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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Russia has withdrawn only a few thousand troops from the border with Ukraine, senior Biden administration officials said, despite signals from Moscow last month that it was di...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
In The News
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?
In The News
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
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Biden's options for Russian hacking punishment: sanctions, cyber retaliation
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President-elect Joe Biden’s team will consider several options to punish Russia for its suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of U.S. government agencies and companies o...
By Edward Fishman
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Russia is winning the Arctic long game
In The News
Time for a T-12 club of tech-friendly democracies? Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, thinks so. He told Global Translations that we are “probabl...
By Richard Fontaine
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Massive hack of US government launches search for answers as Russia named top suspect
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Days after several US agencies confirmed their networks were compromised in a massive data breach, federal officials are still struggling to understand the scope of the damage...
By Carrie Cordero
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Moscow Isn’t New Delhi’s Pal
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With border tensions between India and China at their worst in decades, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh headed late last month to a familiar destination: Moscow. There M...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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A New Chapter in Fraught Ties Between President, Spies
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President Trump’s combative relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies has made it difficult for officials to speak candidly to him or the public about national security thr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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White House does not plan any immediate response over intelligence reports on Russian bounties targeting U.S. troops
In The News
The White House is not planning an immediate response to intelligence reports of Russian bounties given to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. and coalition forces in Afghan...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
