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U.S. Grapples with Risk of Nuclear War over Ukraine
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If Putin does use nuclear weapons, he could seek a "demonstration effect" — perhaps by detonating a nuclear weapon over the Black Sea or in the Arctic — or deploy a smaller-yi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Iran Eyes Petrochemical Expansion amid Russian Price War and US Sanctions
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Refined polymers and compounds are found in everything from fertilisers and plastics to laundry detergents, paper and clothing. While many people may not be as familiar with p...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Putin’s War Machine Funding Is Unscathed by Latest Sanctions
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When the new US sanctions were announced, attention turned immediately to Nabiullina. She has served as Russia’s central bank governor since 2013 and was appointed to a new fi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Pipeline Sabotage Is Mystery, but Putin, Russia Are Prime Suspects
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Experts say damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines is a cynical use of a “gray zone” aggression that leaves few good options for retribution. “We have war-gamed this...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Dismisses Annexation of Ukraine Regions and Imposes Sanctions on Russian Elites
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The targeting by the Treasury and Commerce Departments of scores of Russian defense firms, their alleged front companies, and some foreign suppliers, including in China, are i...
By Emily Kilcrease
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West ‘Dead Set’ against Russia’s Sham Annexation
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The move to politically seize control of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in Ukraine’s south and east was relatively costless for Putin. He played to his...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Explainer–How the U.S. Could Tighten Sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
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Experts said they expect Washington will continue to take measures enforcing its existing sanctions on Russia and target those helping Moscow to evade sanctions. The United St...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Pushes Limits of Taiwan Policy, despite Chinese Outrage
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The administration is sensitive to China’s opposition to the proposed legislation, introduced by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe...
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
Chips Act Gives Hope to U.S. Semiconductor IndustryIn the immediate future, the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the consequences of the chip shortage, said Megan Lamberth, an associate fellow for the technology and nation...
By Megan Lamberth
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Russia’s Stripped Its Western Borders to Feed the Fight in Ukraine
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Two European defense officials estimated there could be as few as 6,000 of the original 30,000 Russian ground forces left in Kaliningrad and near the Baltic region. Although t...
By Jim Townsend
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Indian Ocean Rivalry: China’s Naval Maneuvers Irk New Delhi
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Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank, said: "While we don't have any direct indications of intentions to specifica...
By Tom Shugart
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Retired Army Colonel from Omaha Embarks on Cross-Country Bike Ride to Honor Fallen Soldiers
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The retired Army colonel is with his guys: the six paratroopers who gave their lives in Afghanistan in 2007 while serving under his command. Pfc. Chris Pfeifer. Sgt. Adrian Hi...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. and Philippines Increase Military Ties over China ThreatLisa Curtis, an Indo-Pacific expert at the CNAS think-tank in Washington, said Manila was “wary of getting stuck in the middle of increasing US-China competition” but the new ...
By Lisa Curtis
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The New India: Expanding Influence Abroad, Straining Democracy at Home
The United States, which two years into the Biden administration still does not have an ambassador in New Delhi, is reeling from former President Donald J. Trump’s assault on ...
By Lisa Curtis
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National Security Human Capital Program
What’s Missing from the Conversation on Air Force Recruiting?Today’s workforce is more transient than in decades past, and struggles with more student debt, the rising cost of living and a volatile housing market. And military families,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Putin’s Troop Call-Up Will Prolong but Not Win War: Experts
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Michael Kofman, a defense specialist at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington think tank, cautioned against dismissing the effort. It will help Moscow fortify t...
By Michael Kofman
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National Security Human Capital Program
The National Guard Is Having a Nightmarish Time Keeping Soldiers and Recruiting New OnesRetention skyrocketed during the pandemic for most components of the military, including the Guard. Last year, the Guard sought to retain nearly 33,624 soldiers who were sched...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Here’s Why Putin Is Calling Up Veterans to Fight in His Ukraine War
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Russian lawmakers appeared to recognize a growing problem with troop morale, desertions and surrender on Tuesday when they passed new harsher punishments for deployed Russian ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
The West Is Testing Out a Lot of Shiny New Military Tech in UkraineThe breadth of information operations has led Brendan McCord, a hedge-fund manager who previously authored the Department of Defense’s first AI strategy, to describe this conf...
By Brendan McCord
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National Security Human Capital Program
Most Military Recruits Come from Families of People Who Served. Experts Say That’s Not Sustainable.Critics say the military needs to broaden its recruiting base. “Really, the time to change this reliance on the military children pipeline to the military was several years ag...
By Nathalie Grogan
