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Exclusive: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies
In The News
“Secretary Austin May believe he has elegantly split the baby, but what he’s done is undermine the department’s ability to engage in effective defense diplomacy with five key ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Technology & National Security
Russia Needs More Commercial Drone Pilots For Its War in Ukraine“In this sense, the main goal of the ‘Dronnitsa’ meet is to initiate the formation of such an instructor corps, to establish, in fact, a new specialty—an instructor in the com...
By Samuel Bendett
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CNAS Responds: CHIPS and Science Act Signed Into Law
Press Note
Following the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act, experts from the Center for a New American Security analyze key provisions of the new law, and weigh in on the potential im...
By Martijn Rasser, Emily Kilcrease, Megan Lamberth, Carisa Nietsche & Alexandra Seymour
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
North Korea’s increasing use of crypto heists to fund nukes worries USNorth Korea began aggressively targeting the financial sector, specifically digital currency, following the rise of bitcoin in the mid-2010s and the expansion of U.S. and U.N....
By Jason Bartlett
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War Game Finds U.S., Taiwan Can Defend Against a Chinese Invasion
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In the first three weeks after invading Taiwan, China sank two multibillion-dollar U.S. aircraft carriers, attacked American bases across Japan and on Guam, and destroyed hund...
By Becca Wasser
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Industrial policy is no longer a taboo in the US. The turning point Chips Act
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With the measure, industrial policy is no longer taboo in Washington, said Emily Kilcrease, director of Energy, Economics and Security at the Center for a New American Securit...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US government amps up inevitable clash with crypto privacy in tornado cash blacklisting
When the U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Tornado Cash on Monday, banning all Americans from using the service, regulators dramatically escalated that battle as they seek ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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National Security Human Capital Program
Military Faces National Guard Refusals and Legal Blockade over Disobeying COVID-19 Vaccine Order"Readiness will be felt domestically and [problems] are going to be much more evident to the American people. It's going to be noticed," Nathalie Grogan, a researcher for the ...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Will the US military intervene in China's military exercises? Experts: in a "delicate balance"
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International concern is whether the situation in the Taiwan Strait may go awry and lead to a crisis, and whether the US military will intervene. Jacob Stokes, an Indo-Pacific...
By Jacob Stokes
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Pelosi visit underscores cyber threat to Taiwan
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In 2021, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testified to Congress that China hopes to be militarily capable of taking Taiwan by 2027. While it may be a few years ...
By Richard Fontaine
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China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
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The extent to which China will escalate its response to the Pelosi visit -- flexing its military muscle, cyber attacks and economic sanctions -- remains to be seen. Given its ...
By Tom Shugart
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South Korea Leader Snubs Pelosi Over Holiday, Adding to His Woes
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Although Yoon has pledged to rebuild security ties with the country’s long-standing American ally and take a tough line with China, his popularity has swiftly fallen in recent...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training
To invade Taiwan, China would need to mobilize its fleet of civilian ferries, which are operated by state-owned companies, said retired Navy Capt. Thomas Shugart, a military i...
By Tom Shugart
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The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner
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But at this point in the war, it's unclear how far sanctions against any one individual will go to deter Putin, says Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine turning point? The offensive against Russia that may decide the warWe don’t know exactly when this offensive will begin, and the people who do know have no incentive to tell us. But it’s likely to be sooner rather than later, perhaps in a mat...
By Chris Dougherty & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Which drone was used in Al-Zawahiri strike? Experts point to General Atomics’ Reaper
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The White House announced the successful operation on Aug. 1, without saying how it was conducted. The Associated Press reported that the CIA carried out the strike, citing fi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Iran sanctions spotlight opaque brokers and middlemen behind oil trade
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Iran is no stranger to sanctions. The county weathered the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign”. Russia has even turned to Iran for lessons on coping with wester...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Pelosi’s Taiwan trip ratchets up US-China tensions
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There is bipartisan support for Pelosi’s trip, with more than two dozen Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), backing her visit in a s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Press Note
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
CNAS Responds: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in drone strikeCenter for a New American Security experts offer insight into the ramifications of the CIA-led killing of al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri and the lasting legacy of the global war ...
By Richard Fontaine, Paul Scharre, Lisa Curtis, Carrie Cordero, Christopher D. Kolenda & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Zawahri’s killing means for Afghanistan’s frozen $3.5B
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A consequence of killing al Qaeda leader AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI in Kabul is that the Biden administration may not soon return the $3.5 billion it took from the Afghan people. In Feb...
By Lisa Curtis
