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Not Just Oil: Understanding US-Saudi Relations in Five Charts
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Saudi Arabia is emboldened to chart a different course than the previous decades, seeking to diversify its portfolio away from oil, which still makes up about 75% of its expor...
By Rachel Ziemba
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In Afghanistan, Was a Loss Better than Peace?
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U.S. government perceptions of the battlefield also continued to shape thinking about negotiating with the Taliban, even when those perceptions were flawed. Chris Kolenda, a r...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Ukrainian Suicide Drone Boats Packed with Bombs Are Threatening Russia’s Once Feared Black Sea Fleet, and It May Not Be Able to Stop Them
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Stacie Pettyjohn, a senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, said Ukraine has already shown with its Sevastopol attack that...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Retreat or a Trap? Russia Signals a Surprise Withdrawal from a Key City, but Ukrainians Are Wary
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Yurii Sobolevskyi, the deputy head of Ukraine’s Kherson regional council, remained cautious about the Russian forces’ intentions. “Within Kherson city limits, the number of Ru...
By Michael Kofman
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Technology & National Security
China and the US Remain Locked in Mutually Assured Co-operationThe latest clampdown on China shows similar intent in the fields of supercomputing and artificial intelligence. “This is strangling with an intent to kill” China’s AI ambition...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
Not Even State Media Believes Kremlin Claims That a Russia-Only Internet Is Ready to GoA series of late 2019 tests caused slowdowns and service disruptions, reported Meduza, an independent Russia-language news site. Even CNews acknowledged that the results “were...
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Exploring Whether It Has Authority to Review Musk’s Twitter Deal
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As a U.S. citizen, Musk’s purchase of Twitter is not subject to review. But the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States could investigate the role of the foreign ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US Air Force to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers to Australia as Tensions with China Grow
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The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, a provocative move experts say is aimed squarely at China. An investigat...
By Becca Wasser
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Unpiloted Military Helicopter Flies 134 km in Simulated Mission
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This was the latest milestone in a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called ALIAS that is testing Sikorsky’s MATRIX technology – a drop-in kit that can conv...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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National Security Human Capital
An Unusual Argument for Affirmative Action: National SecurityAnd that could, in turn, further the recruitment and retention challenges that the military currently faces, said Katherine Kuzminski, the director of the Center for New Ameri...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Russian Roadblock: U.N.’s Role in Ukraine Sharply Limited by Moscow’s Veto Power
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Two weeks before the U.N. condemnation, the 15-member Security Council considered a more substantive, binding measure forcing Moscow to abandon its war in Ukraine. Russia, one...
By Jim Townsend
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What the US Navy Must Learn from Ukraine’s Bold Drone Attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
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A Navy spokesperson declined to comment when asked on Monday what steps the service was taking to protect its vessels from attacks by unmanned boats and aircraft, from Iran, C...
By Tom Shugart
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Technology & National Security
Russian Forces Unprepared to Protect against Drones, Lack Adequate Command and Control, Panel SaysSamuel Bendett said recent sea drone and unmanned aerial system swarm attacks have the potential to seize “the show going forward.” He added that buying commercial drones – pa...
By Samuel Bendett
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China’s Global Security Initiative: Xi’s Wedge in the U.S.-Led Order
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In Chinese state media, the GSI is described as "another global public good offered by China" that will contribute "Chinese solutions and wisdom for solving security challenge...
By Jacob Stokes
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New Photos Show China’s Artificial Islands Are Highly Developed Military Bases
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Fiery Cross Reef appears to be one of the most developed, with a fully operational airfield, hangars, other large buildings and radomes, or domes with radar equipment inside. ...
By Tom Shugart
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National Security Human Capital
‘They’re Judge and They’re Jury’—How the Military’s Malpractice Claims Process Is Failing Troops and FamiliesWhile the success rate for medical malpractice lawsuits in civilian courts is low, it is still higher than the number of cases settled by the military branches, said Katherine...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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US Plans to Deploy B-52 Bombers to Northern Australia: Report
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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
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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
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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
