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  Center Hosts Georgia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili

  On April 23, the Center for the National Interest hosted an off-the-record dinner discussion with Georgia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Levan Davitashvili and a visiting delegation of senior Georgian officials. Moderated by Center board member and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Iraq, and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, the evening brought together a select group

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  Cracks in the Network: Cybersecurity Failures, SALT Typhoon, and U.S. Cyber Leadership

  On April 23, the Center for the National Interest and the National Security Institute (NSI) hosted a joint discussion on cybersecurity challenges in telecom networks, with a particular focus on the SALT Typhoon threat actor and its broader implications for U.S. national security. First publicly disclosed in 2024, the hack saw Chinese state actors infiltrate

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  Central Asian Perspectives on the Russo-Ukraine War

  More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to reverberate far beyond Europe’s borders—nowhere more so than in the post-Soviet states of Central Asia. Once closely tied to Moscow, the region’s five republics have adopted varying responses to the conflict, balancing diplomatic caution, economic interests, security concerns, and an evolving

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  Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy: Building Partnerships in Central Asia and Beyond

  With the largest population and sharing borders with all four neighboring Central Asian states, Uzbekistan serves as a linchpin of the region. Since reformist President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed office in December 2016, the country’s engagement with its neighbors and the rest of the world has become increasingly dynamic, cooperative, and influential. On Thursday, April 10,

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  Is Russia Under Pressure?

  Since 2014, the United States and its allies have provided increasing military support to Ukraine while imposing more and tougher economic sanctions on Russia, especially since Russia launched its February 2022 invasion. Notwithstanding their starkly different approaches and stated goals, the Biden administration and the Trump administration have each framed these measures as components of

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