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US oil groups feel Russia sanctions freeze more than Europeans
Russian President Vladimir Putin this month made an emotional tribute to Christophe de Margerie, the former boss of France’s Total who was killed in an accident in 2014. At th...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Robert Roche, Founder and President of Roche Enterprises, Joins CNAS Board of Directors
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced that Robert Roche, Founder and President of Roche Enterprises, Chairman and CEO of Acorn International, and Co-Fo...
By Neal Urwitz
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Anger over Otto Warmbier's death grows
Anger over Otto Warmbier's fate continues to build as lawmakers declare his death a murder and call for travel restrictions to North Korea. CNN's Brian Todd reports. Watch th...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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U.S. sanctions 38 individuals, entities over Russian actions in Ukraine
The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned 38 individuals and organizations over Russia's actions in Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, reaffirming Wash...
By Peter Harrell
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How to Deal With North Korea
Thirty minutes. That’s about how long it would take a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from North Korea to reach Los Angeles. With the powers ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Trump still lacks Syria strategy as fighting escalates
The U.S. military’s role in Syria has steadily escalated since President Trump took office, but even as fighting intensifies, the administration has said little to the public ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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U.S. risks further battles as it steps deeper into Syrian quagmire
BEIRUT — The United States is becoming more perilously drawn into Syria’s fragmented war as it fights on increasingly congested battlefields surrounding Islamic State territor...
By Nicholas Heras
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Russia Threatens To Shoot Down US Fighter Jets
Russia has threatened US fighter jets flying missions in parts of Syria. The announcement comes after an American jet shot down a Syrian jet on Sunday. Watch the full video on...
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. Shoots Down Syrian Warplane for First Time
A U.S. fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday, marking an unprecedented new escalation in the conflict between the U.S. and its allies and the Assad regime in Syria...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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As U.S. Adds Troops in Afghanistan, Trump’s Strategy Remains Undefined
WASHINGTON — When President Trump made his first major decision on the war in Afghanistan, he did not announce it in a nationally televised address from the White House or a s...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Implications of Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia bearing a $110 billion dollar arms agreement. While much of that sale may never materialize, the offer sent a powerful sign...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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‘There wasn’t a lot of time’ as water flooded U.S. destroyer below decks
YOKOSUKA, Japan — In the dark of night the weather was clear, with a swell of about six feet. Near where the sea lanes converge for the run into Tokyo Bay, the USS Fitzgerald ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Navy collisions rare but provide lessons in their wake
While investigators search for the cause of a fatal collision involving the USS Fitzgerald with a container ship near Japan, Navy experts said such accidents are "very rare" b...
By Jerry Hendrix
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‘What’s your end game?’ Trump delegating Afghan war decisions to the Pentagon faces scrutiny
President Trump’s decision to delegate authority to the Pentagon to set troop levels in Afghanistan has raised concerns that a few thousand additional troops expected to deplo...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Panama Establishes Ties With China, Further Isolating Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Panama has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of recognizing China, the latest in a series of developments adding to the island’s isolation on ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Saudi allies ramp up sanctions on Qatar
Qatar is promising not to surrender in the face of sanctions imposed on it last week. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain halted land, air and sea traffi...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CNAS Congratulates Board of Advisors Member Richard Spencer on Nomination to Serve as Secretary of the Navy
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates Richard Spencer, member of the CNAS Board of Advisors and Managing Director of Fall Creek Management, LLC, on his n...
By Neal Urwitz
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Trump is breaking all of Obama's rules in Syria — and it seems to be working
As US President Donald Trump enjoyed chocolate cake with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in April, he ordered the military to do something his predecessor hadn't da...
By Nicholas Heras
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Following the Money: A Primer on Terrorist Financing
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Energy, Economics, and Security Program today released a series of graphics depicting how terrorist organizations finance their o...
By Ellie Maruyama & Kelsey Hallahan
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At the Comey hearings, some of the most revealing questions came from women
Images of female members of parliament winning a historic number of seats in the British elections Thursday stood in stark contrast to the mostly male images coming out of Was...
By Katherine Kidder
