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Turkey’s Demands Meet Reality When It Comes to Syria
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The United States is caught between its best partner against ISIS and the second-largest NATO army, as Turkey presses the United States for a foothold in northeastern Syria at...
By Nicholas Heras
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US Secretary of Defense warns Turkey against attacking Syria, but Erdogan repeats his threat
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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warned Turkey on Tuesday against any cross-border attack into northeastern Syria. Esper spoke to journalists traveling with him from New Zea...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkey, US agree 'joint operation centre' for north Syria
Turkish and US officials reached agreement Wednesday to establish a "joint operations centre" for northern Syria aimed at creating a safe zone to manage tensions between Turke...
By Nicholas Heras
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
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North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim
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With North Korea talks bogged down, Trump faces a cascade of new crises in East Asia
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President Trump has sought to address two intractable challenges in East Asia — North Korea’s nuclear weapons and China’s predatory trade policies — but 2½ years into his pr...
By Richard Fontaine
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The New Concept Everyone in Washington Is Talking About
Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of con...
By Robert O. Work
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How likely are the Turks to attack northeast Syria?
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After 18 months of threats, Turkey's president warned Tuesday that his troops could attack Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria "very soon". Why would Turkey lead such a cro...
By Nicholas Heras
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With Tougher U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela, Bolton Says ‘Now is the Time for Action’
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An international summit meeting on Tuesday that was meant to break the political stalemate in Venezuela became a one-sided showcase for the United States’ toughest sanctions y...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Currency War With China Dooms Trade Talks
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Chevron's Venezuela waiver not impacted by new US prohibitions
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President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting nearly all crude, diluent and all other commercial trade with Venezuela will not immediately impact a waiver granted to Ch...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Syrian Kurds warn of Turkish attack despite US mediation
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A top Kurdish political official in northeast Syria Monday warned neighbouring Turkey would attack at the first chance it got, despite US efforts to prevent a cross-border inc...
By Nicholas Heras
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US officials try to prevent Turkish military operation against Kurdish allies in Syria
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US military officials have arrived in Ankara for meetings aimed at preventing Turkey from carrying out an offensive against Washington’s Kurdish allies in northern Syria. The...
By Nicholas Heras
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Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect
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US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, accompanied by a White House team including Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and State Department o...
By Nicholas Heras
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Talisman Sabre flexed coalition power in the Indo-Pacific, experts say
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Talisman Sabre 2019, the monthlong, multinational military exercise led by the U.S. and Australia, demonstrated that the U.S. has allies ready to help keep order in the Indo-P...
By Daniel Kliman
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A month after G20, Trump's Asia policy achievements appear to be unraveling
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At the end of June, US President Donald Trump appeared to have deals in hand with North Korea and China that would have put nuclear and trade talks back on track. What a diff...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
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NTIA Spectrum Review Request Signals ‘Substantial’ Delay in Part of 5G Strategy
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A key part of the plan for the United States to compete in the global race to 5G has been delayed, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s request...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The CNAS Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship is Accepting Applications for the 2020 Class
Washington, August 1, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2020 class of the Shawn Brimley Next Gener...
By Hannah Suh & Chris Estep
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North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
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North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s missile tests raise stakes for Trump’s personal diplomacy with Kim
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North Korea’s return to missile testing after a long hiatus raises the stakes for President Trump ahead of planned nuclear negotiations, undermining his claim that his persona...
By Duyeon Kim
