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Jacob Helberg, Matthew Kibble, and Abdul Subhani Join CNAS Board of Advisors
Washington, May 9, 2022—The Center for a New American Security is pleased to welcome three new members to its Board of Advisors: Jacob Helberg, Matthew Kibble, and Abdul Subha...
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U.S. lacks Asian logistics support for armed conflict: Pentagon
The U.S. Department of Defense believes that American forces lack sufficient logistics capabilities in Asia to refuel and rearm in the event of an armed conflict in the region...
By Jacob Stokes
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Are sanctions against Russia working?
Even so, Russia reacted aggressively once those sanctions hit. “They have done textbook defensive policies to retain capital and stabilize the currency and avoid a financial c...
By Rachel Ziemba
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US on NZ and the Pacific: ‘We must do more’
The purpose of the US Business Summit may have been to grow economic ties between New Zealand and the world superpower, but it was little surprise that the Ukraine war dominat...
By Richard Fontaine
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‘The king of battle’ — How US artillery in the hands of Ukrainians may reshape the war with Russia
The 90 M777 howitzers that the United States is providing to Ukraine will not only make it more difficult for the Russians to move out in the open but the guns could also supp...
By Col James Frey
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Russia's tanks in Ukraine have a 'jack-in-the-box' design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war
Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't going to plan. Hundreds of Russian tanks are thought to have been des...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s retaliation on gas raises stakes for U.S.
Russia is taking a retaliatory step the U.S. and its allies have been bracing for — cutting off gas exports to two European nations, a move that escalated tensions and raised ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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China’s CIPS: A Potential Alternative in Global Financial Order
Emily Jin, research assistant at Center for New American Security and co-author of “China’s Digital Currency: Adding Financial Data to Digital Authoritarianism” discusses CIPS...
By Emily Jin
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North Korea pledges to strengthen nuclear forces at military parade
With his comments about the “mission” of North Korea’s nuclear weapons, the North Korean leader is “threatening that his nuclear weapons can be used for offensive purposes and...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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UN Secretary-General Stops in Ankara on Way to Kyiv, Moscow
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, ahead of planned visits to Ukraine and Russia in efforts to end the Ukrain...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s offensive in the Donbas can’t make up for its failure in Kyiv
This week, the new phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine has taken form. It is a war over control of the Donbas, the eastern Ukrainian region where Russia has been supporting a sep...
By Michael Kofman
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Once A Hope Of Russian Liberals And The West, Medvedev Beats A Bellicose Drum To Stay Safe, Relevant
Former President Dmitry Medvedev's opinion article in the daily Kommersant in October 2021, ahead of Russia's massive military buildup along the Ukrainian border, was as surre...
By Maria Snegovaya
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A Would-Be Crypto Baron Plies His Trade in the Taliban’s Shadow
Cryptocurrency booms are often fueled by dreams of life-changing riches. In Afghanistan, buyers are instead snapping up digital coins in hopes of preserving what wealth they h...
By Alex Zerden
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What Taiwan can learn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
On a Friday night in Taipei, dozens of people gather in a bookstore to learn what to do if war comes to Taiwan. The shop window is plastered with slogans denouncing China and ...
By Jacob Stokes
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4 ways Russia is trying to prove it can live with sanctions
Mass unemployment, according to Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist at the Institute for International Finance in Washington, has not appeared yet in Russia, but it is one ...
By Elina Ribakova
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AI Is Already Learning from Russia’s War in Ukraine, DOD Says
Less has been said about the use of artificial intelligence in the Ukraine war than, say, anti-tank missiles, but the Pentagon is quietly using AI and machine-learning tools t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Next Phase of War Will Be Pivotal for Russia and Ukraine, U.S. Says
Senior Biden administration officials say they believe that the next four weeks will shape the eventual outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with long-lasting ramifications tha...
By Michael Kofman
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U.S. Unveils Latest Sanctions Targeting Russia
The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and "a global netwo...
By Edward Fishman
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As a new, uglier phase of fighting in Ukraine begins, Western countries are rushing to give Kyiv bigger, better weapons
Ukrainians have "proven that they're willing to fight and they're able to," said Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, "but I think...
By Jim Townsend
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Was NATO Enlargement a Mistake?
We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of pieces on NATO, the decision to proceed with its enlargement, and its impact on European and global security. To comp...
By Maria Snegovaya