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Trump meets with Orbán, Saudis, Cameron as they prepare for his return
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“Everyone is searching for clues as to what Trump would do if he got a second term,” said Richard Fontaine, a former State Department official and CEO of the Center for a New ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Army on track to meet lower recruiting goal, Navy may fall short
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The Army’s decision to lower its recruiting goal comes as the service is undergoing a massive force structure transformation, under which the total size of the force is expect...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Israel’s Military Risks Being Overstretched
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Given all of this—and a potential hot war with Iran—some analysts are worried about Israel’s troops becoming overextended. “Israel has a significant opportunity cost, and ther...
By Jonathan Lord
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Will a FISA lapse cause a disaster? It depends on who you ask
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“If the government has obtained renewal of the certifications, even if the law is not reauthorized this month, those certifications remain in effect over the course of the yea...
By Carrie Cordero
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Biden to triple tariffs on Chinese steel ahead of reelection bid
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Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, or CNAS, said the Biden administration is reviewing why some Chinese steel derivatives curre...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran and Israel dragged their shadow war out of the dark, and it's much more dangerous now
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Jonathan Lord, formerly a political military analyst at the Pentagon, told Business Insider Israel has found limited tactical success in this space, "so over time, those strik...
By Jonathan Lord
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After shooting down Iranian munitions, Jordan defiant in uncomfortable spotlight
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In the view of Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, the situation is complicated by the reality of the benefi...
By Jonathan Lord
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Supreme Court sides with Army veteran in overlapping GI Bill benefits case
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Kate Kuzminski, director of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington D.C. think tank’s military program said the number of impacted veterans may be smaller than th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Lawmakers still conflicted about giving Israel weapons
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Another factor that could complicate the picture: Lawmakers want to block offensive weapons from going to Israel. But F-15s, often considered to be offensive, were used to sho...
By Jonathan Lord
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Trump Holds Series of Meetings With Foreign Leaders
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Richard Fontaine, a former foreign policy adviser to Senator John McCain, agreed that Mr. Trump’s meetings were not extraordinary. But he said it was unusual for a foreign lea...
By Richard Fontaine
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Yellen: U.S. will levy sanctions against Iran over attack on Israel
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Among the most obvious remaining options is aggressively expanding sanctions on Chinese firms that have bought large quantities of Iranian crude oil exports, which have provid...
By Rachel Ziemba
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3 Ways Israel Could Respond to Iran
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But even as Netanyahu’s war cabinet calls for a rapid response, experts are urging the Israelis not to rush into the decision. “There’s the people who are playing chess, the p...
By Jonathan Lord
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Iranian and Chinese Drones Are Overwhelming American Warships—But This High-Tech Weapon Could Help Them Fight Back
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On March 27, 2024, a U.S. warship in the Red Sea detected four radar tracks headed directly its way from Yemen. It fit the tell-tale pattern of drone attacks that Houthi rebel...
By Paul Scharre
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US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
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The unchecked spread of swarm technology “could lead to more instability and conflict around the world,” said Margarita Konaev, an analyst with Georgetown University’s Center ...
By Paul Scharre
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Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine
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“These minilateral meetings among three or four countries have really become a hallmark of the Biden administration’s strategy of developing a loose network of security relati...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden’s historic three-way meeting
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A senior Biden official said a joint statement between the three countries will contain “very strong language.” Following joint naval exercises this week, the three leaders wi...
By Lisa Curtis
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Tough elections loom over Biden’s Japan summit
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Japan’s decision to boost defense spending is also a helpful rhetorical weapon for Tokyo to quell doubts about its security commitments, experts say. Japan is currently undert...
By Lisa Curtis
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NATO Doesn’t Have Enough Troops
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The biggest factor that has driven down recruitment, experts think, is the lack of an existential U.S. national security threat. “We’re victims of our own success,” said Kate ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Big opposition win in South Korean parliament election poses setback to President Yoon
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“This election is an assessment of Yoon’s presidency. The stakes for him are whether he’s able to fully implement his liberal democratic agenda, which is his top priority,” Du...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Trump will see nuclear subs as a ‘win-win’, US foreign policy guru predicts
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One of America’s leading foreign policy thinkers has played down fears that Donald Trump could discard the AUKUS pact or seek revenge against Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd ...
By Richard Fontaine
