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Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing
Commentary
The musical chairs of “acting” officials at the Defense Department has taken on a dizzying pace. Army Secretary Mark Esper became the acting defense secretary after Patrick Sh...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Why Ivanka Trump didn’t belong anywhere near the DMZ or the G-20 summit
Commentary
Since President Trump took office, the White House has been pushing the boundaries of what the American public will tolerate in terms of family involvement in presidential dec...
By Carrie Cordero
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An Acting Secretary of Defense Isn’t Enough
The U.S. public is rightfully anxious about U.S. policy on Iran and whether the Trump administration is leading the country toward war in the Persian Gulf. The White House has...
By Jim Townsend
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INF Treaty Defenders Raise the Risk of Nuclear War
Commentary
President Trump last year announced the U.S. would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. That made sense because Russia was violating the pact and C...
By Elbridge Colby & Rep. Mike Gallagher
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Istanbul, Erdogan, and the Future of Turkish Politics with Steven A. Cook
Podcast
Dr. Steven A. Cook, Council on Foreign Relations Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Carisa Nietsche for a disc...
By Steven A. Cook, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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US’ AI Ethics Debate: Overcoming Barriers in Government and Tech Sector
Commentary
Policymakers and private sector leaders are recognizing the need for ethics and norms building in artificial intelligence (AI)....
By Megan Lamberth
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This Is How to Solve America's Rare-Earths Dilemma
Commentary
Your computer, smartphone, car, your father’s pacemaker—they all require rare-earth elements. The U.S. military’s missile guidance systems, and platforms like fighter aircraft...
By Martijn Rasser & Ashley Feng
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Assange: the hunted man
CNAS Adjunct Fellow Rachel Rizzo recently appeared in a documentary produced by a team of Arte reporters about activist Julian Assange's career and ongoing legal troubles. V...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Reforming National Security Tariff Tools: Issues and Recommendations for Policymakers
Commentary
Introduction President Trump’s late-May threat to impose tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico in response to illegal immigration, and ongoing threat of tariffs against U.S. aut...
By Peter Harrell
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How to Address the Greater Russia-China Alignment
Commentary
The world’s leaders will gather this week for the G20 Summit in Japan. All eyes will be on President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinpi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Sanctions, insults and threats: the state of U.S.-Iran relations
Podcast
President Trump imposed new sanctions on Tuesday aimed at Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and threatened the Republic by saying an attack by Iran on “anything Am...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Democrats Face a Defense Spending Conundrum
Commentary
On Wednesday and Thursday, 20 of the two dozen contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination will converge on stage in Miami to make their case to the American people....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Trump Keeps ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Even Though It Is Failing in Venezuela
Commentary
Escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf peaked last week when President Donald Trump abruptly canceled U.S. airstrikes against Iranian military assets, after Iran shot down an...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The Key to Success with North Korea: A ROK-Solid Alliance
Commentary
When President Trump meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in after the G-20 Summit next week, he will have a golden opportunity to jump-start diplomatic engagement with North...
By Kristine Lee & Neil Bhatiya
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Trump and Kim’s Interactions Aren’t Transactional Anymore
Commentary
There’s a Korean saying that goes “Chop 10 times, and there isn’t a tree that won’t fall over.” Sometimes that number goes up to 100, but the underlying point—fundamental to c...
By Duyeon Kim
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U.S. Officials Working To Build Up Maritime Coalition To Deter Further Iranian Attacks
Podcast
U.S. officials say they are trying to build up a coalition to deter Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf. They are calling it the "Sentinel Program" to "help us have eyes on th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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New Pentagon head to push NATO on military spending
Podcast
Mark Esper takes over Monday as acting secretary of defense, and this week at a NATO meeting he will continue the Trump administration’s push for trans-Atlantic allies to boos...
By Rachel Rizzo
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One-on-one with former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work
Video
The Chinese government is developing tactics to combat those of the United States. A new report from the Center for a New American Security says that the country is exploring ...
By Robert O. Work
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Brian Taylor on Putinism and Its Long-term Effects on Russian Politics
Podcast
Dr. Brian D. Taylor, Chair of the Political Science Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor for a discussion about his book, The Code o...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Brian Taylor
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Let’s call the whole thing off
Tensions with Iran escalated this week and then, Thursday evening, President Trump apparently signed off on airstrikes in Iran only to cancel them. According to reports and an...
By Chris Dougherty
