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Superpowers and AGI
Jacob Stokes | August 27, 2026
Whither the Coalition?
Emily Kilcrease, James Crabtree | August 18, 2026
An Uphill Climb
Lisa Curtis, Annie Pforzheimer | July 28, 2026
Hibernating Bear
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Peter Schroeder, Kate Johnston | July 21, 2026
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Superpowers and AGI
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) systems continue to progress at a steady pace. This trend has fed forecasts that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—generally...
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Whither the Coalition?
Executive Summary The future of Taiwan, a self-governing island democracy that is claimed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), remains one of the most complex and fraught ...
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An Uphill Climb
Executive Summary To avoid what is becoming a human rights catastrophe for the women and girls of Afghanistan and a ticking time bomb for a major terrorist resurgence in the n...
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Hibernating Bear
Executive Summary Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been several crises—in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Venezuela, and Iran—where Russia did not intervene ...
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CNAS Insights | A Better Way to Deal with Canada
These days, Canada and the United States sound more like adversaries than the closest of allies. President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs over the weekend on a range ...
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CNAS Insights | Sovereign AI’s Second Wave Is Coming Into View
Earlier this year, CNAS launched the Sovereign AI Index to track every government-backed sovereign AI project since 2023. These projects seek to improve a country’s AI self-re...
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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...
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The Russia-Ukraine Air War Has Entered a New, Deadlier Phase
In The News
“The theory is that pain plus exhaustion produces political capitulation,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, a Vienna-based military analyst, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a N...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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The Senate’s NATO Backstop Is About to Lose Its Biggest Champions
In The News
Jim Townsend, a former senior Pentagon official who also served in the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security...
By Jim Townsend
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Nvidia Is Bolstering Support for Chinese Open AI Models as It Warns of White House Crackdown“If Chinese AI technology becomes the default for developing countries, those countries may be more likely to align themselves politically with Beijing and Chinese AI companie...
By Daniel Remler
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Washington Lays Out Its Toolbox for Pressuring Iran and Its Partners
In The News
Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told MBN that the United States had “a range of economic a...
By Alex Zerden
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In The News
Technology & National Security
The Dream of Quantum Computing Is Both Dead and AliveStill, the sector has a long history of disputed research and serial hype. People in the field are pursuing at least a half-dozen experimental approaches, and each has its fla...
By Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante
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Manufacturing a New National Security
Introduction The United States sits atop the world’s pedestal of military superpowers—particularly when it comes to developing and employing the most sophisticated technology—...
By James Swartout & Nick Doucette
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The Russia-Ukraine Air War Has Entered a New, Deadlier Phase
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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The Impossible Middle East
By Becca Wasser
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Manufacturing a New National Security
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Superpowers and AGI
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) systems continue to progress at a steady pace. This trend has fed forecasts that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—generally...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Is Linking Economic Investment With Military Alliances: Political Analyst
By Derek Grossman
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Beijing Sees One Theater. Washington Should, Too
By Ryan Claffey
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Superpowers and AGI
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National Security Human Capital
Sexual Assault Rates Decline in Latest Pentagon Survey Following Reforms“We’re seeing increased trust in reporting and in the systems that are available,” said Katherine Kuzminski, the director of studies at the Center for a New American Security,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
More Troops Reported Sexual Assaults Last Year as Incidents FellBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
The USS Abraham Lincoln and the Toll of the Iran WarBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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A Surprise Moscow Visit and Russia vs. the West with Hanna Notte
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a highly unusual visit to Moscow this week. Although we don’t know with certainty everything that was discussed, multi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Aug 28, ’26 Washington Roundtable
By Jim Townsend
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Why Russia Is Threatening The UK
By Jim Townsend
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A Surprise Moscow Visit and Russia vs. the West with Hanna Notte
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Washington Lays Out Its Toolbox for Pressuring Iran and Its Partners
Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told MBN that the United States had “a range of economic a...
By Alex Zerden
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Rational Security: The “All Takin’ and No Givin’” Edition
By Alex Zerden
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We Cannot Let the Lebanon-Israel Breakthrough Slip Away
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Washington Lays Out Its Toolbox for Pressuring Iran and Its Partners
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Whither the Taiwan Sanctions Coalition? with James Crabtree
James Crabtree joins the podcast to discuss the new CNAS report he co-authored with Emily, Whither the Coalition? Assessing the Prospects of a Diverse Sanctions Coalition in D...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & James Crabtree
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Pakistan Works to Broker U.S.-Iran Peace as Washington’s Economic Pressure Campaign Continues
By Emily Kilcrease
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Why Washington's ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ Won't Stop Iran
By Emily Kilcrease
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Whither the Taiwan Sanctions Coalition? with James Crabtree
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Technology & National Security
Nvidia Is Bolstering Support for Chinese Open AI Models as It Warns of White House Crackdown“If Chinese AI technology becomes the default for developing countries, those countries may be more likely to align themselves politically with Beijing and Chinese AI companie...
By Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
UN, Red Cross Call for Rules on Fully Autonomous WeaponsBy Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Beneath the Surface: Overlooked Cyber Security ThreatsBy Caleb Withers
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
There is a path forward to ending shutdowns, should Congress choose to do so. Federal armies just can’t be part of it....
By Mark Nevitt
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
By Mark Nevitt
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
By Mark Nevitt
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
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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
