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In The NewsThe US Has Lobbied Italy Not To Drop Sanctions Against Russia
US diplomats have been lobbying Italy to continue supporting the European Union’s sanctions on Russia, according to two diplomatic sources. US pressure has so far been crucial...
By Peter Harrell
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In The NewsReports: Turkey-backed Rebels Battle in Afrin
Clashes in the Syrian town of Afrin are intensifying as Turkish-backed Syrian rebel factions continue fighting each other over influence in the northwestern town. The U.K.-ba...
By Nicholas Heras
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In The NewsSoutheast Asian Nations Wary of Choosing Sides in Rift Between U.S., China
Although China is exerting pressure on the nations in Southeast Asia to side with it in the growing global struggle with the United States, most of them want to avoid having t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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In The NewsUS Army looks to social media for Midwest recruitment
U.S. Army recruiters in Indiana and other Midwestern states where recruitment has consistently fallen short are exploring other recruitment tactics, such as social media, as t...
By Emma Moore
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In The NewsHow the Trump Administration Stepped Up Pursuit of WikiLeaks’s Assange
Soon after he took over as C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo privately told lawmakers about a new target for American spies: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Intent on fi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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In The NewsAre Killer Robots the Future of War? Parsing the Facts on Autonomous Weapons
It’s a freezing, snowy day on the border between Estonia and Russia. Soldiers from the two nations are on routine border patrol, each side accompanied by an autonomous weapon ...
By Robert O. Work & Paul Scharre
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In The NewsTo understand autonomous weapons, think about electronic warfare
Remotely piloted vehicles are an anomaly of open skies. For as much as the wars of the United States have been defined by drones and drone strikes, those missions are only pos...
By Robert O. Work & Paul Scharre
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In The NewsHow the Generals Are Routing the Policy Wonks at the Pentagon
Frustrated by lack of influence and disheartened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, Department of Defense civilians are heading for the door, leaving key positions unf...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Press NoteAt APEC, Pence Has Unique Opportunity to Advance U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
This is a make or break week for the Trump administration’s economic approach to Asia. A year ago at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) – the region’s premier ...
By Daniel Kliman
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In The NewsKim Jong Un is doing what he said he would
As Today’s WorldView noted last week, talks between the United States and North Korea have hit a rut. Now a new report from a respected Washington think tank that identified h...
By Duyeon Kim
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In The NewsChina’s military power could match America’s by 2050
Chinese President Xi Jinping wants his military to be as powerful as America’s by 2050 — and his control of major economic and military institutions in his country could help ...
By Abigail Grace
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In The NewsU.S. military edge has eroded to ‘a dangerous degree,’ study for Congress finds
The United States has lost its military edge to a dangerous degree and could potentially lose a war against China or Russia, according to a report released Wednesday by a bipa...
By Elbridge Colby
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In The NewsSDF says it arrested IS leader responsible for killing Raqqa tribal head
An official from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday announced the arrest of an Islamic State (IS) leader he said was responsible for the recent killing of one of ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Press ReleaseCNAS Welcomes Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development
Washington, November 13 - The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Anna Saito Carson as Vice President of Development. As a member of the CNAS Execu...
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In The NewsFour killed in armed attack on Manbij security forces
The media office of the Manbij Internal Security Forces on Tuesday said armed ‘gangs,’ at just past midnight on Tuesday, attacked the al-Shuweiha checkpoint on the outskirts o...
By Nicholas Heras
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In The NewsNewly revealed North Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un
On Monday, a new report from a Washington think tank identified more than a dozen hidden bases in North Korea that could be used to disperse mobile launchers for ballistic mis...
By Duyeon Kim
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In The NewsHere's what the US Army is doing to overcome recruitment challenges in Indiana, Midwest
Uncle Sam wants young people in the Midwest. But they don’t seem to want Uncle Sam. The U.S. Army, the oldest and largest branch of the nation’s military, has a problem that ...
By Emma Moore
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In The NewsChina's 'Civil-Military Fusion' Has Washington Worried
The two men posing for photographs in a Nanjing conference room could not have more different backgrounds. On one side was Mao Yongqing, head of the 28th Research Institute of...
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In The NewsIran And Trading Partners Will Find Ways To Skirt Sanctions, Analysts Say
The Trump administration hopes the sweeping sanctions it has imposed on Iran's oil, shipping and banking industries will cripple its economy and force it to negotiate a new nu...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Press NoteCNAS Experts: In Paris, Trump Should Mend Relations with Europe to Counterbalance China
Washington, November 9 – This weekend, President Donald Trump will depart for a long-planned trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Rachel Rizzo