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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a SayFor Europe’s leaders, the weekend began with another threat to their relevance, courtesy of President Trump. Would the Americans really force Ukraine to capitulate, embrace Pr...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Republican Lawmaker Says Don’t Give China Nvidia’s Blackwell ChipA leading Republican voice in Congress on China policy said on Wednesday that selling Nvidia's best AI chip to China "would be akin (to) giving Iran weapons grade uranium", as...
By Tim Fist
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump-Xi ‘Amazing’ Summit Brings Tactical Truce, Not Major ResetU.S. President Donald Trump hailed a meeting with China's Xi Jinping as "amazing" and "12" on a 10-point scale, but the agreement the two leaders reached appears to be no more...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Has Made U.S.-China Relations All About TradeUnder Trump, trade has come to be the dominant theme of the relationship between the United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies....
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
‘Grand Bargain’ Between Trump and Xi UnlikelyThe Trump-Xi meeting is unlikely to result in the “grand bargain” that some may hope for, said Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics and Secur...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
For nearly two years, Voice of America, a federal news agency dedicated to projecting American values around the world, provided intensive Persian-language coverage of Israel’...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China
President Trump is heading to Asia on Friday evening at a moment of turmoil at home: He has deployed an aircraft carrier to Latin America, cut off trade talks with Canada, raz...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
India Refiners Say Russia Oil Flows Will Plunge on SanctionsFlows of Russian oil to major Indian refiners — a boon for both countries’ economies over the past three years — are expected to fall to near zero after the US imposed sanctio...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
China Flexes Rare Earth Leverage. What That Could Mean for Trump-Xi Meet.China unveiled more expansive export restrictions for its rare earth supply chain on Thursday, just weeks before President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expec...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
With His Pivot on Ukraine, Trump May Be Washing His Hands of the WarEight months into his second term, President Trump has made a declaration about Ukraine that sounded vaguely like the ones his predecessor, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., used...
By Richard Fontaine
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South Korea: Why Is President Lee Urging New Term Limits?
The new government in Seoul is pushing for changes to the constitution to let presidents stay in office for a maximum of eight years instead of five — although the reform woul...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump-Xi Call Thaws U.S.-China Relations, but No Clear TikTok Deal YetUnited States President Donald Trump has spent the better part of this week touting a TikTok “deal” with China, but experts say it is far from finalised after both sides share...
By Rachel Ziemba
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‘Xi Is Watching’: How Trump’s Aid Cuts Have Left Australia ‘Holding the Bag’
A testing fortnight for Anthony Albanese in the Pacific underscores the importance of challenging Chinese influence in the region. But the “America First” drawdown in aid make...
By Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
TikTok Deal Looms as China Talks StallPresident Donald Trump appears to be on the precipice of scoring a TikTok deal with Beijing....
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S., India Maintain Military Ties Even as Trade Frictions Mount
Military cooperation between the US and India remains steady, with an annual exercise concluding this weekend underscoring strong bilateral defense ties despite growing politi...
By Lisa Curtis
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China Lifts Wells Fargo Banker’s Exit Ban in U.S. Trade Talks
China has released a Wells Fargo & Co. banker it earlier blocked from leaving the country, according to a person familiar with the matter, ahead of a potential in-person m...
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U.S. Wins Release of Wells Fargo Banker Placed Under Exit Ban in China
A Wells Fargo banker who had been barred from leaving China for several months has been allowed to return to the United States following negotiations between U.S. and Chinese ...
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
United Arab Emirates Joins U.S. and China in Giving Away A.I. TechnologyIn a move that shows the growing influence of the United Arab Emirates in the global artificial intelligence race, a new research lab backed by the Persian Gulf nation said on...
By Pablo Chavez
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S.-India Relations Strained by Shifting Alliances and Economic PressuresPresident Donald Trump expressed concern that the United States has “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” following a series of appearances by Chinese President ...
By Lisa Curtis