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Russia-Ukraine war: Algeria could face weapons crisis due to conflict, say analysts
Russian weapons sales to Algeria are likely to fall as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, but the North African country is so heavily reliant on Moscow for its military hard...
By Samuel Bendett
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Leader’s Legacy Mikhail Gorbachev ‘changed the world despite dying as a pariah in his own country,’ Us Expert Says
Gorbachev died on Tuesday at the age of 91 after a long illness, the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said. Jim Townsend, an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Center for a New A...
By Jim Townsend
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Can Russia Defeat U.S. HIMARS in Ukraine With Iran's Drones?
Russia is adding Iranian drones to its war arsenal, though experts aren't sure they will have a significant impact against the U.S.-supplied High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Sys...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia and the U.S. are entering ‘dangerous and uncharted’ nuclear territory
When President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met face to face last year, they proudly touted how, “even in periods of tension,” Washington and Moscow could coope...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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EU Mulls Military Training Mission for Ukraine
The potential training mission would also send a political signal to Russia that the EU is ramping up its support for Ukraine. "In Putin's mind, the EU has already shoved a m...
By Jim Townsend
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New CNAS Report: "Lighting the Path: Framing a Transatlantic Technology Strategy"
Washington, August 30, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Lighting the Path: Framing a Transatlantic Technology Strategy from aut...
By Carisa Nietsche, Emily Jin, Hannah Kelley, Emily Kilcrease, Megan Lamberth, Martijn Rasser & Alexandra Seymour
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How Bigger Kamikaze Drones Expected From U.S. Could Boost Ukraine's Fight
Experts believe that the attributes of the large drones could help Ukraine in an expected upcoming effort to regain territory lost to Russia this year in the Kherson region an...
By Samuel Bendett
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Delayed kamikaze drone for Ukraine on track for next month: Pentagon
While Russia’s five-month-old invasion of Ukraine has mostly been an artillery war, thousands of drones are being used by both sides, and both the United States and Russia hav...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s naval doctrine may call for challenging the West, but does it have the shipyards?
Much like the United States, China and other countries though, traditional warships are only one part to the future fleet Russia wants to build. Another element that the count...
By Samuel Bendett
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How HIMARS and Sanctions are Choking Russia’s Weapons Trade
Moscow will go to great lengths to protect its military exports, even while under pressure to replace equipment destroyed in Ukraine. "We're in a state right now where it's mo...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia is Training Drone Hobbyists to Fight in Ukraine
It’s not clear how “coordinated work in combat crews” differs from combat. And that blurs the line between civilians and troops and creates a new type of combatant, said Sam B...
By Samuel Bendett
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How electronic warfare is reshaping the war between Russia and Ukraine
Electronic warfare systems have been used by both Russia and Ukraine in recent months to locate, disrupt and jam electronic and GPS signals from weapons and drones. The system...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia and Iran Threats Put Missile Defense Back on the Agenda
In much of the West, Putin’s rhetoric on missile defense is dismissed as paranoia. According to Burns, “For many in Russia, especially in Putin’s orbit of security and intelli...
By Jim Townsend
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Ukraine turning point? The offensive against Russia that may decide the war
We don’t know exactly when this offensive will begin, and the people who do know have no incentive to tell us. But it’s likely to be sooner rather than later, perhaps in a mat...
By Chris Dougherty & Jeffrey Edmonds
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War With Russia Enters New Phase as Ukraine Readies Southern Counterblow
Chris Dougherty, a former U.S. Defense Department strategist now at the Center for a New American Security, said that, despite all the materiel the West has given to Ukraine, ...
By Chris Dougherty
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Military Analyst Says Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Is Now A 'War Of Attrition'
More than five months since Russia invaded Ukraine, a war of attrition has emerged with losses of materiel and men on both sides, not advances on the ground, becoming the key ...
By Michael Kofman
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Putin's "annexation playbook" in Ukraine could leave no path to peace
What to watch: Ukraine has a clear incentive to make its move before September to try to disrupt any Russian annexation plans. Russia, meanwhile, seems to be attempting to se...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia Has Its Sights on Odesa
Western officials believe that Russia will likely begin another major offensive in Ukraine early next year, including a possible effort to advance on the blockaded strategic p...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO Summit: What New Weapons Have Been Pledged to Ukraine?
As NATO leaders met in Madrid this week, Ukraine demanded new heavy weapons to defeat Russia's invasion. Here's a look at what Ukraine says it needs and what other countries h...
By Jim Townsend
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Could Greek F-35 buy cause a flare up in US-Turkish relations?
The tables have turned for regional rivals Greece and Turkey in the realm of fighter jet acquisition plans, with Greece headed for a buy of the Lockheed Martin F-35 just three...
By Jim Townsend