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US Plans to Deploy B-52 Bombers to Northern Australia: Report
Analysts told ABC the move was a warning to China amid fears it could invade the self-ruled island of Taiwan. “Having bombers that could range and potentially attack mainland ...
By Becca Wasser
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Analysis: U.S. and Allies Turn to Deterring War with North Korea as Options for Preventing Nuclear Tests Dwindle
In early October, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the rare deployment of an aircraft carrier to South Korea “probably precipitated” part of a “tantrum” from Ki...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Seoul Tragedy Pressures President Yoon to Show He Can Lead
The Itaewon tragedy is the worst to take place in South Korea since the sinking of the Sewol Ferry in 2014 killed 304 people, leading to criticism against the government at th...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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The Pentagon’s New Defense Strategy Is Out. Now the Real Work Begins, Experts Say
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of defense programs at the Center for a New American Security, agreed that the strategy lays out a “sound vision,” but will require the Biden admini...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Analysis: Deal for Reducing Military Tensions with North Korea Could Go ‘Back to Square One’
It's unlikely that South Korea would respond to North Korean violations in kind, but a breakdown in the hotlines or other communication would be dangerous, said former General...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Technology & National Security
The TikTok National Security ThreatOwned by the Beijing firm Bytedance, TikTok has been under a U.S. security review since 2020, and President Joe Biden on Sept. 15 ordered “additional national security factors...
By Hannah Kelley
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Analysts Discuss China Coup That Wasn't
Most outside analysts believe that by sidelining people like Li and Wang, who favored a greater role for market forces in the Chinese economy, Xi has cleared the way for bring...
By Jacob Stokes
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Security a Focus as Biden Hosts Israel’s President
U.S. President Joe Biden met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Wednesday to address regional security challenges, including the threat posed by Iran an...
By Jonathan Lord
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Defense / Middle East Security
Five Things to Know about Putin’s Increasing Reliance on IranRussia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine — first documented earlier this month — is an example of “the greatest degree of military cooperation that the two countries have had...
By Becca Wasser & Jonathan Lord
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Hundreds of Russians Sanctioned over Ukraine War Are Not Barred from Entering CanadaRachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C., said it’s surprising those sanctioned individuals are admissible “becaus...
By Rachel Ziemba
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‘More of a Wildcard’: What a Netanyahu Comeback Could Mean for US-Israeli Relations
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security program at the Center for a New American Security, said Netanyahu would take a more adversarial, public approach to rejecti...
By Jonathan Lord
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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter Dies at 68
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Carter was a key figure in the development of the U.S. initiative to disarm the nuclear arsenals of former Soviet states, helping c...
By Jim Townsend
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National Security Human Capital Program
Ashton Carter, Defense Chief Who Opened Combat Roles to Women, Dies at 68Ashton B. Carter, a longtime adviser on nuclear and strategic policies who served as defense secretary in the last years of the Obama administration, overseeing the opening of...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Technology & National Security
How Tsmc and US-China Tensions May Dictate Fate of Global EconomyThe effects of such a halt would be "economically devastating," says Martijn Rasser, a former senior intelligence officer at the CIA who is now a security and technology exper...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Iranian Kamikaze Drones: An Economical Solution for Russia Instead of Cruise MissilesBut analysts speculate that the main reason for Russia using them now to attack cities like Kyiv is that the fighting has gone on for much longer than Russia or Putin ever ant...
By Samuel Bendett
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Why Iran Is Helping Russia against Ukraine
The third out-of-the-box reason is that the effectiveness of Iranian drones in a major war is the best advertisement possible for those weapons. Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drone p...
By Jonathan Lord
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Musk’s Tweets Irk Biden but Offer Scant Room for Security Review
There may be an argument for some sort of CFIUS review, but it’s thin, according to Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. The panel would...
By Emily Kilcrease
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The Arctic Ice between Russia and the US Is Melting. What’s at Stake at the Top of the World?
Some Indigenous nations tell stories of the northern lights as torches guiding warriors to victory. Today experts say the Arctic is increasingly becoming a theatre of conflict...
By Jim Townsend
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Stealthiest U.S. Submarine Makes Rare Appearance in Arabian Sea
Former submariner Tom Shugart noted that the Arabian Sea is roughly the same distance from Beijing and Moscow, and that the messaging could be to both. Technically, the locati...
By Tom Shugart
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Technology & National Security
Hundreds of Russia’s Top Software Developers May Have Left the CountryBy the same token, the loss of so many tech workers could be a significant blow to Russia’s long-term prospects. “Their permanent departure from the Russian labour pool or fro...
By Samuel Bendett