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Biden Pushes Limits of Taiwan Policy, despite Chinese Outrage
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The administration is sensitive to China’s opposition to the proposed legislation, introduced by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. and Philippines Increase Military Ties over China Threat
Lisa Curtis, an Indo-Pacific expert at the CNAS think-tank in Washington, said Manila was “wary of getting stuck in the middle of increasing US-China competition” but the new ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Japan’s Defense Minister Urges the United States to Stand Firm on Taiwan
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Last week, the head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, Minister Chiu Tai-san, warned policymakers in Washington that China is preparing to attack the island and spoke of se...
By Jacob Stokes
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Taiwan Officials Call on Beijing to Ease Regional Military, Economic Tensions
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Taiwan’s minister of mainland affairs on Wednesday called on the People’s Republic of China to to ease tensions in the region to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Stra...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerated downward spiral in polls
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The perception that the administration was shifting the goalposts further dented public confidence, said Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security and an...
By Richard Fontaine
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Taliban haven’t changed, resistance by Afghans to grow, says ex-US security official Lisa Curtis
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Afghans will gradually push back against the Taliban, and this will strengthen the national resistance movement against the regime, according to Lisa Curtis, a former US Natio...
By Lisa Curtis
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Republican report details Biden administration failings in Afghanistan
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For Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Centre for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Programme, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will haunt Mr Biden...
By Lisa Curtis
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US, China Trade Accusations Over Beijing’s Military Action Around Taiwan
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Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C., told VOA Mandarin the canceled talks are the lower-...
By Jacob Stokes
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North Korea’s increasing use of crypto heists to fund nukes worries US
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North Korea began aggressively targeting the financial sector, specifically digital currency, following the rise of bitcoin in the mid-2010s and the expansion of U.S. and U.N....
By Jason Bartlett
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Will the US military intervene in China's military exercises? Experts: in a "delicate balance"
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International concern is whether the situation in the Taiwan Strait may go awry and lead to a crisis, and whether the US military will intervene. Jacob Stokes, an Indo-Pacific...
By Jacob Stokes
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Pelosi visit underscores cyber threat to Taiwan
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In 2021, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley testified to Congress that China hopes to be militarily capable of taking Taiwan by 2027. While it may be a few years ...
By Richard Fontaine
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South Korea Leader Snubs Pelosi Over Holiday, Adding to His Woes
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Although Yoon has pledged to rebuild security ties with the country’s long-standing American ally and take a tough line with China, his popularity has swiftly fallen in recent...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Pelosi’s Taiwan trip ratchets up US-China tensions
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There is bipartisan support for Pelosi’s trip, with more than two dozen Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), backing her visit in a s...
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Responds: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in drone strike
Press Note
Center for a New American Security experts offer insight into the ramifications of the CIA-led killing of al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri and the lasting legacy of the global war ...
By Richard Fontaine, Paul Scharre, Lisa Curtis, Carrie Cordero, Christopher D. Kolenda & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Zawahri’s killing means for Afghanistan’s frozen $3.5B
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A consequence of killing al Qaeda leader AYMAN AL-ZAWAHRI in Kabul is that the Biden administration may not soon return the $3.5 billion it took from the Afghan people. In Feb...
By Lisa Curtis
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Pelosi’s Last Cold War & The Griner Prisoner Dilemma
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After weeks of speculation and fears that she might launch World War III, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finally touched down Tuesday night in Taipei, for an official visit to Tai...
By Richard Fontaine
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Nancy Pelosi’s expected Taiwan trip and her ‘hate-hate’ relationship with Beijing
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In the year 1991, a relatively new Congresswoman from California, Nancy Pelosi stunned the Chinese authorities when she spread out a banner in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square dedic...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Pelosi’s Visit Risks Turning Taiwan Into a Political Football, Aides Worry
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After weeks of mounting speculation, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to visit Taiwan this week during her trip through Asia, prompting a caustic response from officials...
By Jacob Stokes
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Despite Xi's 'fire', call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday call, suggesting that neither side – pr...
By Jacob Stokes
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Bolster maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific
The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute commemorated the sixth anniversary of the July 12 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague by holding an internatio...
By Lisa Curtis
