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How Chinese Aggression Is Increasing the Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait
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Despite the Chinese efforts at unpredictability, the sheer scale of mobilization necessary to invade Taiwan means a sneak attack would be very difficult without American intel...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Stands on Edge of Conflict as Attacks on Troops Continue in Middle East
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“I’m sure there is a hope that [the U.S. strikes] would have a deterrent effect, but clearly they have not,” said Jonathan Lord, the director of the Middle East Security Progr...
By Jonathan Lord
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Hot Air over Koreas — Fresh Balloon Flights into North Spark TensionThe North’s threatening rhetoric in the face of the moves has largely been shrugged off in Seoul. No unusual military movements have been detected in the North, and South Kore...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Blinken Concerned by Growing Russia-North Korea Military Ties
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Blinken's brief stop in Seoul demonstrates U.S. commitment to the Korean peninsula and regional issues, and that the allies are implementing agreements made in earlier preside...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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There’s a Sliver of Good U.S.-China News — and It Involves Nukes
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This is also a big deal because of what it signals about the balance of nuclear weapons in the world — who has them, how many, and what risks that raises. China has historical...
By Jacob Stokes
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American Forces in the Middle East Are Constantly Under Attack, but They Aren’t Really Retaliating. Here’s Why the U.S. Holds Its Fire.
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American policymakers are "looking at their strategic objectives in the region and understand that adversaries are trying to pull us off of those or make those fail, including...
By Jonathan Lord
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Technology & National Security
The U.S. and 30 Other Nations Agree to Set Guardrails for Military AIChatGPT doesn’t appear to have been conscripted into military service yet, but the recent flourishing of chatbot technology seems to have prompted renewed and more serious deb...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Why China’s Involvement in the U.K. AI Safety Summit Was So SignificantThe move surprised some observers because concerns about risks posed by advanced AI are less commonly expressed in China than they are in the West, says Bill Drexel, an associ...
By Bill Drexel
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Biden Nominates Indo-Pacific Lead Campbell as Blinken’s Deputy
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Mr. Campbell is the architect of the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy and a strong proponent of the India-U.S. relationship, which he called “the most important bi...
By Lisa Curtis
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Technology & National Security
Governments Used to Lead Innovation. On AI, They’re Falling Behind.At the same time, American lawmakers are considering pouring billions of dollars into AI development amid concerns of competition with China. Senate Majority Leader Charles E....
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. Announces the Arrival of a Nuclear Submarine in the Middle East
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“It's unusual to highlight the movement of strategic weapon systems like an Ohio-class submarine,” says Jonathan Lord, Director of the Middle East Security program at the Cent...
By Jonathan Lord
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As Tensions Rise over Israel’s Fight in Gaza, Why a UAE Official Says Abraham Accords Will Endure
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Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, noted that since the Accords were signed, the UAE has become Israel’s 16...
By Jonathan Lord
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Will the War in Gaza Spill Over to the Middle East?
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“Tehran would be wise to caution restraint to its regional proxies and partners, as Washington has made clear that Tehran will be held responsible for the actions of Hezbollah...
By Jonathan Lord
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Hamas Is Hoarding Vast Amounts of Fuel as Gaza Hospitals Run Low, U.S. Officials Say
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The U.N. has issued almost daily warnings that its Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East will not be able to operate humanitarian services, including...
By Jonathan Lord
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Technology & National Security
Why Biden’s AI Executive Order Only Goes So FarThe Secretary of Commerce has been tasked with defining the AI models that are sufficiently dangerous to qualify for these requirements. As it stands, experts don’t know how t...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Deepfake Video Impersonates VOA Russian Service Anchor, Underscoring AI ConcernsDoctoring news broadcasts can be an effective disinformation strategy because “news anchors are the face of trust in conventional media,” said Bill Drexel, who works on AI at ...
By Bill Drexel
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The Race to Regulate
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A large U.S. delegation will also travel to Bletchley Park this week, where the British government is hosting its AI Safety Summit. The UK’s decision to include China in the s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Is Crypto Financing Terrorism?
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Alex Zerden, founder of the risk advisory firm Capitol Peak Strategies and a former official at the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, told DealBook th...
By Alex Zerden
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U.S. Strikes Iranian-Backed Ammo Sites in Syria
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“The President has historically leaned toward restraint, but the recent uptick in attacks forced his hand,” said Jonathan Lord, of the Center for a New American Security. The ...
By Jonathan Lord
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South China Sea Crisis Flares Up as Australian Leader Heads to Washington
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That assistance perhaps should entail a U.S. escort for the Philippine supply ships, according to Mazza and another prominent analyst. “That probably is the next step,” said C...
By Lisa Curtis
