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U.S. Extends Lukoil Sanctions Waiver as New Bidders Emerge
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The Trump administration extended a sanctions waiver for some Lukoil PJSC transactions as it steps up engagement with foreign governments and potential buyers over the Russian...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Technology & National Security
The Age of AI-Run Cyberattacks Has BegunMenu planning, therapy, essay writing, highly sophisticated global cyberattacks: People just keep coming up with innovative new uses for the latest AI chatbots. An alarming ne...
By Caleb Withers
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Anduril Makes Mideast Debut in $200 Million Drone Deal with UAE
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Anduril Industries Inc. and the Emirati defense company EDGE Group PJSC are launching a joint venture to build drones in the United Arab Emirates, as the US startup makes its ...
By Becca Wasser
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Technology & National Security
Middle East AI Capabilities Expand, but Experts Are WaryWhile American policymakers engage in discussions on how to safely develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies amidst global competition, leading tech companies are acce...
By Janet Egan
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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More than 100 nations were poised last month to approve a historic deal to slash pollution from cargo ships. That’s when the United States launched a pressure campaign that of...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ship with Russia Oil Makes Rare Move off India as Trade Strained
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A tanker carrying crude from recently-sanctioned Rosneft PJSC has made a rare cargo transfer off Mumbai, as the Trump administration ramps up its scrutiny of India’s oil trade...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Technology & National Security
Microsoft Backs Massive AI Push in UAE, Raising Security ConcernsWhile American policymakers have debated how to safely develop AI technologies while keeping up with the massive efforts of US rivals, large technology firms are pushing to se...
By Janet Egan
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What It Would Take to Build Trump’s Golden Fleet ‘Battleships’
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When President Donald Trump told a group of high-ranking military officers in September that he was “seriously considering” building “battleships” for the US Navy, it raised e...
By Carlton Haelig
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U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President from Sanctions List
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The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to remove President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria from a terrorism sanctions list, just days before his planned visit to Washin...
By Alex Zerden
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Mushroom Clouds on the Horizon? What Trump’s Threat Means for Global Nuclear Testing
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In June 2019, the director of the Pentagon's main intelligence agency made an eyebrow-raising allegation about Russia and its nuclear programs: Moscow is testing its atomic we...
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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As Pokrovsk Is Set to Fall, Ukraine Must Choose to Fight or Save Troops
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Ukrainian forces are still battling desperately to maintain their foothold in the besieged eastern city of Pokrovsk, even as debate mounts over whether they should tactically ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Military Influencers Are Going Viral, and the Pentagon’s Social Media Rules Aren’t Keeping UpTop military influencers are taking over corners of social media — and it's opening a can of ethical worms for the Pentagon....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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In the Trump Era, Cheney’s Brand of Conservatism Became Obsolete
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When George W. Bush asked Dick Cheney to be his running mate in the summer of 2000, Mr. Cheney warned that his voting record was well to the right of Mr. Bush’s presidential c...
By Richard Fontaine
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Supreme Court’s Skepticism on Trump Tariffs Means Uncertainty Reigns
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President Donald Trump’s use of broad powers to impose his signature tariffs faced a barrage of skeptical questions at the Supreme Court on Wednesday that signal it may be rea...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What If Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal? It’s Everybody’s Problem
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Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are finally getting their day in the U.S. Supreme Court....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Inside the Pentagon Fight with Congress over Troops
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The Trump administration’s decision to draw down troops from Romania is escalating the tug-of-war over how much say Congress should have in where the U.S. puts its forces....
By Jim Townsend
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Tariffs Are Trump’s Favorite Foreign Policy Tool. The Supreme Court Could Change How He Uses Them
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President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Spoiler or Supporter? Trump Silent on EU Enlargement Process
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Washington has historically supported the enlargement process on the basis that more member states joining the EU means more business and influence. Not anymore....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest Summit Axed Following Moscow Memo
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The U.S. cancelled President Donald Trump’s planned Budapest summit with Vladimir Putin after a Russian memo to Washington holding firm to hardline demands on Ukraine was swif...
By Peter Schroeder
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China Talks Put Markets at Ease, for Now
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The first in-person meeting in six years between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping brought a round of mutual concessions on issues underpinning recent tensi...
By Emily Kilcrease
