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American AI Companies Can’t Get Enough Chips
James Sanders, Janet Egan, Rory Madigan | May 07, 2026
Who Will Make Money on AI?
Geoffrey Gertz, Emily Kilcrease | May 05, 2026
Hit It with Your Best Shot
Emily Kilcrease | April 01, 2026
Repairing the Breach
Lisa Curtis, Keerthi Martyn, Sitara Gupta | March 26, 2026
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American AI Companies Can’t Get Enough Chips
In 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) chip production has become a binding constraint on the pace of the AI compute buildout. Demand for computing power to train and deploy ad...
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Who Will Make Money on AI?
The private sector is playing a leading role in advancing the frontier of artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, commercial incentives are likely to have a significant imp...
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Hit It with Your Best Shot
America needs an economic pressure doctrine. The country is using economic pressure in more novel ways and at greater scale than any other time in the postwar period....
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Repairing the Breach
U.S.-India relations stumbled badly during the second half of 2025. Differences between U.S. and Indian officials over how a ceasefire was reached between New Delhi and Islama...
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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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CNAS Insights | American AI Exports Need a Sovereignty Solution
Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce opened applications for the American AI Exports Program, an ambitious effort to deploy American AI technology, tools, and infras...
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CNAS Insights | A Year After Liberation Day, Can Trump’s Trade Wars Be Salvaged?
As the trade wars have played out over the last year, the Trump administration has fumbled its opportunity....
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Will AI Go Rogue?“It does seem totally feasible to me that a model will reach the conclusion that it could run twice as fast if there were two of it,” Caleb Withers, a research associate at th...
By Caleb Withers
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China Gains Major Edge on U.S. Amid Iran War, Intelligence Report Finds
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“On balance, the war in Iran is massively improving China’s geopolitical position,” said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security....
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump’s Man in Central Asia
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“Initially there was concern in New Delhi that he might be stretched too thin or worse, that he might try to play a mediator role between India and Pakistan but that simply ha...
By Lisa Curtis
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How the Trump-Xi Meeting Became ‘The Shrinking Summit’
In The News
“I’m expecting more optics than substance out of the summit,” said Tobin, who’s now a fellow at the Center for a New American Security. “I think some of it will be real and mo...
By Liza Tobin
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Fears of an AI Breakthrough Force the U.S. And China to TalkDaniel Remler, who led AI policy at the State Department during the Biden administration and took part in the Geneva talks, cast doubt on Chinese claims of disinterest in AGI ...
By Daniel Remler
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From Innovation Ecosystem to Industrial Base
Introduction America’s defense technology boom is real. Venture-backed firms building in artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, space, and advanced manufacturing are winning ...
By Brian Katz
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Fuel, Munitions and Food: The Mounting Toll of Trump’s Iran War
By Carlton Haelig
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WarTalk: Iran War with Jack ShanahanBy Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan & Jordan Schneider
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From Innovation Ecosystem to Industrial Base
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China Gains Major Edge on U.S. Amid Iran War, Intelligence Report Finds
“On balance, the war in Iran is massively improving China’s geopolitical position,” said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security....
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump’s Man in Central Asia
By Lisa Curtis
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How the Trump-Xi Meeting Became ‘The Shrinking Summit’
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China Gains Major Edge on U.S. Amid Iran War, Intelligence Report Finds
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Military Will Now Prescreen Recruits for 28 Medical ConditionsKate Kuzminski, from the Center for New American Security, said the policy “doesn’t actually narrow the candidate pool, since anyone with the listed conditions would be disqua...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Accused of ‘Lying to the American Public’ About War in IranBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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What the New Draft Registration Rule Means for YouBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How Ukraine Is Taking the Fight Back to Russia in CrimeaUkraine has continued to target the bridge and its supporting infrastructure. “Despite numerous Russian attempts to secure the peninsula-based assets, Ukrainian drones still m...
By Samuel Bendett
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Beyond the SahelBy Kate Johnston, Valeria Allende & Isabel Dlabach
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A State of “Unorder?”
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Why Trump’s Efforts to Force Iran to Concede to U.S. Demands Aren’t Working"So far, there has been no combination of carrots and sticks that has brought Iran to the terms that the Americans want. And if the idea is that, at some point soon, Iran will...
By Richard Fontaine
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Ex-Nato Commander Breedlove: Iran Crisis Exposes a West ‘More Divided than Its Adversaries'By Philip Breedlove
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UAE Exit from OPEC Signals Closer Alignment with U.S. Interests, Experts Say
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Does OPEC Still Matter?
On April 28, the United Arab Emirates announced that it would leave OPEC, effective May 1 — ending nearly six decades as an OPEC member. In terms of oil production, it is the ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump-XI Summit: 5 Things to Watch as World’s Most Powerful Men MeetBy Emily Kilcrease
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U.S. Rare Earth Ambitions Take Big Step Forward in Greenland
By Rachel Ziemba
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Does OPEC Still Matter?
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Technology & National Security
Will AI Go Rogue?“It does seem totally feasible to me that a model will reach the conclusion that it could run twice as fast if there were two of it,” Caleb Withers, a research associate at th...
By Caleb Withers
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Technology & National Security
Taiwan Is the Key to AI DominanceBy David Feith
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Fears of an AI Breakthrough Force the U.S. And China to TalkBy Daniel Remler
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Legal Background: Distinguishing Between Law Enforcement Powers
Matthew Kroscher is a second-year law student at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and was a spring 2026 CNAS legal intern....
By Matthew Kroscher
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An Achievable Balance
By Terrence M. Cunningham & Gene Voegtlin
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Modernize States’ Legislative Efforts on Unsanctioned Militias While Protecting Constitutional Rights
By Matt Gimovsky
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Legal Background: Distinguishing Between Law Enforcement Powers
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Transatlantic Security / Global Swing States
Beyond the SahelRussia has been expanding its engagement in Africa under President Vladimir Putin, seeking to increase Russia’s access to resources (either natural or military, including port...
By 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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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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