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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 ...
CNAS Insights
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...
CNAS Insights
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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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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In The News
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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Pakistan Works to Broker U.S.-Iran Peace as Washington’s Economic Pressure Campaign Continues
In The News
Emily Kilcrease, senior director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, said removing Chinese banks from the U.S. dollar syst...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Bessent Unveils Sweeping New Iran Sanctions but Delays Toughest Blow
In The News
The question is how other entities view Bessent’s “warning shot,” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a bipartisan nonprofi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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How U.S. Sanctions on Iran Ripple Through Global Markets and Consumers
In The News
“Today’s sanctions are mostly incremental, but are part of trying to intimidate remaining trading partners into cutting ties [with Iran],” said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senio...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military
Deterrence can succeed, and continued U.S., Taiwanese, and allied investment can matter a great deal — if undertaken with the urgency the situation demands....
By Tom Shugart
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The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Korean Drone Boom Creates New Rumblings in Old Conflict
By Erik Lin-Greenberg
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The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military
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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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From Ukraine to Iran, Attacks on Civilian Sites Put Us All at Risk
This article was originally published in Inkstick. The last several years have seen military conflict fan out around the world — from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the US-Is...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Putin’s Doomsday Weapon Sparks New Era of Submarine Warfare
By Richard Connolly
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Front Line Dynamics, Deep Strikes, and a Theory of Victory
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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From Ukraine to Iran, Attacks on Civilian Sites Put Us All at Risk
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Has Outlined the Trump Administration's New Economic Measures Against Iran
Alex Zerden, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Al Jazeera to discuss the Trump Administration's announcement of Operation Economic Outc...
By Alex Zerden
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The Iran War Is Testing a Depleted Treasury
By Alex Zerden
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
By Alex Zerden
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Has Outlined the Trump Administration's New Economic Measures Against Iran
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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
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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Technology & National Security
CNAS Insights | Sovereign AI’s Second Wave Is Coming Into ViewBy Pablo Chavez, Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
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Technology & National Security
Air Force Security Teams Want to Train With Chinese-Made Drones at Nuclear BaseBy Samuel Bendett
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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
