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Inflation raises old debate on currencies being pegged to dollar
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"Regional authorities are not ready to give up the predictability of pegging to the dollar until they are willing to move to a basket peg. Not that depegging would be a panac...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk drones headed for retirement in FY27
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Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said it will be important for the Air Force to retain its Block 40 drones “as a st...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Despite Xi's 'fire', call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday call, suggesting that neither side – pr...
By Jacob Stokes
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Middle East nets half of China’s Belt and Road funding
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A number of countries saw their BRI investments drop off completely this year, including Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka, although Dr Wang said the reduction of investment in Egyp...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separations
Potentially adding thousands from the National Guard and the Reserve to that figure could have a sizable impact, according to experts. “The order of magnitude is very large,”...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Can Kyiv Launch An Offensive To Take Back Southern Ukraine?
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Russian supply lines in occupied parts of southern Ukraine as Kyiv signals the possible launching of a major counteroffensive in the region.The high-mobility artillery rocket ...
By Chris Dougherty
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Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less
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“If the US is going to to be the lynchpin, it would put a further demand on some of the air and missile defense forces,” said Becca Wasser, a fellow at the Center for New Amer...
By Becca Wasser
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What do El Salvador, Iran and North Korea have in common? They’re all feeling the heat in the great crypto crash.
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The crash of cryptocurrency prices has been well documented, particularly when it comes to retail investors and traders who have lost huge sums of money. But crypto isn’t only...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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NEOM’s IPO plans welcomed by global wealth funds
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Rachel Ziemba, founder of New York-based geo-economic advisory firm Ziemba Insights, was more hesitant and said it was too soon to determine the impact a raft of new PIF-backe...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Military Analyst Says Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Is Now A 'War Of Attrition'
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More than five months since Russia invaded Ukraine, a war of attrition has emerged with losses of materiel and men on both sides, not advances on the ground, becoming the key ...
By Michael Kofman
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Russian Navy's massive submarine could set the stage for 'a new Cold War' in the oceans
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The Russian Navy has taken delivery of what is the world's longest known submarine, one its maker touts as a research vessel -- but what others say is a platform for espionage...
By Tom Shugart
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Cheaper Gas
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After months of gas prices making life more expensive, they have quietly started to go down — providing financial relief for many Americans. The average nationwide price this ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Putin's "annexation playbook" in Ukraine could leave no path to peace
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What to watch: Ukraine has a clear incentive to make its move before September to try to disrupt any Russian annexation plans. Russia, meanwhile, seems to be attempting to se...
By Michael Kofman
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Ex CIA Analyst: Crypto-Gaming Vulnerable to Financial Crime
Online games that incentivize players by rewarding them with virtual assets are wide open to money laundering, scams and other forms of financial crime, according to a former ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Pelosi to Blinken: Label Russia as terrorist state, or else Congress will
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Blinken: Designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism — otherwise, Congress will. The warning, made on a call between the two earlier this week, was described to POLITICO ...
By Edward Fishman
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Russia Has Its Sights on Odesa
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Western officials believe that Russia will likely begin another major offensive in Ukraine early next year, including a possible effort to advance on the blockaded strategic p...
By Jim Townsend
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Pentagon steps into Senate chip debate, citing national security
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Pentagon officials are pressing lawmakers to back legislation to fund the domestic production of semiconductor chips, arguing it is essential for national security. Ahead of ...
By Martijn Rasser
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‘Could do better’: the experts’ verdict on Biden in Middle East
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“The trip went as expected, with few major deliverables and no major negative or positive shocks. No big oil promises or Iran nuclear deal breakthroughs. The trip was about re...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Bolster maritime ties in the Indo-Pacific
The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute commemorated the sixth anniversary of the July 12 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague by holding an internatio...
By Lisa Curtis
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As Russia Runs Low on Drones, Iran Plans to Step In, U.S. Officials Say
Iran has supplied drone technology to Hezbollah in Lebanon; to Houthi rebels in Yemen attacking Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; and to Shiite militias in Iraq, whic...
By Samuel Bendett
