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Ep. 37: Beyond South China Sea tensions, part one: The Tinderbox
This week on the program: We explore the U.S.-China relationship beginning with tensions in and around the South China Sea. This episode is broken up into three parts: ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
U.S. Heightens Attacks on Taliban in Push Toward Peace in AfghanistanThe Pentagon has stepped up airstrikes and special operations raids in Afghanistan to the highest levels since 2014 in what Defense Department officials described as a coordin...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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US finally pays attention to East Asia and the Pacific
For the first time in almost 20 years, the United States has authorized the release of US$1.5 billion a year for the next 5 years – until 2023 – to allies and friends in the r...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump Says He'll Meet Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on February 27-28
President Donald Trump said he’ll meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, ending much of the months-long mystery over the details of their second s...
By Duyeon Kim
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Next DPRK-U.S. summit to take place Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam, Trump tells Congress
In The News
A planned upcoming summit between the U.S. and North Korea will take place over two days in Vietnam at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Spea...
By Duyeon Kim
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CNAS Welcomes Jude Blanchette as Adjunct Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program
Washington, February 5, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Jude Blanchette has joined the Center as an Adjunct Fellow in the Asia...
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
Is Peace Possible In Afghanistan? Retired Army Officer Who Served There Weighs InThe Taliban said Monday it will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow. The meeting Tuesday is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving the longest war in A...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The US is withdrawing from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia. An arms race might be next.The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten th...
By Eric Sayers
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China must tread fine line as US fires latest salvo against Huawei in 'new Cold War'The US charges against China's Huawei are the latest salvo in an escalating "new Cold War" that is developing between the two superpowers. In a move that ratchets up tensions...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Talks with North Korea's top negotiator 'got nowhere' on denuclearization, sources say
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As President Donald Trump hails "progress being made," a source familiar with details of the high-profile visit of North Korea's top negotiator this month says those discussio...
By Eric Brewer
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Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant, officials say
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Russian officials made a secret proposal to North Korea last fall aimed at resolving deadlocked negotiations with the Trump administration over the North’s nuclear weapons pro...
By Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
CNAS Experts Testify Before Full Senate Armed Services CommitteeWashington, January 30 – Today, CNAS Defense Director Elbridge Colby and Executive Vice President Ely Ratner testified before the full Senate Armed Services Committee for the ...
By Cole Stevens
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. to Huawei: Don’t Lie to Your BankThe Trump administration’s charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co., announced Monday, included a key message to other companies: You shouldn’t lie to your bank. Prose...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Looks For Way Out Of Afghanistan During Talks With Taliban And Afghan Government
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Kolenda about possible roadblocks as the U.S., the Taliban, and the Afghan government work toward reaching an agreement on a U.S. exit stra...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Trump's Spat With Ally South Korea Raises Fears of U.S. Pullback
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Just as President Donald Trump looks to make peace with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, his administration is putting fresh strain on the U.S.’s seven-decade alliance with South Ko...
By Duyeon Kim
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The U.S. May Have to Rethink Its Approach to North Korea
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A year of intense diplomacy, including the first summit between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, has helped dial back tensions on the Korean Peninsula. A s...
By Duyeon Kim
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Davos: trade warriors US and China race for technology of future
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In mid-November, the US commerce department published a short notice that was striking for its wide-ranging implications. In it, the Trump administration presented a list of e...
By Ely Ratner
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South Korea wants Trump-Kim summit to be a turning point. Others see it as a last chance.
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South Korea’s presidential Blue House hopes a planned second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be a “turning point” in efforts to rid the...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump to Hold Second Meeting With North Korea’s Kim Next Month
In The News
The next summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on. On Friday, the White House announced a second summit between the two leaders to...
By Kristine Lee
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. Increasingly Concerned About a Chinese Attack on TaiwanThe U.S. Defense Department is increasingly concerned that China’s growing military might could embolden it to launch a full-out attack on Taiwan. A new assessment of China’s...
By Elbridge Colby
