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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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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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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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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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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
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
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As Raqqa Offensive Begins, CNAS Releases “A Strategy for Ending the Syrian Civil War”
Washington, June 7 – With U.S.-supported forces yesterday announcing the start of the long anticipated offensive on Raqqa, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle...
By Neal Urwitz
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The United States Is Getting Dragged Into the Fight for Syria’s South
AMMAN, Jordan — In recent months, the Syrian war finally seemed to be tilting in the direction of Muhannad al-Talla, the commander of a U.S.-backed rebel force. His group, Mag...
By Nicholas Heras
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In Nod to China, South Korea Halts Deployment of THAAD Missile Defense
North Korea fired four anti-ship cruise missiles into the waters between Korea and Japan on Thursday morning, just a day after the new president of South Korea put the brakes ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump's Qatar Curveball Makes Tillerson Improvise Policy Again
As the Qatar crisis erupted this week, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson found himself performing a familiar task: assuring the world his boss didn’t mean to reverse years...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Adam Klein Named New CNAS Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Adam Klein, formerly a CNAS Senior Fellow, has been named the CNAS Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow. The Center...
By Neal Urwitz
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Daniel Feehan, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Joins CNAS as Adjunct Senior Fellow
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Daniel Feehan, the former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, has joined CNAS as ...
By Neal Urwitz
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No competition, no cost estimate as Kansas City firm picked for coveted VA contract
The Trump administration picked Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. for a coveted contract to modernize veterans health records, but the news came with a caveat: There will be no c...
By Phillip Carter
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Artificial Stupidity: Fumbling The Handoff From AI To Human Control
Science fiction taught us to fear smart machines we can’t control. But reality should teach us to fear smart machines that need us to take control when we’re not ready. From P...
By Paul Scharre