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Sanctions on Russian Bank Raise Questions About ‘sanctions-proofing’ in Gulf
Rachel Ziemba, a sanctions expert at the Center for a New American Security, told Middle East Eye the bank was “ahead of the curve" in establishing itself in the UAE, to take ...
By Alex Zerden & Rachel Ziemba
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Global Financial Watchdog Suspends Russia’s Membership
“The measure is both an important political statement as well as a recognition of the threats to the global financial system posed by Russia. The FATF identified Russia’s invo...
By Alex Zerden
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These Battles and Major Moments have Shaped a Brutal Year of War in Ukraine
The weeks-long battle for Kyiv matters because "they were able to show that they were up to the fight — 'Give us the tools and we'll do the job' kind of thing," Jim Townsend, ...
By Jim Townsend
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Avoiding the Brink: Escalation Management in a War to Defend Taiwan
Washington, February 22, 2023—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Avoiding the Brink: Escalation Management in a War to Defend Taiwan,...
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Putin-Xi Meeting Threatens Chinese Curveball in Russia’s War
Xi may also recognize that his closest partner on the world stage needs some propping up, Jacob Stokes, a former national security aide to Biden and former acting special advi...
By Jacob Stokes
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Satellite photos show expansion of Chinese-funded naval base in Cambodia
A number of new structures have been built at the center of the base, one of which resembles a cement plant to provide for the whole project, according to Tom Shugart, Adjunct...
By Tom Shugart
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Wargame Report: China’s Nuclear Arsenal More Survivable in Taiwan Conflict
China’s diverse nuclear arsenal makes it more survivable and would provide China with more coercive options in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan. The findings were...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Biden and Putin's dueling speeches show why the end of the Ukraine war is a long way off
At the annual Munich Security Conference this weekend, the world’s national security influencers’ attention was on the war in Ukraine — particularly, on how to get Ukraine mor...
By Richard Fontaine
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US draft resolution on Arunachal in hands of senator who once warned of sanctions against India
Experts, however, point out that the recent resolution on Arunachal Pradesh introduced in the Senate supports India’s “diversification” of military purchases — a point that is...
By Lisa Curtis
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The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?
The last four presidential administrations have sent National Guard troops to the southwest border. About 2,400 of them are now watching the border and helping the Department ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Putin’s Move on Nuclear Treaty May Signal End to Formal Arms Control
It was a reminder of how fragile the scant remaining restraints on nuclear weapons worldwide appear, 14 years after President Barack Obama, in a signature speech in Prague, ca...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Russia’s New Start Speech is More Scare Tactics Than New Arms Race, Says Former Ambassador
That fits with how Moscow has historically handled such negotiations. [John] Tefft recalled previous similar displays, such as in 1983 when negotiators working for the then So...
By Samuel Bendett
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In Biden’s Unannounced Visit to Kyiv, a Preview of an Increasingly Direct Contest With Putin
“Everyone — Ukraine, Europe and now countries in Asia — wants to rearm,” Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Center for a New American Security and a former Republica...
By Richard Fontaine
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Biden in Kyiv and Warsaw is a reminder of who really leads Europe
“The West is now unified in its aims,” wrote Richard Fontaine, chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, from this weekend’s conference in Munich. “Lo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Russia’s War on Ukraine, China’s Rise Expose US Military Failings
At the nub of the problem is the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, known as PPBE. It controls the resources that make weapons programs happen,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Army Reserve Officers Are Bailing Out, This General Has a Plan
“If someone doesn’t have time to complete [professional military education] or isn’t making time to complete [it], that’s telling you something about the role of the Reserve i...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Post-cold War Era Is Gone. A New Arms Race Has Arrived
Many lessons from the war in Ukraine have less to do with hardware than the softer issues of logistics, training and strategy that have no borders. “The Russians showed how de...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Responds: One Year of War in Ukraine
Next Friday, February 24, will mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of this solemn anniversary, CNAS experts analyze the many ways in which the war in Ukrai...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Heli Hautala, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Emily Kilcrease, Jonathan Lord, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Jacob Stokes, Nicholas Lokker, Hannah Dennis & Michael Akopian
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Before They Floated Abroad, China’s Spy Balloons Were Already Used at Home
In 2018, the Academy of Opto-Electronics organized the China Aerostat Conference in Beijing with the theme of “military-civilian integration”; in 2017, the academy attended a ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Seoul's integration into Quad will benefit all parties
Speaking to The Korea Times, Joshua Fitt, an associate fellow at the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said the Quad is not likel...
By Joshua Fitt