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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Russia Has Been Sending Some US-provided Weapons Captured in Ukraine to Iran, Sources SayA key weapon in Iran's inventory, the Toophan anti-tank guided missile, was reverse engineered from the American BGM-71 TOW missile in the 1970s. The Iranians also intercepted...
By Jonathan Lord
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Russian Submarines off U.S. East Coast Spark Cold War Comparisons
Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, told Newsweek there is a "clear linkag...
By Tom Shugart
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Iraq’s Crackdown on Booze, Social Media Posts Raises Alarm
Hamzeh Hadad, an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, said the measures could be part of an attempt to distract from Iraq’s...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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US Sidelined as China Brokers Saudi-Iran Diplomatic Breakthrough
Jonathan Lord, Director of the Middle East Security programme at Washington's Centre for a New American Security think tank, argued that Riyadh is taking a “balanced, two-pron...
By Jonathan Lord
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Biden’s AUKUS Point Man to Exit
"What makes AUKUS so challenging is you have to coordinate with the defense industrial base, Pentagon, the armed services, the Hill, the State Department, and these countries ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
Democrats Come Around on Tiktok Ban, Reflecting Willingness to Challenge ChinaHannah Kelley, a research assistant at the Center for a New American Security, likewise said Democrats' willingness to speak out in favor of taking action against TikTok refle...
By Hannah Kelley
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China Brokers Iran-Saudi Arabia Detente, Raising Eyebrows in Washington
“Riyadh is attempting to buy down the risk of Iran,” said Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. U.S. officials remain uncertain whether the...
By Jonathan Lord
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What Does the Iran-Saudi Arabia Truce Mean for Washington’s Standing on the Global Stage?
While there will likely be less conflict, the two countries are also expected to use the de-escalating tensions to build up their own defenses. Lord said that Saudi Arabia had...
By Jonathan Lord
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China’s Neighbors Seek Expanded Partnerships With U.S. to Deter, Defend
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said that because the existing sites have languished, it’s unlikely tha...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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US-China Downward Spiral Raises Fresh Fears of Eventual Conflict
The dueling narratives brought into sharp focus how the US and China increasingly have one thing in common: a growing distrust of the other side. Even worse, the escalating rh...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
“We’re really bad about pouring concrete in the Indo-Pacific,” said Becca Wasser, a senior fellow and lead of the gaming lab at the Center for a New American Security, a Washi...
By Becca Wasser
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After Brief Window, US-China Relationship Back On Rocky Path
The meeting on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit came three months after China staged major military exercises in fury after Nancy Pelosi, then US House speaker, defiantly...
By Jacob Stokes
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Senate Bill Paves Way for US TikTok Ban
Emily Kilcrease, a technology and security expert at the CNAS think-tank, called the bill "a very serious effort to provide a real regulatory and legal framework for addressin...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Technology & National Security
Video Shows Ukraine Drone Drop Grenades on Unsuspecting RussiansSamuel Bendett, Russia analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses, told Newsweek that both armies have used drones and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) "to the full extent of th...
By Samuel Bendett
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Season of Offensives: What to Expect from the Spring Campaign in Ukraine
In conversations with the Kyiv Independent a few days before publication, renowned U.S. military experts Michael Kofman and Rob Lee shared their thoughts on the coming campaig...
By Michael Kofman
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National Security Human Capital
Army's New Ad Campaign Brings Back 'Be All You Can Be' As It Courts Gen ZThe new ad centers around the Army's combat role featuring soldiers training with weapons and largely focused on troops in the field. The shift in tone comes as U.S. fighting ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Iraq increases training of Hashid paramilitary officers
"U.S. support to the Iraqi security forces might waver if policymakers or legislators in Washington believe the Iraqi military is being co-opted by the PMF, or used to supply ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Why Russia’s Manpower Advantage May Not Be Enough to Win the War in Ukraine
The government’s reluctance to declare a new call-up is understandable; it’s likely that the last order in September resulted in more Russians fleeing the country — as many as...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Technology & National Security
What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech CompetitionIronically, Baidu’s chatbot Ernie was trained on English-language information from Wikipedia and Reddit, which are both blocked in China. “It’s going to be a difficult balanci...
By Paul Scharre & Sam Howell
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National Security Human Capital
Perennial Pilot Paucity puts Air Force in Precarious PositionTobias Switzer, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, argued these efforts are a case of too little, too late. “During the pandemic, when airline...
By Tobias Switzer