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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on TaiwanPresident Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S., Iran Move Out of ‘Shadow War’ but Threat from Proxy Militias May Remain
By Adham Sahloul
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
The Alluring Fantasy of a Quick Win in IranAfter the elation, the doubt. President Donald Trump said that “Operation Midnight Hammer”, had “totally obliterated” Iran’s uranium-enrichment facilities. But now an early in...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Troops in Middle East Will Remain Dispersed and at Elevated Alert, Analysts SayU.S. troops in the Middle East are likely to stay in a dispersed and defensive position amid the fragile ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, experts and former senior...
By Becca Wasser
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
China Not Likely to Use Navy to Secure Hormuz Strait, Analyst SaysChina is highly unlikely to use its navy to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz if Iran threatens to close it as Middle East tensions rise, a top US analyst told reporters Monda...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Spiderweb and the Lion: Subversive Infiltration and U.S. National Security
Over a decade ago, when I was working on force protection issues for Navy air logistics missions, the threat of drone attacks was just beginning to be seriously discussed....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Wants Quick Win in Iran, but Goal Remains ElusiveBut with Trump musing about everything from "unconditional surrender" to regime change, it remains to be seen if the US intervention will remain limited -- or if Iran will let...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. Strikes on Iran Could Hit American Economy at a Fragile TimeThe U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend could ratchet up the pressure on an American economy that’s turned increasingly fragile as a weekslong global trade w...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Middle East Security
Decoy Flights and Seven B-2 Stealth Bombers – How U.S. Says It Hit Iran’s Nuclear SitesAn 18-hour flight each way, multiple mid-air refuelings, and a series of decoys - this is how the mission to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities played out, according to four-star ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Iran Conflict Could Tilt Global Balance of PowerHow will the Iran conflict affect the global balance of power? Answering this question may seem a fool’s errand given how fast events are moving now that U.S. President Donald...
By Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
Will DJI Drones Be Banned in the US? DJI Says the Clock Is Ticking – and It Urgently Needs Its Fans to HelpDJI drones are the most popular flying cameras in the US. Both its consumer and professional quadcopters sell in huge numbers, and they also rank among the best drones you can...
By Elsa B. Kania
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National Security Human Capital Program
Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This MonthThe Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays, but is still on pace to hit its newly revised ben...
By Taren Sylvester
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National Security Human Capital Program
White House Denies Reporting by Guardian on VA Benefits: ‘Totally FALSE Story’The Trump administration on Monday denied reporting by The Guardian that said new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals could refuse care to veterans based on factors ...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal ReformsThe United States is in an arms race with China, similar to the one it had with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space is being militarised as Beijing and Washington are ...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
"He’s very savvy about policy but he also understands Washington broadly and this administration and the people in the Trump orbit in particular,” says Jacob Stokes, a senior ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump, a Self-Styled Peacemaker, Gets Drawn Into Foreign Entanglements
On the first day of his second term, President Trump predicted he would be remembered as a peacemaker and a unifier....
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program
Officials Temper Hegseth Claim of Army Recruiting Renaissance Under TrumpAs the Army celebrates its 250th birthday with an elaborately planned parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., the service is also touting an epic recruiting turnaround...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Political Turmoil Strains the Army as It Marks a Milestone BirthdayWhen President Donald Trump took to a dais at Fort Bragg in North Carolina this week, he opened by praising the courage and toughness of the American soldier. But soon, with a...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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The Trump Administration’s AUKUS Review Set Off a Political Storm, but It Doesn’t Mean the Deal Is Dead
News that the Trump administration is reviewing AUKUS broke like a wave over Australia this morning....
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump Plans Broader Use of National Guard in Immigration EnforcementThe Trump administration wants to use the National Guard more broadly to enact the president’s immigration agenda, according to border czar Tom Homan, documents and people fam...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski