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Red Lines
Daniel Remler | June 12, 2026
Thwarting Communications Blackout
Jacob Stokes, Ryan Claffey | May 28, 2026
The Entanglement Edge
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Morgan Peirce | May 26, 2026
Invested Allies
Geoffrey Gertz, Eleanor Hume | May 21, 2026
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Red Lines
Chinese advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose a serious and growing threat to U.S. national security. At least seven Chinese developers now produce systems with f...
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Thwarting Communications Blackout
Control over the physical means of transmitting information—the lifeblood of modern societies—has become a central area of contestation between Taiwan and the United States on...
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The Entanglement Edge
Quantum networking—technologies that transmit quantum states between nodes—is an underappreciated but potentially consequential dimension of U.S.-China quantum competition....
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Invested Allies
The United States is seeking to strengthen its domestic capabilities and supply chain resilience in a number of sectors critical for its economic security, including semicondu...
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CNAS Insights | Japan isn’t rearming. It’s adapting to a new era.
Japan’s defense posture is changing and changing fast. Military spending has increased sharply over the past four years. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are acquiring long-r...
CNAS Insights
CNAS Insights | Washington Can’t Afford to Ignore AI’s Warning Shot
On July 21, OpenAI disclosed the first publicly known incident of AI models escaping their isolated testing environment, gaining unauthorized internet access and hacking into ...
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CNAS Insights | MATCHing Policy to Strategy
Advanced semiconductors underpin the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). The computing power they provide drives military capability, economic productivity, ...
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
In The News
Alex Zerden, the founder of the risk advisory firm Capitol Peak Strategies and a former official in the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, n...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control. Few Ships Are Listening.
In The News
“Iran is using the fear factor of real physical risk to retain a measure of control,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Is Saudi Arabia’s Debt Strategy Sustainable?
In The News
“Saudi Arabia’s increasing reliance on debt extends well before the war, reflecting the extensive costs of diversification and desire to leverage assets to meet economic goals...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
In The News
Secondary sanctions and further measures could also alienate key partners, while inflaming tension with China, the chief US economic rival. “It's absolutely intertwined with t...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
In The News
“I think we could see more of that. As Iran finds new alternate channels, we could see US sanctions in that way,” said Rachel Ziemba, founder of geopolitical risk firm Ziemba ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran and the U.S. Are Trapped In a War Neither Knows How to Win
Both the US and Iran have adopted military strategies that can prevent defeat but cannot produce a decisive victory....
By Becca Wasser
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GenAI.mil and Three Implications for National Security’s AI Era
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Inside Taiwan’s Plan to Deter a Chinese Invasion
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Iran and the U.S. Are Trapped In a War Neither Knows How to Win
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Japan Is Emerging as a Regional Security Power Broker
While Japan’s re-emergence as a security partner in the Indo-Pacific may not be welcomed by its geopolitical antagonists, Tokyo’s multilateral approach to preserving the statu...
By Derek Grossman
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China Presses a Weakness in America’s Tech Policy
By David Feith
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CNAS Insights | Japan isn’t rearming. It’s adapting to a new era.
By Richard Fontaine
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Japan Is Emerging as a Regional Security Power Broker
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National Security Human Capital
The Power of Influence Is Built in the Little ThingsIn this episode of Chief Influencer, Anthony Shop sits down with JoAnne "Jo" Bass, the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the first woman to serve as the highest-...
By JoAnne Bass
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National Security Human Capital
Fears of a U.S. Draft Grow as the Selective Service ModernizesBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
Pentagon, under Trump, Hegseth, draws curtain tighter around Iran WarBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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From Subversion to Resistance: Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine
This episode examines how Russian operatives and local militants in 2014 transformed political unrest in eastern Ukraine into an armed insurgency—and what it teaches us about ...
By Celeste Wallander
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Aug 07, ’26 Washington Roundtable
By Jim Townsend
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‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’: How Decades of Munitions Neglect Left the U.S. Unprepared
By Jim Townsend
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From Subversion to Resistance: Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
Alex Zerden, the founder of the risk advisory firm Capitol Peak Strategies and a former official in the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, n...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
By Alex Zerden
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Iran-Linked Crypto Exchange Handled $6.3 Billion, TRM Says
By Alex Zerden
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
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Ziemba: Oil Market Overlooks Buffers Amid Long Conflict
Oil held a decline as tankers laden with crude continued to exit the Persian Gulf, despite persistent threats and limited progress on a deal between Iran and Oman to reopen th...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Says Hormuz Is Under U.S. Control. Few Ships Are Listening.
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ziemba: Oil Market Overlooks Buffers Amid Long Conflict
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Technology & National Security
Ukraine Is Opening Putin’s Military Secrets to the WorldUkraine has launched a new platform, called 'TrophyLab', sharing research into captured Russian weapons with allies. Russian UAV expert and CNA and Center for a New American S...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
China Is Gaining Ground in AI. But the U.S. Still Has a Major AdvantageBy Keegan McBride
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Technology & National Security
The White House’s Secret AI Rules + the State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + the Final Hot Mess ExpressBy Chris Painter
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
High-ranking officers, referred to as general and flag officers, hold “a position of incredible importance,” said Mark Nevitt, a professor of law at Emory University, adjunct ...
By Mark Nevitt
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
By Mark Nevitt
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Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Classified Documents
By Carrie Cordero
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
Join us for the CNAS 2026 National Security Conference: New Rules, on Thursday, June 11!...
By Gibbs McKinley
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Transatlantic Security / Global Swing States
Beyond the SahelBy Kate Johnston, Valeria Allende & Isabel Dlabach
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
By Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
