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Russia Likely Shot Down One of Its Own Rare Combat Drones to Try to Stop It from Falling into Enemy Hands, UK Intel Says
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A Russian heavy-combat drone that crashed in Ukraine this month was shot down by Russia, likely in an effort to stop it from falling into Ukrainian hands, the UK's Ministry of...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Army Is Giving All Soldiers a $240 Special Pay While Deployed
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Soldiers will now see $240 per month in a new special duty pay when they are on deployments, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced Monday. Soldiers on an “operatio...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Bipartisan Senate Duo Probing DOD Quantum Sensing Efforts amid Growing Global Interest
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Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin seeking insight into the Pentagon's use of quantum sensing technolo...
By Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante
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The New U.S. Strategy on the Lebanon Conflict: Let It Play Out
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After weeks of intensive diplomacy aimed at securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah militants, the United States has settled on an altogether different approach: let...
By Jonathan Lord
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Russia’s Illicit Starlink Terminals Help Power Its Advance in Ukraine
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Before Starlink revolutionized the market, previous generations of field satellite terminals suffered from low speeds and high prices. Now users can buy terminals for a few hu...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In a Change, the Biden Administration Is Now Signaling That It Backs an Israeli Strike Against Iran
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The attack in April was a mix of low- and high-impact airborne devices, with drones leaving Iranian airspace hours before they would arrive — giving Israel, the United States ...
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Expands Sanctions on Iran Oil Sector Over Israel Attack
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The US broadened the scope of its sanctions on Iran’s oil and gas sectors in response to a ballistic-missile attack on Israel, ramping up economic pressure on Tehran ahead of ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Seeks to Sideline Hizbollah in Lebanon
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US President Joe Biden did not press Benjamin Netanyahu to halt Israel’s escalating offensive in Lebanon when the pair spoke this week, as a government spokesperson said the U...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Seeks to Reshape Middle East, with Force and U.S. Backing
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One year after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Israel is reshaping the Middle East by force, taking the fight to Iran and its proxies with the help of the United States — despite pleas...
By Jonathan Lord
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Shifting Goals Cloud Utility of Sanctions on Russia
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The meeting, organized by Tufts professors Christopher Miller and Daniel Drezner, did not come up with a decisive answer to the key question: are the sanctions working — and t...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Debates Who Should Be Able to Buy American AI Chips
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It’s been two years since the Biden administration reshaped the global semiconductor market by barring China from buying the best US chips. Then, 12 months later, officials ex...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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China Is Menacing Taiwan with Drone Swarms and U.S. Is Playing Catch-Up
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"The military and commercial drone industrial base in both nations is quite weak," said Stacie Pettyjohn, an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, of Taiwan and t...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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America’s Greatest Adversary? Kamala Harris Says Iran Is ‘An Obvious’ Answer
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WASHINGTON — Though the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community have long identified China as America’s number one geopolitical challenge, when Democratic presidenti...
By Becca Wasser
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After Key Town Falls in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Push Into Another
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A week after Russia captured Vuhledar, a town that anchored Ukraine’s defenses in the country’s southeast, Moscow’s forces are continuing to advance in the area, pushing into ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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New CNAS Policy Brief on How the United States and EU Can Strengthen Moldova and Georgia Against Russian Coercion
Press Release
Washington, October 3, 2024 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new policy brief, Exploiting Russian Weakness: Leaning in to Support the Pro-West...
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Iran’s Massive Missile Strike on Israel Is Just a Fraction of What China Could Do
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The differences between Iran's attack and a potential Chinese missile strike are probably best understood in terms of scale, sophistication, and intent. A Chinese missile stri...
By Tom Shugart
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Navy Plans Better Fitting, More Functional Uniforms for Women Sailors
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As the number of female service members has increased over the years, the military branches have invested money in research and development to better tailor uniforms and body ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Ground Offensive Preceded by Year of Secret Raids in Lebanon, Israel Says
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Disclosing the raids as it begins the ground incursion allows Israel to highlight Hezbollah’s buildup of offensive infrastructure for an Oct. 7-style attack, said Jonathan Lor...
By Jonathan Lord
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What Might Come Next for Israel — and the U.S. — in Wake of Iranian Attack
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After Iran rained ballistic missiles on Israel on Tuesday for the second time in sixth months, the focus now turns to the question of what comes next: how Israel will respond,...
By Jonathan Lord
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‘The King Doesn’t Lie Down to Save the Pawn’: Why Iran May Let Hezbollah Face Israel Alone
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Hezbollah has been propped up by Iran all these years to be a threat on Israel’s border that Tehran can activate in case of open conflict between Israel and Iran, according to...
By Jonathan Lord
