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India's friction with U.S. rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems

Asia Pacific Jan 16, 2021

India's friction with U.S. rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems

Washington has told New Delhi it is unlikely to get a waiver on its planned acquisition of Moscow's S-400 air defense systems, raising the risk of sanctions.

For Russia, nuclear arms curbs with Biden are a 'no brainer'

World Jan 15, 2021

For Russia, nuclear arms curbs with Biden are a 'no brainer'

The New START treaty, which limits the nuclear stockpiles of the United States and Russia, expires just 16 days after the president-elect's inauguration.

There are only bad options for dealing with North Korea

Commentary / World Jan 12, 2021

There are only bad options for dealing with North Korea

by Brad Glosserman

Kim didn’t wait for the inauguration, announcing last week that the United States remained his country’s “biggest enemy” and that his government would not give up its nuclear arsenal.

SolarWinds hackers linked to Russian spying tools, investigators say

World Jan 11, 2021

SolarWinds hackers linked to Russian spying tools, investigators say

The findings are the first publicly available evidence to support assertions by the United States that Russia orchestrated the hack.

China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests

Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 7, 2021

China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests

China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled ...

U.S. intelligence says Russia 'likely' behind hacking of government agencies

World / Crime & Legal Jan 6, 2021

U.S. intelligence says Russia 'likely' behind hacking of government agencies

The penetration of departments including Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Commerce is considered one of the worst known cybercompromises in recent year.

The Kremlin’s new man will keep us guessing

Commentary / World Jan 4, 2021

The Kremlin’s new man will keep us guessing

by Clara Ferreira Marques

Just as Vladimir Putin was helped by academic-turned-St. Petersburg mayor, Anatoly Sobchak, Mikhail Mishustin was a protege of former finance minister and reformer Boris Fyodorov.

Asian security rests on forging closer U.S.-Japan science and technology cooperation

Commentary / Japan Dec 21, 2020

Asian security rests on forging closer U.S.-Japan science and technology cooperation

by Benjamin Mcmartin and Bernice Kiyo Glenn

The U.S. C&ET strategy identifies a list of 20 priority areas of which Japanese firms have some of the leading technologies, such as advanced manufacturing and space technologies.

The SolarWinds cybersecurity wake-up call

Commentary / World Dec 21, 2020

The SolarWinds cybersecurity wake-up call

by Michael Chertoff, Latha Reddy and Alexander Klimburg

The SolarWinds attack unfolded over many months, and coincided with governments’ latest negotiations to strengthen and clarify cyber norms.

For some in Russia’s elite, Putin’s future is again a hot topic

World / Politics Dec 20, 2020

For some in Russia’s elite, Putin’s future is again a hot topic

by Henry Meyer, Irina Reznik and Ilya Arkhipov

The regular revival of speculation about the 68-year-old leader’s future highlights how central Putin remains to the Russian state.

U.S. hacking attack adds to Putin mystique, even if Russia faces pain

World | ANALYSIS Dec 20, 2020

U.S. hacking attack adds to Putin mystique, even if Russia faces pain

by Ilya Arkhipov, Henry Meyer and Stepan Kravchenko

The storm over the cyberattack on U.S. government agencies only helps Putin's image at home as a strong leader unafraid to confront the former Cold War enemy.

'Powerful tradecraft': How foreign cyberspies compromised America

World Dec 20, 2020

'Powerful tradecraft': How foreign cyberspies compromised America

by Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn, Raphael Satter and Jack Stubbs

Officials and researchers believe at least half a dozen U.S. agencies have been infiltrated and thousands of firms hit with malware in what may be one of the biggest hacks ever uncovered.

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