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Russia's powerful Northern Fleet just got the first of a new class of submarines that has the US Navy worried
In The News
On May 7, the Russian Navy finally commissioned the Kazan, its first Yasen-M-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN). Kazan is the lead boat of a subclass descen...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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US ambassador to Russia warned senators that Biden administration risks repeating predecessors' mistakes in dealing with Putin
In The News
The day before the White House announced that President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin would hold their first in-person meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, the US ...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Is Working On A New Stealth Fighter It Probably Can’t Afford
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Russian warplane-maker Sukhoi is developing a new stealth fighter, state media reported Wednesday. The single-engine, low-observable fighter would fly as fast as Mach 2, a com...
By Samuel Bendett
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Will Biden Blink Over Navalny?
In The News
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced the long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will be held ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Is Accelerating Its Own Link-Everything Network
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The United States isn’t the only major military power trying to digitally link all of its weapons and execute operations faster with artificial intelligence. Russia has been m...
By Samuel Bendett & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Strongmen who got cozy with Trump get the cold shoulder from Biden
The Biden administration has zinged Russia and China over human rights and alleged thuggery against their neighbors, cut off some arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and stiff-armed T...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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80,000 Russian Troops Remain at Ukraine Border as U.S. and NATO Hold Exercises
Russia has withdrawn only a few thousand troops from the border with Ukraine, senior Biden administration officials said, despite signals from Moscow last month that it was di...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Inside Russia’s Robot Army: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Russia has created a new robotic combat unit of Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicles, which have been battle-tested in Syria, though with mixed results. It’s also developing an exp...
By Samuel Bendett
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Call for Applications | Wargaming with the Next Generation: A Russia Crisis Simulation
The CNAS Transatlantic Security and Defense programs today announced a call for applications for "Wargaming with the Next Generation: A Russia Crisis Simulation." The virtual ...
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Russia's unlucky aircraft carrier is getting ready for its return to action
In The News
Perhaps no aircraft carrier has been as mocked or as troubled as Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only carrier and the sole ship of its class. Meant to usher in a new era for Sovie...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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China and Russia Turn Deeper Ties into a Military Challenge for Biden
Deepening military and diplomatic cooperation between Russia and China is worrying U.S. defense planners, who fear the two frenemies that share military technology and many fo...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Slaps Wide-Ranging Sanctions on Moscow—but Stops Short of Killer Blow
The Biden administration announced a sweeping package of sanctions on Russia on Thursday, including further restrictions on Moscow’s ability to tap capital markets and fresh d...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden administration imposes significant economic sanctions on Russia over cyberspying, efforts to influence presidential election
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The Biden administration on Thursday imposed the first significant sanctions targeting the Russian economy in several years in order to punish the Kremlin for a cyberespionage...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Edward Fishman
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Is Russia Preparing to Go to War in Ukraine?
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Russia’s military buildup near the border of Ukraine continued this week, deepening global concern about Moscow’s ultimate intentions as senior Russian officials and state med...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Beijing Continues Its Steady But Uneven Rise In the World
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials touted China’s ascent at the political gathering, setting up declared victories at home over the coronavirus and extrem...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia’s Buildup Near Ukraine Puts Team Biden on Edge
Russia is massing an unusual number of troops on the border with Ukraine, posing an early test for the Biden administration as it looks to repair relations with NATO allies an...
By Jim Townsend
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Hostility rises between Biden, Putin
In The News
President Biden is not holding back in confronting Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a killer and promising tough action against a range of attacks by the Kremlin ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Biden Has First Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin
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The White House said Tuesday that President Biden held his first call as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin and raised concerns about issues including the detaini...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia says it will follow US out of Open Skies Treaty. Can it still be saved?
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Russian leaders on Friday announced plans to leave the Open Skies Treaty, two months after the Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of the pact, further reducing slim hope...
By Jim Townsend
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CNAS Experts Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Peter Harrell Selected for National Security Council Staff
Washington, January 8, 2021—The Center for a New American Security congratulates Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, ...
By Chris Estep
