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Why Has America’s Army Recruitment Plummeted?
The fallout from covid-19 is a big part of the problem. Lockdowns reduced eligibility by degrading academic performance and contributing to higher levels of obesity and mental...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Turkey’s Looming Invasion of Syria Tests US-Kurdish Ties
Turkey has emerged as a swing player in the Ukraine war. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is one of the few Nato leaders to still maintain communication with Vladimir Putin. Rus...
By Jonathan Lord
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US Tells Turkey Ground Incursion in Syria ‘Will Not Resolve’ Its Security Concerns
The Turkish bombardments come after months of ground invasion threats from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who considers the SDF to be terrorists. This rhetoric has on...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Gulf Briefing: Swapping Petrodollars for Assets
Gulf sovereign wealth funds strategy evolved, though. It has shifted from a preference for “portfolio funds” that buy numerous small stakes in a lot of companies to “investing...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden Treads Lightly in Response to COVID Protests in China
Outside observers and analysts are categorizing the outbreak of protests as an unprecedented rebuke of Xi’s rule, after he secured in October an unprecedented third, five-year...
By Jacob Stokes
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San Francisco Considers Allowing Law Enforcement Robots to Use Lethal Force
Paul Scharre is author of the book Army Of None: Autonomous Weapons And The Future Of War. He helped create the U.S. policy for autonomous weapons used in war. Scharre notes t...
By Paul Scharre
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Society understandably fears a “killer robot” scenario. Empowering technologies to make human-driven decisions creates unpredictability, raising complex ethical questions abou...
By Alexandra Seymour
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China’s Yuan-Centred Payment Network No Match Yet for US-Dominated Global Financial System: Experts
To date, there is no “smoking gun evidence” that Russian institutions have used CIPS to transact and “meaningfully” evade sanctions imposed by the US, according to Emily Jin o...
By Emily Jin
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‘COAS Not PM, Decides How US-Pak Ties Shape Up’
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s return to power — or not — will not have much impact on the future of US-Pakistan relations as such decisions in Islamabad are taken by th...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Calls for De-escalation as Turkey Threatens Ground Assault into Syria
The violence puts the United States in a bind. Its decision nearly a decade ago to back a Kurdish-led ground force in the fight against the Islamic State put it at odds with T...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Air Force’s Admin Software Is So Bad That the Top Enlisted Airman Is Trolling It
Kelly explained that the system was also meant to help the Air Force switch to a cloud-based evaluation system grounded in Airman Leadership Qualities, which lay out new perfo...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Kahl to Gulf States: Why Work with Russia When It Is Funding Iran?
Jonathan Lord, a regional expert with the Center for a New American Security, said that while Kahl’s speech was “well delivered,” but that “absent deeds, won’t be compelling t...
By Jonathan Lord
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Milley Warns China: An Invasion of Taiwan Would Be as Disastrous as Russia’s War against Ukraine
On Wednesday, Milley said he did not know if Xi would ever order his forces to invade Taiwan, but he described China’s president as a “rational actor” who evaluates his choice...
By Tom Shugart
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Emerging Markets-Brazil’s Real, Stocks Slide after Budget Proposal; Other EM Currencies Weak
After sliding as much as 2.3% against the dollar, the real was last down 0.2%, while the Bovespa stock index dropped 1.5% after the incoming Lula administration proposed guide...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The New US Interest in Relations with Italy
Following the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Nick Lokker joined Formiche to discuss US-Italy relations. The interview cove...
By Nicholas Lokker
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NATO Faces New Challenge as Ukraine War Spills into Poland
Jim Townsend, US deputy assistant defence secretary for Europe and NATO under former President Barack Obama, welcomed NATO’s approach. “I think NATO did a great job of being v...
By Jim Townsend
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New CNAS Report: "Precision and Posture: Defense Spending Trends and the FY23 Budget Request"
Washington, November 17, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Precision and Posture: Defense Spending Trends and the FY23 Budget R...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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China’s Freeze on Taiwan Contact Fuels Worry as Tensions Build
The lack of dialogue has become more concerning as cross-strait tensions have intensified, said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. "We ne...
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Responds: Takeaways from the 2022 G20 Bali Summit
As the 2022 G20 Bali Summit comes to a close, CNAS experts highlight key takeaways and analyze the implications for U.S. national security and global prosperity. All quotes m...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, Jacob Stokes, Carisa Nietsche, Emily Jin & Nicholas Lokker
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After Moscow Blamed for Explosions in Poland, All Eyes on NATO
More likely is the potential that Poland could invoke Article 4 — a lesser-known, but more frequently invoked, part of the NATO bylaws. That would lead to a meeting of NATO me...
By Stacie Pettyjohn