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Biden Team Sees China Tilt Aided as Putin Falters in Ukraine
As Europe’s largest conflict since World War II rages in Ukraine, top Biden administration aides are increasingly convinced it could provide the US with an unexpected advantag...
By Richard Fontaine
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Explainer: How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia
The United States has imposed several rafts of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February, targeting its central bank, major lenders, oligarchs and Russian P...
By Edward Fishman
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Putin’s choices filled with peril on eve of Victory Day parade
On the brink of its May 9 Victory Day celebrations, Russia looks very far from triumph in its war in Ukraine. And all of its options going forward are fraught with danger. Aft...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Intel leaks show US success in Ukraine — but come with risks
The Biden administration’s decision to step up aid to Ukraine is paying real-world dividends, providing not only the weapons to battle Russian forces but also the intelligence...
By Richard Fontaine
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Time for a ‘digital Bretton Woods’?
In recent weeks, the future of the global monetary order has become a hot topic in the financial world. Stiff sanctions imposed by Western powers in response to Russia’s invas...
By Michael Greenwald
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Russia-Ukraine war: What would a victory look like now to Putin?
Russia’s Victory Day parade is an annual extravagance in Red Square. Falling on May 9, it commemorates the Nazi surrender of World War II with a lavish spectacle meant to proj...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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Confronting Russia will deter China, says Japanese defense minister
A strong international response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is critical to deterring China from embarking on territorial conquests in Taiwan or the South China Sea, sai...
By Jacob Stokes
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Risks of US secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers rise as EU ponders embargo
Risks are rising that the US will impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil customers as G7 partners, including the EU, expand their commitments to curb flows, analysts said M...
By Edward Fishman & Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. considers imposing sanctions on China's Hikvision
Experts say the possible sanctions would increase tensions with China. "Putting Hikvision on the SDN list, if that is indeed what they are planning to do, is a significant esc...
By Emily Kilcrease
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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