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U.S. Treasury’s Updated Sanctions Strategy Against Russia
Last Tuesday at the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo laid out the Biden Administration’s updated strategy for using sancti...
By Alex Zerden
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In Ukraine War, Talking About Peace Is a Fight of Its Own
At the same time, U.S. officials have advised President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine — with the views of nonaligned countries in mind — that it is in his interest not to appe...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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China Feels Squeeze from Both Sides of Ukraine
"Beijing worries about a total defeat of Moscow, which would leave China without its most powerful and committed partner in global affairs," said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow...
By Jacob Stokes
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Putin’s Wartime Bluster Obscures Russia’s Precarious FutureSanctions imposed by Group of Seven (G-7) countries — the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom — and the European Union are aimed at strangling P...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Unveils Sweeping New Sanctions on Russia
The anniversary comes after Mr Biden made a historic visit to Europe's eastern flank, including a surprise stop in Kyiv and a rousing speech in the Polish capital Warsaw, wher...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Technology & National Security
US-China Tensions Over Alleged Spy Balloon, Ukraine Threaten TradeSamantha Howell, research assistant at the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said investors should expect more technology exp...
By Sam Howell
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After a Year of War, Ukraine's Military is Facing a New Test of Its Resolve, Holding the Line Until Key Weapons Arrive
"We're going to find ourselves in a logistics race when it comes to who can stay resupplied with the basics like ammunition," Jim Townsend, the former deputy assistant secreta...
By Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Global Financial Watchdog Suspends Russia’s Membership“The measure is both an important political statement as well as a recognition of the threats to the global financial system posed by Russia. The FATF identified Russia’s invo...
By Alex Zerden
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Sanctions on Russian Bank Raise Questions About ‘sanctions-proofing’ in Gulf
Rachel Ziemba, a sanctions expert at the Center for a New American Security, told Middle East Eye the bank was “ahead of the curve" in establishing itself in the UAE, to take ...
By Alex Zerden & Rachel Ziemba
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These Battles and Major Moments have Shaped a Brutal Year of War in Ukraine
The weeks-long battle for Kyiv matters because "they were able to show that they were up to the fight — 'Give us the tools and we'll do the job' kind of thing," Jim Townsend, ...
By Jim Townsend
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Avoiding the Brink: Escalation Management in a War to Defend Taiwan
Washington, February 22, 2023—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Avoiding the Brink: Escalation Management in a War to Defend Taiwan,...
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Putin-Xi Meeting Threatens Chinese Curveball in Russia’s War
Xi may also recognize that his closest partner on the world stage needs some propping up, Jacob Stokes, a former national security aide to Biden and former acting special advi...
By Jacob Stokes
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Satellite photos show expansion of Chinese-funded naval base in CambodiaA number of new structures have been built at the center of the base, one of which resembles a cement plant to provide for the whole project, according to Tom Shugart, Adjunct...
By Tom Shugart
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Wargame Report: China’s Nuclear Arsenal More Survivable in Taiwan Conflict
China’s diverse nuclear arsenal makes it more survivable and would provide China with more coercive options in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan. The findings were...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Biden and Putin's dueling speeches show why the end of the Ukraine war is a long way off
At the annual Munich Security Conference this weekend, the world’s national security influencers’ attention was on the war in Ukraine — particularly, on how to get Ukraine mor...
By Richard Fontaine
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia’s New Start Speech is More Scare Tactics Than New Arms Race, Says Former AmbassadorThat fits with how Moscow has historically handled such negotiations. [John] Tefft recalled previous similar displays, such as in 1983 when negotiators working for the then So...
By Samuel Bendett
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Putin’s Move on Nuclear Treaty May Signal End to Formal Arms Control
It was a reminder of how fragile the scant remaining restraints on nuclear weapons worldwide appear, 14 years after President Barack Obama, in a signature speech in Prague, ca...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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US draft resolution on Arunachal in hands of senator who once warned of sanctions against India
Experts, however, point out that the recent resolution on Arunachal Pradesh introduced in the Senate supports India’s “diversification” of military purchases — a point that is...
By Lisa Curtis
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National Security Human Capital Program
The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?The last four presidential administrations have sent National Guard troops to the southwest border. About 2,400 of them are now watching the border and helping the Department ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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In Biden’s Unannounced Visit to Kyiv, a Preview of an Increasingly Direct Contest With Putin
“Everyone — Ukraine, Europe and now countries in Asia — wants to rearm,” Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Center for a New American Security and a former Republica...
By Richard Fontaine