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U.S. experts assess Pyongyang’s invitation
American experts weighed in on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s invitation for a summit with President Moon Jae-in, delivered by his younger sister and special envoy, Kim Yo-...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Why Syria and the U.S. Clashed for Control East of the Euphrates
BEIRUT – After the United States heavily retaliated against pro-Syrian government forces advancing on an American-controlled base, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis repeated the...
By Nicholas Heras
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US sends "strong signal" that Israel has right to strike inside Syria as Iran's role grows
The Trump administration is sending "a clear and strong signal that in its view Israel has every right to unilaterally and pre-emptively confront any national security threats...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Air Force requests $156.3 billion in FY19, plans to retire B-1, B-2 fleets
ROME — The fiscal 2019 budget for the U.S. Air Force plans to grow the service from 55 to 58 combat squadrons over the next five years, while buying dozens of high-end aircraf...
By Susanna V. Blume
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‘Trump should give talk with North Korea a chance’
With US President Donald Trump’s administration raising the prospect for direct talks with North Korea amid an inter-Korean Olympics detente, the US should pursue dialogue if ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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US Navy to add 46 ships in five years, but 355 ships won’t come for a long time
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Navy will grow by more than 40 ships over the next five years, theNavy’s Budget director said Monday. But while the fleet will grow rapidly in the near t...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Has U.S. Foreign Policy Changed Dramatically?
We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces analyzing the the first year of the Trump administration's foreign policy. To complement these articles, we de...
By Richard Fontaine
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FY19 budget puts US ‘back to a position of primacy,’ Mattis says
ROME – A new budget agreement in Congress, coupled with the fiscal year 2019 budget, has given the Pentagon the ramp it needs to begin reshaping the U.S. military, defense sec...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Navy Buys Lots More Fighters; Ships Up Slightly But 355 Not In Sight
PENTAGON: The U.S. Navy’s budget is growing by over $12 billion in 2019, and more ships are on their way – but not enough to get to the hoped-for 355-ship fleet any time befor...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Britain’s BFF unconvinced by its post-Brexit vision
WASHINGTON — If the U.K. wants to woo America with tech, it needs to get its story straight. Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who departs for Silicon Valley Tuesday, is the latest i...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump Proposes 10% Bump for the Pentagon — Then Four Flat Years
The Trump administration is proposing $3.6 trillion in Pentagon spending over the next five years, a budget that defense officials said positions the military to better compet...
By Susanna V. Blume
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As China Marches Forward on A.I., the White House Is Silent
SAN FRANCISCO — In July, China unveiled a plan to become the world leader in artificial intelligence and create an industry worth $150 billion to its economy by 2030. To techn...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The Co-Inventor of BlackBerry Is Building Canada’s Quantum Brain Trust
After years of watching his brand wither during the iPhone era, Lazaridis stepped down as the company’s co-chief executive officer in 2012 and devoted most of his energy to re...
By Elsa B. Kania
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White House targets VA’s deputy secretary as ‘a warning shot’ to agency’s leader
The White House wants to remove the Department of Veterans Affairs’ second-in-command as a “warning shot” to VA Secretary David Shulkin, an Obama-era holdover who has frustrat...
By Phillip Carter
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Syrian Rebels Seek Relevance by Joining Turkey's Offensive
Col. Moataz Raslan once flew MiG jets for the Syrian air force, until he defected to join rebel ranks fighting to oust President Bashar Assad. Today, he is a commander fightin...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russia Is Still Exploiting America's Divisions
Russian meddling in American democracy didn’t start with Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, and, new reporting makes clear, it hasn’t ended with his inauguration. The ...
By Victoria Nuland
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US Defense Secretary says attacks on Afrin distract Kurds from fight against Islamic State
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday called the attacks by Turkey on Afrin, launched on 20 January, ‘a distraction’ and said that the Kurds inside the US-backed Syrian Dem...
By Nicholas Heras
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Budget a major boost for US military but raises deficit fears
WASHINGTON - The United States' two-year federal spending agreement passed in the early hours of Friday (Feb 9) in Washington contains the steepest increase in defence spendin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Budget deal clears the way for $1.4 trillion, two-year military funding plan
WASHINGTON – An agreement reached in the midst of a short-lived federal government shutdown Friday will let lawmakers move forward on a plan to bust budget caps for a $1.4 tri...
By Lauren Fish
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Air strikes batter Syria rebel enclave for fifth day
Fresh bombardment hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than...
By Nicholas Heras