democratic system in Iraq, the fact that Iraq was left militarily weak was an obstacle to restoring stability and consolidating de...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Taliban Energy Deal: From Delta Investment to Regional Competition
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Annie Pforzheimer, a former deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Kabul, told Afghanistan International that the Delta agreement indicates that a Saudi company ultimate...
By Annie Pforzheimer
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25 Years After 9/11, Could Afghanistan Again Become a Launchpad for Global Terror?
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"It is already harboring terrorists who have international aspirations. The next question is going to be whether they're going to carry those out. But has Afghanistan come ful...
By Annie Pforzheimer
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy Ships
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While civilian ships aren’t typically lawful targets, they lose their protected status if they contribute to an adversary’s military action and if destroying them offers a def...
By Mark Nevitt
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Experts Say Trump’s Plan to License Patriot Missiles for Ukraine Could Take Years
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Practical realities aside, scholars called the licensing proposal as a signal of increased buy-in from the White House, whose support for Ukraine has shifted repeatedly. Franz...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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U.S. and China Eye Trump-XI Talks on AI Guardrails Despite Tech Rift
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Private-sector executives eager to visit Beijing and propose partnerships frequently find their ambitions misaligned with Washington's policy red lines, said Jacob Stokes, a s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Oil Prices Surge as U.S.-Iran Strikes Intensify in Strait of Hormuz
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“This is a reflection of continued conflict and exchange of fire. The supply deficits globally are persisting, and there is little end to these shortages,” Rachel Ziemba, an a...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Potential End of U.S. Aid to Peshmerga Could Mark ‘Transitional Phase’ in U.S.-KRG Relations, Experts Say
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Hamzeh Hadad, an adjunct fellow with the Middle East Security Program at the Washington-based Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said he did not believe relations betw...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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How Billions in Iranian Money Passes Through U.S. Banks
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“The more you use the tools, the more you create incentives for alternatives” to the dollar, said Alex Zerden, a former Treasury official and adjunct senior fellow at the Cent...
By Alex Zerden
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Technology & National Security
Why Less Visibility Into How OpenAI’s New GPT-6 Astra ‘Thinks’ Is Sparking Safety Concerns“The fact that the Hugging Face incident happened, and then right afterwards, they are releasing a model that’s harder to monitor – that’s why so many people are freaked out,”...
By Ben Hayum
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The New Jet-Powered Drones That Are Breeding Anxiety in Ukraine
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Behind that audible contrast are potentially lethal differences. Jet-powered drones “are effectively cheap cruise missiles,” explained Franz-Stefan Gady, a military analyst ba...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Iran War and U.S. Tariffs Squeeze Gulf Aluminium Producers
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“It’s very difficult for Gulf producers to get their aluminium out, which is the bigger issue,” said Rachel Ziemba, a macro-strategy adviser in New York and adjunct senior fel...
By Rachel Ziemba
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National Security Human Capital
Hegseth’s Pentagon PurgeThe defense secretary’s office typically “does the final review of the [promotion] list from all the services before it goes to the White House” and does not intervene much in...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Technology & National Security
Russia Launches Mass Production of Electronic Warfare Systems to Counter Starlink, but Analysts Say Its Capabilities Are OverstatedStill, both Zemlianyi and Samuel Bendett, an expert in the U.S.-based research organization CNA, acknowledge that the system has proved effective on some parts of the front. T...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia-NATO Shadow War Pushes Europe to the Brink
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"The Leipzig attribution fits a pattern of intensifying Russian sub-threshold activity across Europe, and the trend line clearly points toward escalation rather than restraint...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Technology & National Security
U.S. to Urge Hands-off AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting, Official Says"It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek C...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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The U.S. Army’s Sweeping Transformation for Future Wars Has Lost Some of Its Biggest Champions
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"This decision is quite puzzling, given the Pentagon's Drone dominance initiative and the push for the US military to integrate drones into their formations and operations," S...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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National Security Human Capital
Afghanistan Under the TalibanSome U.S. military officials warn that the deportations could set a precedent that undermines American interests. Potential allies are likely to think twice if American promis...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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Small Nuclear Reactors on Horizon as Pentagon Programs Eye 2028 Goal
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While no silver bullet, the technology presents a resilient option to the military as it looks to secure power alternatives, said Will Rogers, adjunct senior fellow at the Cen...
By Will Rogers
