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Biden’s Strategy on Yemen Aims to Weaken, Not Destroy, Houthis
Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, said Biden was hoping to deter the Houthis and effectively "stick the la...
By Jonathan Lord
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New CNAS Report: “Potential Russian Uses of Paramilitaries in Eurasia”
Washington, January 17, 2024 — Today, the Center for a New American Security released a new report, Potential Russian Uses of Paramilitaries in Eurasia by Dr. Kimberly Marten,...
By Kimberly Marten, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Kristen Taylor
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U.S. Designates Houthis as a Global Terrorist Group, but Plans Big Sanctions Carveouts
Even if a transaction is not flowing through the US financial system, large banks that operate throughout the world often take US designations into account, said a second seni...
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Forces Hit Houthi Anti-Ship Missiles in Yemen, Officials Say
Mideast analysts said that strikes on the Houthis may not be enough alone to deter further attacks, given Iran’s role in backing the group. “Until Washington can come up with ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Navy Says Its Nabbed ‘Lethal’ Iranian Missile Components Heading to Houthis, 2 SEALs Missing
The US and UK strikes on Houthi infrastructure did not stem Houthi attacks. On January 15 the group struck US commercial ship Gibraltar Eagle with anti-ship ballistic missile....
By Jonathan Lord
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Another Sign China's Economy Is in Deep Trouble
Emily Jin, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security think tank, told Newsweek China's real estate market slump and falling consumer spending—already majo...
By Emily Jin
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The ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Chinese Military Appears to Have a Serious Corruption Problem, but the U.S. Can’t Afford to Bet on Its Missiles All Being Defective
"The rocket force is the center of gravity for the Chinese military," Tom Shugart, a former US Navy officer who is now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New America...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Responds: High Stakes in National Security for 2024
Foreign policy and national security are top of mind for many Americans in 2024. The looming election and mounting threats set the stage for a high-stakes year, intensifying t...
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U.S. House China Panel Calls Intel, Nvidia and Micron Heads to Testify
The commitee this week sent letters to Intel, Nvidia and Micron summoning their chief executives to testify, according to everal people familiar with the situation. The move i...
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S., British Strike at Least 60 Targets, 28 Locations in Yemen
So far, President Joe Biden’s administration has tried to deal with the Iranian proxies individually, but this policy has failed to deter Iran, which supports these groups wit...
By Jonathan Lord
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How Building Fake Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers in the Desert Could Be Helping China Better Threaten the U.S. Navy
It is not surprising the Chinese would develop a mock-up of the new carrier, Tom Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander who's now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Responds: Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election
On Saturday, January 13th, Taiwan will hold its 2024 presidential election. In anticipation of the event, Jacob Stokes, CNAS Senior Fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Progra...
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U.S. and China Hold Defense Talks Ahead of Taiwan Election
China has positioned the Taiwan election as a choice between war and peace, drawing concerns among experts that Beijing might intensify its pressure campaign against the islan...
By Jacob Stokes
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Mysterious Absence, Explained
Jason Dempsey, a military veteran and former White House staffer who is now a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the affair was “certainly a mistake...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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New CNAS Report Creates Framework for “On-Chip Governance” for AI
Washington, January 8, 2024—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), in collaboration with the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, released a new report, Secure...
By Onni Aarne, Tim Fist & Caleb Withers
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NK Likely to Continue Provocations for Greater Leverage Before Elections
“Rather than having a direct influence on the general elections, the North appears to be seeking conflicts within South Korea and heightened tensions through the provocations ...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Japanese Company’s Bid for U.S. Steel Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy
Independent experts say it would be well within historical norms for the committee to evaluate the sale. That will likely include a detailed economic analysis of whether the d...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Amid Growing Scrutiny of Qatar, U.S. Renews Military Base Agreement
“It’s a bit of unfortunate timing,” Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, told JI. “Typica...
By Jonathan Lord
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Noteworthy: House Select Committee on CCP Report on Economic Competition
Key Findings and Recommendations Pillar I: Reset the Terms of Our Economic Relationship With the People’s Republic of China For decades, the PRC has failed to live up to its W...
By Emily Kilcrease, Vivek Chilukuri, Andrew Metrick, Tim Fist & Caleb Withers
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The World Is Watching the War in Ukraine Through Drones, and It Twists the View of Who Is Winning This Fight
So it goes in the ongoing drone war — no soldier or vehicle is safe from these weapons. And nearly two years after Russia's full-scale invasion, the world is, more often than ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn