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Trump’s Plan to Quickly Recall Ambassadors Is ‘Risky Move’: Experts
A plan by Donald Trump to toss out dozens of ambassadors on the day he takes office risks months of uncertainty in some of the most sensitive parts of the world, according to ...
By Julianne Smith
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Trump team to remove commander of D.C.'s National Guard in middle of inauguration
The Army general who heads the District of Columbia National Guard and has an integral part in overseeing the inauguration said Friday that he will be removed from command eff...
By Phillip Carter
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Gen. Joseph Votel on Defeating the #Virtual Caliphate
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program today released a new report by United States Central Command Commander General Joseph L. Votel and a...
By General Joseph L. Votel, LTC Christina Bembenek, Charles Hans, Jeffery Mouton & Amanda Spencer
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Trump picks top vets health official as the next VA secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named the Department of Veterans Affairs top health official his pick to run the entire veterans bureaucracy, a surprise move that pu...
By Phillip Carter
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David Shulkin Chosen for Secretary of Veterans Affairs
President-elect Donald Trump named David Shulkin on Wednesday to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Shulkin currently serves as the head of the VA’s health-care sys...
By Phillip Carter
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David Shulkin Is Trump’s Pick for Veterans Affairs Secretary
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday selected the head of the nation’s sprawling veterans health care system, Dr. David J. Shulkin, an appointee of President Obama, to...
By Phillip Carter
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CNAS Releases New Report "The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations"
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Strategy and Statecraft Progam has released a new report on U.S.-Russia relations and steps the next Administration can take to c...
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CNAS Briefing: Key Questions for the Mattis Confirmation Hearing
As General James Mattis (USMC, Ret.) is set to face a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to be the next secretary of defense, experts from the Center for a New...
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Watch the Pentagon’s new hive-mind-controlled drone swarm in action
In what will probably be considered a step forward for autonomous military technology, the Pentagon said in a statement Monday that it had successfully demonstrated “one of th...
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS Briefing: Key Questions for the Tillerson Confirmation Hearing
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Washington, January 10 – As Rex Tillerson is set to face a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be the next secretary of state, experts from the Center for...
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This Week in Intelligence: Russian Relations
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A panel including Michèle Flournoy, Mike Rogers, and Rep. Adam Schiff discusses the week's news in intelligence on CNN's State of the Union. Topics include the Fort Lauderdale...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Briefing: Key Questions for the Sessions Confirmation Hearing
As Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is set to face a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to be the next Attorney General, experts from the Center for a New American Secu...
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Rivalry brewing on Trump team
Donald Trump's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star g...
By Richard Fontaine
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Why Trump still hasn’t named a leader for the Department of Veterans Affairs
With confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s Cabinet set to start this week, the president-elect still has not chosen a leader for the Department of Veterans Affairs, an agen...
By Phillip Carter
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Putin and the Populists
Donald Trump is practically alone in mainstream American politics in his consistent praise of Vladimir Putin and insistence that the United States would benefit from warmer re...
By Richard Fontaine
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Bibi’s Revenge at U.N. Risks Israel’s Bid for Security Council Seat
The U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements last month struck a significant blow to the Jewish state’s international credibility. But the resolution also thr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russia Wants a Reset — but This Time With NATO
NATO and Russia haven’t been on the best of terms in recent years. But on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was willing to let bygones be bygones and start anew ...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Shaky start for new cease-fire launched in Syria without the U.S.
A Russian-Turkish plan to end the war in Syria got off to a shaky start on Friday with the partial implementation of a new cease-fire agreement that excludes for now any invol...
By Nicholas Heras
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These were the top military stories on Checkpoint in 2016
A report published in February by the Center for a New American Security drew attention after claiming that the Navy’s carrier force was at an inflection point, primarily soun...
By Kelley Sayler
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Why Obama 'boxed-in' Trump with Russian sanctions
One day after President Obama announced a series of sanctions against Russia for tampering with the US election – and that 35 suspected spies would be given 72 hours to leave ...
By Julianne Smith
