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El Paso Airspace Shutdown Is ‘Case Study’ in Complexity of Counter-Drone Ops: Experts
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The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Tex...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
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Four years ago American officials arrived at the Munich Security Conference armed with satellite photographs of massing Russian troops and intercepts of conversations among Ru...
By Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Brings ChatGPT Into Its Official AI Tool SetThe Pentagon’s adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools—including the recent addition of the world’s most popular model, ChatGPT—holds promise for more efficient w...
By Caleb Withers
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Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
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Venezuela’s oil reserves may be vast, but some of the best opportunities to quickly develop the country’s resources lie offshore, in the pockets of natural gas trapped deep be...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Turns to Military Leaders for High-Stakes Diplomacy
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President Trump is increasingly turning to military leaders for some of his toughest diplomatic assignments, sending top brass to help negotiate the end of the Russia-Ukraine ...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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El Paso: Why Anti-Drone Laser May Have Backfired and Led to Airport Closure
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U.S. forces deployed an anti-drone laser weapon close to El Paso airport in Texas earlier this week, according to new reports, sparking an airspace closure lasting several hou...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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El Paso Incident Highlights Gaps in America’s Drone Defense Industry
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The debacle at the El Paso airport this week is a sign that America’s counter-drone technology — and the ability to deploy it — is still at an early stage, despite billions of...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Administration’s Venezuela Approach Gets Murkier
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Nearly six weeks after the Trump administration ousted Venezuela’s leader with plans to effectively run the country, its manner of doing so is increasingly opaque....
By Alex Zerden
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Former U.S. State Department Official Optimistic USMCA Will Be Renewed
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By Edward Fishman
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Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well with Civilian Airspace
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The military has made fast progress in recent years building an arsenal of guns, missiles, lasers, jammers and even high-powered microwaves that can shoot down drones. But it ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Technology & National Security
The Fight over China Splitting Big TechAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei has emerged as a prominent and vociferous critic of the Trump administration’s chip export policies....
By Janet Egan
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As Naval Combat Evolves, There Will Be Few ‘Safe Havens’ in a Future War
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The Navy has been heavily involved in combat operations in recent years, including two lengthy campaigns against Houthi rebels in Yemen, during which sailors were pitted again...
By Tom Shugart
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FAA Shutdown of El Paso Airspace Triggered by Dispute over Pentagon Laser Weapon
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The abrupt closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, was triggered by an interagency clash within the Trump administration on the use of a counterdrone laser system from a near...
By Molly Campbell
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Why Netanyahu Wants His Say in Shaping a Trump Deal for Iran
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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for his seventh meeting with President Donald Trump since the U.S. leader took office a year ago, former officials identif...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
How Long Can Taiwan Ride the AI Wave?Taiwan’s exports hit an all-time high of US$640 billion in 2025, driven by insatiable global demand for its advanced semiconductors, servers, and other data center hardware us...
By J Travis Mosier
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Starlink Shutdown: Musk Throws Russian Forces Into Chaos
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The Russian invasion force is in disarray following the deactivation of its Starlink satellite communications. Meanwhile Ukrainians are rushing to get their terminals whitelis...
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital
Army to Be More Selective with Reenlistment Bonuses Under New GuidanceThe Army is adjusting how it awards reenlistment bonuses, refining how incentive pay is awarded as it tries to keep high-performing soldiers in hard-to-fill roles....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
The U.S. Army’s Quiet Rotation in the PhilippinesThe U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Deadly Insurgency Threatens a U.S. Plan to Invest in Pakistan’s Mineral Riches
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The Trump administration in December said it would invest $1.25 billion in a restive, resource-rich province of Pakistan as part of a strategic effort to counter China’s domin...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
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President George W. Bush said he was invading Iraq to keep America safe. But critics saw a hidden motive: oil....
By Richard Fontaine
