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How the Israel-Hamas War Is Tilting the Global Power Balance in Favor of Russia, China
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So far, little of the military aid rushed by the U.S. to Israel is of the kind that is needed for Ukraine. Israel’s most urgent request was for interceptors for its Iron Dome ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Biden Faces Risks in Wartime Visit to Israel
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Unlike other presidents who have urged restraint on Israel during past conflicts, Mr. Biden has emphasized that Israel has every right to defend itself. A visit, said Richard ...
By Richard Fontaine
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In Israel and Ukraine, Mix of Drones and Brute Force Shows Warfare’s Future
“It’s a constant competition between measures and countermeasures,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security. U.S. for...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Samuel Bendett
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As Israel Readies Gaza Invasion, U.S. Sees No Plan for What’s Next
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A congressional aide said that discussions about Gaza’s future have also quietly begun on the Hill. Congressional leaders are acutely aware that the US invaded Afghanistan in ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Big Bonuses, Relaxed Policies, New Slogan: None of It Saved the Military from a Recruiting Crisis in 2023
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While some of those problems still linger and had an effect on numbers in the past fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, experts told Military.com that long-standing issues rangi...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Biden Eyes Adding AI Chip Curbs to Chinese Companies Abroad
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It is less clear how the U.S. government might close the loophole allowing Chinese parties to access U.S. cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, which give their customers ...
By Tim Fist
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How Hamas Executed a Paraglider Attack on Israel
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Another unanswered question is how Israel apparently did not notice before Oct. 7 that Hamas had developed the ability to use paragliders as part of terror attacks. The answer...
By Jonathan Lord
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‘They’re Opportunistic and Adaptive’: How Hamas Is Using Cryptocurrency to Raise Funds
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Hamas’ use of digital currency represents just one of the many ways the group – designated a terrorist organization by the United States and European Union – has sought to rai...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China Data Brokers Find Opportunity amid Growing Restrictions
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Open-source intelligence companies are seeing a business opportunity amid rising demand for China-related business and economic data. "Private-sector actors are increasingly r...
By Alex Zerden
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As Turkey Intensifies War on Kurdish Militants in Iraq, Civilians Are Suffering
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Two days after the strikes on Skeiniya, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement it was following developments with “grave concern.” “Necessa...
By Jonathan Lord
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In Israel Conflict, U.S. Military Warns Others to Stay Out, But No ‘Boots on the Ground’ for Now
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"The U.S. military role is primarily to stabilize the region and deter additional actors from opportunistically choosing to join in the fight against Israel," Jonathan Lord, a...
By Jonathan Lord
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Pentagon ‘Deeply Concerned’ Hezbollah Could Widen Israel-Gaza Conflict, Analysts More Sanguine
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A senior Pentagon official told reporters Monday they were “deeply concerned” that Lebanese Hezbollah could choose to open up a “second front” against Israel in the wake of Ha...
By Jonathan Lord
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Armed with a Heavyweight Torpedo Made to ‘Break Ships in Half,’ Taiwan’s First Homemade Submarine Will Represent a New Threat to China’s Navy
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"The inclusion of the Mk-48 is a significant upgrade" for Taiwan, Tom Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander who's now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New ...
By Tom Shugart
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Biden Administration Scrambles to Defend Its Middle East Policy After Hamas Attacks
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Foreign policy experts – many of whom despise Trump – fret that the issue is being politicized in a presidential campaign season and say it’s unfair to lay the blame on Biden ...
By Richard Fontaine
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What Will Russia Do With Gaza Chaos?
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Hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens reside in Israel, and around 1.5 million Israelis speak Russian. Israel has backed Ukraine diplomatically but has not provided weapon...
By Jonathan Lord
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Did the Chinese Submarine Accident Happen?
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The media reports left submarine experts and military observers perplexed. “I’ve never heard of submarine nets being used on the high seas, and I don’t understand why snaggin...
By Tom Shugart
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‘Menu of Options’: What the Ford Carrier Strike Group Brings to Israel’s Defense
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The phrase “show of force” is often used to describe positioning ships, warplanes and other assets nearby potential conflict zones to demonstrate the US is ready to act milita...
By Jonathan Lord
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How Israel’s Hamas Terror-Sparked War Could Leave Indelible Mark on Entire Middle East
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Iranian officials have denied involvement in the attack but also praised it as an act of “anti-Zionist resistance” and President Ebrahim Raisi has spoken with the leaders of t...
By Jonathan Lord
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Could Chaos in Congress Slow U.S. Response in Israel-Gaza War?
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Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East security programme at the Centre for a New American Security, said the House was going through “unprecedented time...
By Jonathan Lord
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Jake Sullivan's Trial by Combat
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In some sense, the President’s instructions have been clear from the beginning: No U.S. boots on the ground; no supplying weapons for the purpose of attacking Russian territor...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
