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United States and Gulf State Interests in the Post Arab Spring Maghreb

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The 2010-2011 Arab Spring caused upheaval in North Africa’s Maghreb region, which comprises Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. This upheaval elevated the Maghreb’s importance globally, including for the United States and the Gulf Arab states—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar in particular. The Gulf Arab countries’ increased engagement in the Maghreb is the result of shifts within the internal politics of the Arab world. In the Maghreb, U.S. and Gulf state interests overlap to the extent that all players want stability, but each state has its own definition of what stability means. The U.S. and the Gulf states all support the Moroccan and Algerian regimes, but intra-Gulf rivalries are helping destabilize Libya, where different Gulf- backed proxy forces are exacerbating that country’s civil war. Moving forward, the United States and the Gulf states may find areas where their interests converge (e.g., stabilizing Tunisian politics, fighting terrorism, and promoting development) but also areas where they diverge, especially in Libya.

, which is outside their immediate neighborhood, is representative of shifts within the internal politics of the Arab world. In order to understand the Gulf states’ evolving foreign policy interests ... future. In addition, the U.S. government and the Gulf Arab states have deep historical ties to each other and foreign policy interests that intersect not only within the Gulf region itself, but also ... as their foreign policy interests extend geographically over time. Such an understanding can also help synchronize U.S. policies, since the issue of Gulf states’ actions in the Maghreb crosses numerous

Maintaining the Technology Edge: Strengthening US and Indo-Pacific Alliances to Counter Chinese Technology Acquisition

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Article outlining ways the US can address the issue of countering Chinese advanced technology acquisition with the assistance of and close policy coordination with Australia, Japan and South Korea.

internationally, METI focuses on preventing the diversion, exploitation or military-associated end-use of Japanese advanced technologies that could prove detrimental to Japan’s foreign policy priority ... countering china technology acquisitions Article outlining ways the US can address the issue of countering Chinese advanced technology acquisition with the assistance of and close policy coordination with Australia, Japan and South Korea. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, global restrictions on foreign direct investments hit a global high in 2020, with countries across Europe, the Indo-Pacific region

russian media analysis: Issue 5, December 5, 2021

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

Political and foreign policy developments in Scandinavia have been noted by Russian commentators in recent weeks. Several articles note recent statements by Norwegian officials expressing disinterest ... address developments in relations with the US and NATO, including the December 1 NATO Foreign Ministerial in Riga, where the draft Strategic Concept document, which sets the goals for the alliance until ... presents growing a threat to Russia. Vladimir Kozin discusses US space policy, US space policy documents, and the X-37B space plane as feeding Moscow's perception that “Washington is taking practical

PRC Spy Balloon Reveals New Arena of Strategic Competition

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The 2023 China spy balloon incident should be understood in the context of other China balloon operations and PRC writings on the military use of balloons.

a massive expansion of its nuclear force and could have as many as 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, generating concern that it may be considering a more offensive-oriented nuclear policy. Collecting ... between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi and the newly minted Foreign Minister Qin Gang. Unlike the 1960 summit between ... that it “will continue communicating with the US side and properly handle this unexpected situation caused by force majeure,” the PRC Foreign Ministry has attempted to establish narrative dominance, alleging

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 43, August 8, 2022

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Ter-Stepanov as acting head of the organization. Ter-Stepanov has been working for ANO “Digital Economy” since its start in 2017 as Deputy General Director; he focused specifically on data policy ... the efficiency of public administration through implementation of a unified policy around digital technologies and government support. MILITARY AND SECURITY RUSSIAN MILITARY CONTINUES USING UAVS ... . The company's software and hardware does not depend on imports, and access to the products cannot be limited by foreign vendors, which is a key goal for import-substitution compliant companies in Russia

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 1, November 2, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 1, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) likely indicates the importance placed upon unmanned systems by the PLA and at least a tacit policy to allow competition in an emerging field ... to support the effort. 21 AI POLICY AND GOVERNANCE On September 26, the PRC published its first guidelines on AI ethics, which emphasize user rights and data control (see original document ... , community governance, environmental governance, health and sanitation, and sports. The PRC often uses policy experimentation to test out a policy or initiative’s effectiveness in a local setting prior

Sarah Sewall

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for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance. She served for six years as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. Dr. Sewall taught on the Harvard Kennedy School ... Sarah Sewall The Honorable Sarah Sewall, Ph.D. /images/About-Us/Leadership/Board/Sarah-Sewall.webp Dr. Sarah Sewall is In-Q-Tel’s Executive Vice President for Policy, bringing decades of experience in government and academia to help IQT inform the policy debate. Dr. Sewall served as the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, responsible for issues ranging

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 15, May 19, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 15, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

Policy “New Infrastructure Construction Plan” of the Chengdu 14th Five-year Plan lays out strategic objectives for developing “new type” information infrastructure. The Chengdu City Development ... , the institute will benefit from the university’s pool of students and researchers with AI expertise. Industry Hikvision and the PRC Foreign Ministry respond to rumors of potential US sanctions ... , and look forward to being treated fairly and unbiasedly.” [17] When asked during a press conference about the rumored US sanctions on Hikvision, PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian expressed

coming in from the cold: The Bear Came Over the Mountain

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Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes.

Episode 18 | The Bear Came Over the Mountain Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes. The Bear Came Over the Mountain Biographies Alex Powell   is an expert on terrorist group tactics, counterterrorism, and special operations forces (SOF). Regionally, he focuses on South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Paul Saunders   is an expert on Russia, overseeing research on that country's foreign energy policy, foreign policy, national security policy and domestic politics, as well

coming in from the cold: The Fateful Triangle

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Special Guest Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institute and Nilanthi Samaranayake join Bill to discuss, the shifting relationship between India, China and the United States during the Cold War.

. The Fateful Triangle Biographies Tanvi Madan   is the director of The India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Madan’s work explores India’s role in the world and its foreign policy, focusing in particular on India's relations with China and the United States. Nilanthi Samaranayake   directs the Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. She has led several studies at CNA on Indian Ocean and South Asia security. Recently Samaranayake has worked on U.S.-India naval cooperation, water resource competition in the Brahmaputra River basin, and Sri Lankan foreign policy