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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition

Richard Fontaine, Gibbs McKinley | June 26, 2025

Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific

Vivek Chilukuri, Lisa Curtis, Janet Egan, Morgan Peirce, Elizabeth Whatcott, Nathaniel Schochet | June 24, 2025

Quad: The Next Phase

Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Martyn, Thomas Corel | June 18, 2025

Atomic Advantage

Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante | May 28, 2025

Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition

International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...

Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific faces a cyber crossroads. Down one path lies deeper military, intelligence, and economic ties between Washington and its key allies and partners in this strat...

Quad: The Next Phase

Executive Summary The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) among the United States, Australia, India, and Japan is becoming the focal point for economic and technological co...

Atomic Advantage

Executive Summary One of the most consequential national security contests now unfolds on battlefields invisible to the naked eye—across the faint radiofrequency signals of th...

AMERICA'S EDGE

The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.

CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future

Jun 3, 2025

The First 100 Days

The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...

Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition

International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...

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Press Release
New Report Outlines Strategy to Compete with China’s Digital Silk Road in Kenya
Washington, July 22, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Kenya, by Vivek Chilukuri and Ruby Sc...
- July 22, 2025
In The News

Defense
Musk’s xAI Was a Late Addition to the Pentagon’s Set of $200 Million AI Contracts, Former Defense Employee Says
The Pentagon last week announced multimillion-dollar contracts with four artificial intelligence companies intended to “address critical national security challenges,” includi...

By Josh Wallin
- NBC News
- July 22, 2025
In The News

Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
JUST IN: Indo-Pacific Cybersecurity Needs Workforce Boost, Experts Say
An increase in cyberattacks from China and North Korea has magnified the importance of strengthening cybersecurity partnerships among Indo-Pacific allies, but the region’s par...

By Vivek Chilukuri & Dr. Duyeon Kim
- National Defense Magazine
- July 21, 2025
In The News

Defense
Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...

By Carlton Haelig
- National Defense Magazine
- July 21, 2025
In The News

Defense
Pentagon Looks to Unleash ‘Military Drone Dominance’
While no one knows when or where the next major war will break out, what is becoming clear is that next time the United States engages directly in a conflict, U.S. combat unit...

By Stacie Pettyjohn
- The Japan Times
- July 21, 2025

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Defense
- Defense
  Musk’s xAI Was a Late Addition to the Pentagon’s Set of $200 Million AI Contracts, Former Defense Employee Says
  The Pentagon last week announced multimillion-dollar contracts with four artificial intelligence companies intended to “address critical national security challenges,” includi...
  
  By Josh Wallin
  - In The News
- Defense
  Pentagon Looks to Unleash ‘Military Drone Dominance’
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
- Defense
  Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
  By Carlton Haelig
  - In The News
Indo-Pacific Security
- Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
  JUST IN: Indo-Pacific Cybersecurity Needs Workforce Boost, Experts Say
  An increase in cyberattacks from China and North Korea has magnified the importance of strengthening cybersecurity partnerships among Indo-Pacific allies, but the region’s par...
  
  By Vivek Chilukuri & Dr. Duyeon Kim
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
  Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AI
  By Tim Fist
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
  What It Takes to Stop the Next Salt Typhoon
  By Morgan Peirce
  - Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
- National Security Human Capital Program
  A Top Green Beret Influencer Says He Exaggerated His War Story. The U.S. Military Is Investigating, and Vets See a Deeper Problem.
  Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret, former MMA fighter, and a recognizable figure in today's "Vet Bro" influencer culture, revealed this week that he had wrongly implied that he recei...
  
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - In The News
- National Security Human Capital Program
  Will Pete Hegseth’s ‘War on Woke’ Sideline Women?
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - In The News
- National Security Human Capital Program
  U.S. Veterans Stand by Afghans in Immigration Court
  By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
  - In The News
Transatlantic Security
- Transatlantic Security
  Ukraine War Update with Ben Hodges and Jane Kobzova
  During the past several weeks, and since around March of this year, Russia has increased the intensity of its attacks on Ukraine. Moscow is launching brutal aerial assaults on...
  
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
- Transatlantic Security
  NATO's Biggest Threats
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
- Transatlantic Security
  How Russia Could Exploit a Vacuum in Europe
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Kate Johnston
  - Commentary
Middle East Security
- Middle East Security
  Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
  President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted several high-stakes issues when they met for dinner on Monday night, including the long-term future of Gaza an...
  
  By Rachel Brandenburg
  - In The News
- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
  How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
- Defense / Middle East Security
  U.S. Troops in Middle East Will Remain Dispersed and at Elevated Alert, Analysts Say
  By Becca Wasser
  - In The News
Energy, Economics & Security
- Energy, Economics & Security
  Edward Fishman: Weaponizing Finance and What It Means for Portfolios
  Edward Fishman, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, explains how sanctions, chokepoints, and financial tools are redefining market risk and opport...
  
  By Edward Fishman
  - Podcast
- Energy, Economics & Security
  Happy Summer from Derisky Business!
  By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
  - Podcast
- Energy, Economics & Security
  The Derisky Business Reading List
  - Commentary
Technology & National Security
- Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
  JUST IN: Indo-Pacific Cybersecurity Needs Workforce Boost, Experts Say
  An increase in cyberattacks from China and North Korea has magnified the importance of strengthening cybersecurity partnerships among Indo-Pacific allies, but the region’s par...
  
  By Vivek Chilukuri & Dr. Duyeon Kim
  - In The News
- Technology & National Security
  Rethinking the Global AI Race
  By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
  - Commentary
- Technology & National Security
  Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts Say
  By Tim Fist
  - In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?
  On CNN, Carrie Cordero breaks down the laws behind whether the President can deploy the National Guard to American cities, and whether the Insurrection Act will be invoked....
  
  By Carrie Cordero
  - Video
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  Sharper: The National Guard
  By Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
  - Commentary
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  DOJ Tests National Security Defense in Fight for Trump Agenda
  By Carrie Cordero
  - In The News
Global Swing States
- Global Swing States
  New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
  Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
  - Press Release
- Global Swing States
  Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
  By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
  - Reports
- Technology & National Security
  Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
  By Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
  - Reports