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U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Cooperation
Lisa Curtis, Ryan Claffey | March 17, 2026
Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review
Eleanor Hume, Kyle Rutter | January 29, 2026
Hellscape for Taiwan
Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | February 26, 2026
Eyes in the Sky
Philip Sheers | March 03, 2026
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U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Cooperation
Executive Summary Growing challenges from the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) massive military modernization, rapid technological advancement, and coercive military activ...
Reports
Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review
This installment of Sanctions by the Numbers examines the United States’ use of financial sanctions and entity-based export controls...
Reports
Hellscape for Taiwan
Executive Summary The question of how Taiwan can effectively deter and, if necessary, defeat a Chinese invasion has become increasingly urgent. For the past two decades, Taiwa...
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Eyes in the Sky
In the Department of Defense’s priority scenarios—a “defense by denial” of China and homeland defense—dedicated airborne sensing and battle management aircraft and their crew ...
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CNAS Insights | Bridging Washington and Silicon Valley
The recent friction between Anthropic and the Pentagon has made me reflect on the painful chasm that opened between Washington and Silicon Valley following leaks from Edward S...
Commentary
CNAS Insights | America’s AI Cyber Defense Gap Needs Congress to Act
Twice in the past five months, the U.S. Congress has allowed the authorization for U.S. cyber threat intelligence sharing to lapse. In each case, it managed only short-term ex...
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CNAS Insights | Can the United States Sustain Its War Against Iran?
Last week, the Trump administration hosted U.S. defense companies at the White House for a discussion on defense production. At the center of ongoing operations are questions ...
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Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly"The big limitation that I see, really, to any of this is the fact that Iran's geography is not favorable to invasion, and it's been a fact of Iran's internal defense for mill...
By Carlton Haelig
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Russia Plays Chicken with Trump
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“Even though the Trump administration has prioritized Latin America, the Russians are signaling that they’re not willing to fully give that up until — or, I should say — unles...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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‘We’re Not Keeping Up’: Why the Future of War Still Eludes U.S. Leaders
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“When you combine good intelligence surveillance reconnaissance with guided munitions — that was the future we were worried about,” Work, who is now a distinguished senior fel...
By Robert O. Work
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USS Gerald Ford Back at Crete Naval Base: AFP
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"Taking the Ford off the board for any significant length of time means less US support to war efforts," said Daniel Schneiderman, director of global policy programs at Penn W...
By Daniel Schneiderman
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iran War Complicates U.S. Push to Export AI to Persian Gulf“I would expect the investment there to ramp down slightly, but it does sound like the UAE and Saudi Arabia are still very keen on building out these AI data centers,” said Ja...
By Janet Egan
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly"The big limitation that I see, really, to any of this is the fact that Iran's geography is not favorable to invasion, and it's been a fact of Iran's internal defense for mill...
By Carlton Haelig
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‘We’re Not Keeping Up’: Why the Future of War Still Eludes U.S. Leaders
By Robert O. Work
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Defense / Middle East Security
Will Trump Win Iran War With a "Gucci" Strategy?By Becca Wasser
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Is ‘Voice of America’ Over?
“If you don’t have international broadcasting that has that American perspective, then [viewers] will be getting the Russian perspective, the Chinese perspective, the Iranian ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Iran U.S. War Latest Updates | ‘U.S., Israel Making Gains’: Lisa Curtis On Week 3 of Iran WarBy Lisa Curtis
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South Korea, U.S., Europe Not Learning Lessons of Drone War in Ukraine, Roundtable Experts Warn
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Is ‘Voice of America’ Over?
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DHS Pick Mullin Boasts of ‘Special Assignments’ Abroad but Offers Few DetailsJason Dempsey, a retired army officer and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said Mullin appears to be interested in fostering a perception that he has w...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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It Only Took 2 Weeks for the Iran War to Cause a Draft ScareBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Fears of Military Draft Swirl amid Iran Conflict - Expert Weighs InBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Russia Plays Chicken with Trump
“Even though the Trump administration has prioritized Latin America, the Russians are signaling that they’re not willing to fully give that up until — or, I should say — unles...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Australian Involvement in Protecting Strait of Hormuz Would Provide Confidence to Other NationsBy Jim Townsend
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Vladimir Putin Enjoys a Huge Windfall from the Iran WarBy Rachel Ziemba
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Russia Plays Chicken with Trump
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Defense / Middle East Security
Trump Has Options to Invade Iran—All of Them Would Cost Dearly"The big limitation that I see, really, to any of this is the fact that Iran's geography is not favorable to invasion, and it's been a fact of Iran's internal defense for mill...
By Carlton Haelig
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iran War Complicates U.S. Push to Export AI to Persian GulfBy Janet Egan
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USS Gerald Ford Back at Crete Naval Base: AFP
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Oil Prices Continue to Underprice OutageAs the Iran war continues into its 4th week, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has heightened pressure on the US and major energy importers. Iran has threatened to...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Some Iranian Oil as Energy Prices SoarBy Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles IranBy Alex Zerden
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Technology & National Security
Off TargetIntroduction The pace of progress in frontier artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities shows no sign of slowing.1 Frontier models offer transformative potential for national ...
By Caleb Withers, Jay Kim & Ethan Chiu
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iran War Complicates U.S. Push to Export AI to Persian GulfBy Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
CNAS Insights | Bridging Washington and Silicon ValleyBy Anne Neuberger
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Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire
The Strait of Hormuz has long been recognized as one of the world’s most strategically vital and legally complex maritime passages....
By Mark Nevitt
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Middle East Security / National Security Law
Is the U.S. Fighting a War Without Rules?By Mark Nevitt
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
By Mark Nevitt
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Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
Africa watchers in Washington, D.C., were dispirited—though not surprised—when an email calling the continent “a peripheral—rather than a core theater for US interest” recentl...
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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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
