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Trump steps up Iran fight in final election stretch
In The News
President Trump is ramping up a fight with both Iran and U.S. allies with just weeks to go before the presidential election.The Trump administration insists all United Nations...
By Peter Harrell
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CNAS Launches Major Effort on U.S. National Technology Strategy
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of its U.S. National Technology Strategy project, a U.S. government–supported initiative to bolster Am...
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Elina Ribakova Joins CNAS as Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Energy, Economics, and Security Program
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Elina Ribakova, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute of International Finance, has joined CNAS as ...
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Trump loves sanctioning foreign countries — but he’s terrible at it
In The News
In his four years as president, Donald Trump has responded to nearly every major foreign policy problem with the same tool: sanctions. Change the Iranian regime’s behavior? Sa...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong's Lam, other officials over crackdown
In The News
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory’s current and former police chiefs and eight other top officials for what ...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of Uighurs
In The News
The United States intensified its economic pressure on China’s Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said...
By Peter Harrell
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How Covid-19 Could Give Kim Jong Un a Doomsday Weapon
In The News
North Korea recently surprised the world by announcing it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine, joining a high-stakes race to show off its scientific chops. But experts increasing...
By Peter Harrell
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How U.S., allies can confront the China challenge
In The News
Xi Jinping should be losing sleep: Across the globe, America’s allies are pushing back hard on Beijing. The past 10 days have seen revealing shifts for many allies that are de...
By Ashley Feng
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What Britain’s New Sanctions Reveal About US-UK Relations
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On July 6, the U.K. did something that it had never done before: it unilaterally sanctioned dozens of individuals across the globe for human rights abuses. Acting pursuant to ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Why Hackers Use Bitcoin and Why It Is So Difficult to Trace
In The News
By now you have probably heard of bitcoin, even if you haven’t used it yourself. Launched 11 years ago, bitcoin is a digital currency that operates independently of third-part...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China says it will hit back against new U.S. sanctions over Uighur rights
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China said on Friday it would take “reciprocal measures” against the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abu...
By Peter Harrell
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Bill targeting banks over China's Hong Kong law passes U.S. Senate
In The News
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijing’s draconian new national security la...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Market analysts react to China's new Hong Kong law
In The News
Beijing unveiled national security legislation tailor-made for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life ...
By Peter Harrell
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Chinese Wind Farm Raises Eyebrows
In The News
The Trump administration will not block a Chinese-owned company from building a wind farm in Texas near the Air Force’s largest pilot training base, a person familiar with the...
By Ashley Feng
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South Africa's rand little moved by emergency budget, bonds rally
South Africa’s rand briefly dipped after Finance Minister Mboweni announced a wider budget deficit and soaring debt in an emergency supplementary budget on Wednesday, but the ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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How tech and demographics could save emerging markets investors
In The News
The acceleration of digitisation combined with the lower life expectancy of populations in developing countries are two factors that will fend off an emerging markets crisis, ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Special Report: How China got shipments of Venezuelan oil despite U.S. sanctions
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The United States had imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company as part of a bid to topple that country’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro. U.S. refineries s...
By Peter Harrell
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Justice Gets 15 Guilty Pleas for International Crime Ring that Laundered Money Through Cryptocurrency Exchanges
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Fifteen people entered guilty pleas for involvement in an international scam that posted fraudulent auctions online and laundered money through cryptocurrency exchanges, accor...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Trump to Sanction an International Court for Probing U.S. War Crimes
After weeks of national upheaval and soul-searching, the Trump administration is finally taking aggressive action to rein in a group of out-of-control law enforcement official...
By Neil Bhatiya
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CNAS Announces New Project on Export Controls and National Security
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new initiative on export controls and their changing role in U.S. national security and economic ...
