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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Deal Maker or Duped? Trump’s Embrace of Putin Shows Few Results.President Trump has described President Vladimir V. Putin as “savvy” and “genius” for invading Ukraine, while bragging about his “very, very good relationship” with the autocr...
By Richard Fontaine
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Russia-Ukraine Drone War: Innovation on the Frontlines and BeyondToday we’ve got a really exciting event on “The Russia-Ukraine Drone War” and all the kinds of technological innovation going on in that drone war, including but not limited t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How the Russian Economy Is Faring as New Sanctions HitThe European Union, along with the United Kingdom, imposed a new sanctions package on Tuesday that targets Russia....
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Trump ‘Walking Away’ Means for Ukraine
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President Donald Trump and his top aides have threatened to walk away from efforts to broker peace in Ukraine as attempts to break the logjam with Russia fall short. But what ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy DronesKyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Ru...
By Samuel Bendett
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South Sudan’s Opposition in Crisis over Leadership Change
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Amid lingering fears of another civil war in South Sudan, the Upper Nile state’s main opposition party is now mired in its own internal conflict....
By Kate Johnston
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South Sudan’s Vice President Arrested, Country on Brink of Civil War
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Alarm bells are ringing ever more loudly in South Sudan, as Vice President Riek Machar — chief rival to Prime Minister Salva Kiir — was arrested late Wednesday in an operation...
By Kate Johnston
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Far From Giving Ground, Putin Digs In With His Demands on Ukraine
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When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the WestChina and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denounci...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
If Trump Wants New Pressure on Moscow, Oil and Gas Is 'Only Thing Left'President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States can do "devastating" things to Russia's economy to put pressure on Moscow to accept a peace deal with Ukraine....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ FavoriteThree years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Europe Scrambles to Aid Ukraine After US Intelligence Cutoff
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Ukraine’s allies in Europe are rushing to fill the void left by the Trump administration’s decision to pause its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. It isn’t going to be easy....
By Jim Townsend
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In Europe’s North, Soldiers Train amid Worries over Trump’s Belief in NATO
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In a forest in Latvia, just 150 miles from the Russian border, Swedish soldiers crouch among the trees, their faces smeared in green and black paint, posing as invaders agains...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
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President Trump has never had much love for the NATO alliance, which he thinks is overdependent on American largess, and in his first term, talked about abandoning the collect...
By Jim Townsend
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House Hearing Highlights Tensions and Opportunities in U.S.-Turkey Relationship
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A House hearing on the U.S.-Turkey relationship on Wednesday underscored the myriad disputes and concerns that U.S. lawmakers have with the country and its president, Recep Ta...
By Celeste Wallander
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
A New and More Deadly Drone on Russia’s Battlefields“There’s been a huge surge in their drone numbers lately, and so many different ‘birds’ in the air, including a lot of fiber-optic drones that you can’t jam,” said Anatoliy, t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Fiery Meeting with Zelensky Upends Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
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As reaction to the Trump-Zelensky meltdown in the Oval Office on Friday turned from astonishment to concern about what happens next, there was little consensus on whether a U....
By Celeste Wallander
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Ukraine Collapse Myth Leaves Out Tech Factor in Sea and Land WinsAbout a year ago, a media narrative that Ukraine was collapsing militarily took hold globally. That common wisdom surely played a major role in convincing US President Donald ...
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Defense Industry Could Struggle to Sell to New German Government: Analysts
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Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU-led government in waiting, and Europe’s urgent plan to rebuild its military capabilities through self-reliance, puts US industry and future orde...
By Jim Townsend
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russians Lash FPVs Together To Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift DronesRussian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.”...
By Samuel Bendett
