Andrea Kendall-Taylor

1 month ago | cnas.org | Hamzeh Hadad |Charles 'Chuckie' Horn |Jim Townsend |Andrea Kendall-Taylor

US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s transitional leader, Ahmed al-Shara, in Riyadh last week was accompanied by a landmark announcement: the United States will lift sanctions on Syria, paving the way for investment and reconstruction to help the country recover from 13 years of devastating civil war. This is a welcome development that will ease Syria’s re-entry into the global economy and bring much-needed relief for the millions of civilians reliant on humanitarian aid.

1 month ago | cnas.org | Jim Townsend |Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Samuel Bendett

A volatile global security environment requires the United States and its allies to develop new tactics and capabilities to deal with novel global threats. On June 3, policymakers, industry leaders, and others will discuss how to face this challenge at the 2025 CNAS National Security Conference: America’s Edge. In this edition of Sharper, CNAS experts deepen the conversation about maintaining America’s edge in warfighting, economic security, technology leadership, and more.

1 month ago | cnas.org | Jim Townsend |Samuel Bendett |Andrea Kendall-Taylor

A new article from Andrea Kendall-Taylor in The New York Times highlights the stakes of the war in Ukraine for the United States. Despite an apparent belief by the Trump administration that this war only matters to Europe, how it ends has implications for Americans. If the United States fails to stand up to Russia now, in Ukraine, it is likely to have to do so at a significantly higher cost in the future.

Mar 12, 2025 | cnas.org | Rachel Ziemba |Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Hamzeh Hadad |Jonathan Lord

This month, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to mediate a new nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran after reportedly being asked to by U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call in February. In a meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio allegedly followed up on the president’s request in speaking with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Trump has made clear he wants a new deal with Iran.

Mar 11, 2025 | cnas.org | Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Michael Greenwald |Rachel Ziemba

Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) speaks with Bloomberg TV’s Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East and Africa about Ukraine ceasefire talks, the role of Europe in the Russia-Ukraine war and how oil markets are impacted by the wide geopolitical environment. Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.