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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
Carlton Haelig, Philip Sheers | October 21, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road
Vivek Chilukuri, Ruby Scanlon | October 15, 2025
Tipping the Scales
Caleb Withers | September 23, 2025
Countering the Swarm
Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | September 10, 2025
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac that has allowed China to ...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
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Tipping the Scales
This report examines how emerging AI capabilities could disrupt the cyber offense-defense balance....
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Countering the Swarm
After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
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.
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CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
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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...
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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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Technology & National Security
China’s Quantum Leap Will Eclipse U.S. Aircraft CarriersA parliamentary debate between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and an opposition politician over possible Taiwan contingencies — from a maritime blockade in the Bashi C...
By Morgan Peirce
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Alliance Calls for Cyber U to Stem Tide of Nation-State AttacksThe United States urgently needs a virtual cybersecurity academy to train cyber defenders for national security, according to the Internet Security Alliance (ISA)....
By Morgan Peirce
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Interview with Greg Grant
In The News
Proposals for wringing more innovation out of DoD are legion, coming with some velocity from government funded research centers, think tanks, academia. Most are outright ignor...
By Greg Grant
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Russia’s ‘Shadow Vessels’ Using False Flags to Skirt Sanctions, Report Says
In The News
Russian “shadow vessels” are using false flags to skirt sanctions imposed on Moscow over its war in Ukraine, according to a new report....
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Seeks Rare Earth Sweet Spot in Saudi Arabia
In The News
A country with no rare earths extraction may seem an unlikely partner for the US in its bid to counter China’s industry dominance. But plans to establish a refinery in Saudi A...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
When Defense Becomes Destruction: Austria-Hungary’s Mistake and Ukraine’s RiskThis article was originally posted on War on the Rocks. The southeastern Polish city of Przemyśl, with its elegant 19th century Habsburg-era train station, remains one of the ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Interview with Greg Grant
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Ukraine’s Catch-22 MomentBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
North Korea’s Provocations, Power Plays, and Shifting AlliancesTensions on the Korean Peninsula have reached a new and dangerous threshold. President Lee Jae Myung is warning of a real risk of accidental military clashes, as the situation...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a SayBy Richard Fontaine
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How to Win the Economic War with ChinaBy Edward Fishman & Julian Gewirtz
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Military Influencers Are Going Viral, and the Pentagon’s Social Media Rules Aren’t Keeping UpTop military influencers are taking over corners of social media — and it's opening a can of ethical worms for the Pentagon....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Airmen and Space Force guardians will be extended for 60 days due to shutdownBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Army Extends Contract for Soldiers Nearing End of Service Due to ShutdownBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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CNAS Insights | Ten Days That Shook the War
A bad peace is worse than no peace. ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
When Defense Becomes Destruction: Austria-Hungary’s Mistake and Ukraine’s RiskBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine’s Catch-22 MomentBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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CNAS Insights | Ten Days That Shook the War
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U.S. Seeks Rare Earth Sweet Spot in Saudi Arabia
A country with no rare earths extraction may seem an unlikely partner for the US in its bid to counter China’s industry dominance. But plans to establish a refinery in Saudi A...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russia’s ‘Shadow Vessels’ Using False Flags to Skirt Sanctions, Report Says
By Rachel Ziemba
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UAE Investment Set to Boost Africa’s AI Infrastructure as It Reaches ‘Inflection Point’
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Seeks Rare Earth Sweet Spot in Saudi Arabia
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Economic Security in North America
Executive Summary The United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term includes a novel review clause. By July 2026, t...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Hearing on the Operation of the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada
By Emily Kilcrease
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
North Korea’s Provocations, Power Plays, and Shifting AlliancesBy Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Economic Security in North America
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Technology & National Security
China’s Quantum Leap Will Eclipse U.S. Aircraft CarriersA parliamentary debate between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and an opposition politician over possible Taiwan contingencies — from a maritime blockade in the Bashi C...
By Morgan Peirce
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Technology & National Security
Caleb Withers on the Cybersecurity Frontier in the Age of AIBy Caleb Withers
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Technology & National Security
Alliance Calls for Cyber U to Stem Tide of Nation-State AttacksBy Morgan Peirce
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
White House Blew past Legal Concerns in Deadly Strikes on Drug BoatsPresident Donald Trump and his top White House aides pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Legal Implications of Trump's Response to Democratic LawmakersBy Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
U.K. Suspends Intelligence Sharing with U.S.By Carrie Cordero
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
In the contest for the future of global order, South Africa’s choices will have a disproportionate impact on the outcome....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
- New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
