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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review
Eleanor Hume, Kyle Rutter | January 29, 2026
Short Supply
Katherine L. Kuzminski, Taren Sylvester | December 11, 2025
Prepared, Not Paralyzed
Janet Egan, Spencer Michaels, Caleb Withers | November 20, 2025
Economic Security in North America
Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz | December 03, 2025
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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...
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Short Supply
Executive Summary The U.S. military faces a critical challenge: Fewer young Americans are willing to serve, and fewer adults are encouraging them to do so. Because of delibera...
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Prepared, Not Paralyzed
Executive Summary The Trump administration has embraced a pro-innovation approach to artificial intelligence (AI) policy. Its AI Action Plan, released July 2025, underscores t...
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Economic Security in North America
Executive Summary The United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term includes a novel review clause. By July 2026, t...
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CNAS Insights brings timely analysis and expert commentary to the most pressing topics in national security.
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CNAS Insights | America Isn’t Ready for a Drone War
This week, U.S. personnel near El Paso, Texas, tested a high-energy laser as part of their mission to shoot down cartel drones along the southern border. The resulting confusi...
Commentary
CNAS Insights | Trump's Plan B for Tariffs
The administration is already pivoting to a new tariff architecture that will mostly, though not entirely, recreate his previous tariffs....
Commentary
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...
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Four Years Later, How Close Is Russia to Achieving Its Goals in Ukraine?
In The News
As tens of thousands of Russian soldiers poured into Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin addressed the world on February 24, 2022, and outlined the goals of the ‘special militar...
By Nicholas Lokker
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
By Tom Shugart
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Inside Anthropic’s Existential Negotiations with the Pentagon
In The News
Anthropic’s weekslong battle with the Department of Defense has played out over social media posts, admonishing public statements, and direct quotes from unnamed Pentagon offi...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Nate Fick Returns to CNAS as Distinguished Senior Fellow
Washington, February 23, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is thrilled to welcome back Ambassador Nathaniel “Nate” Fick as a distinguished senior fellow wit...
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In The News
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Threat of 15% Tariffs Adds to Gulf’s ‘Macroeconomic Volatility'US President Donald Trump’s threat this weekend to raise global tariffs to 15 per cent from 10 per cent adds to macroeconomic volatility for the Gulf region, although any impa...
By Rachel Ziemba
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China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
IDF Says Forces on High Alert amid Tensions with Iran, No Change to Public AdvisoriesBy Becca Wasser
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Defense / Middle East Security
The ‘Incredibly Significant’ U.S. Military Forces Surrounding IranBy Becca Wasser
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
By Tom Shugart
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China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion
By David Feith
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Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule Makes the World Less Safe
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Trump Appears Ready to Attack Iran as U.S. Strike Force Takes ShapeA lack of calamities during those previous operations has made it easy to overlook the potential pitfalls of future missions, said Jason Dempsey, a retired Army officer who st...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Army to Be More Selective with Reenlistment Bonuses Under New GuidanceBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The U.S. Army’s Quiet Rotation in the PhilippinesBy Katherine L. Kuzminski & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Four Years Later, How Close Is Russia to Achieving Its Goals in Ukraine?
As tens of thousands of Russian soldiers poured into Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin addressed the world on February 24, 2022, and outlined the goals of the ‘special militar...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Can China Capitalize on Changing Transatlantic Currents?
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Four Years In, Putin’s Ukraine Conquest Is Still Stalled – But He’s Still Got Trump On His Side
By Jim Townsend
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Four Years Later, How Close Is Russia to Achieving Its Goals in Ukraine?
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Sanctions on Iran Have Dramatically Affected Its Economy and Led to ProtestsPresident Trump is pondering military action in Iran. His administration has already been engaging in economic warfare. Recently, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that st...
By Edward Fishman
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Threat of 15% Tariffs Adds to Gulf’s ‘Macroeconomic Volatility'By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Middle East Security
IDF Says Forces on High Alert amid Tensions with Iran, No Change to Public AdvisoriesBy Becca Wasser
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Inside Anthropic’s Existential Negotiations with the Pentagon
Anthropic’s weekslong battle with the Department of Defense has played out over social media posts, admonishing public statements, and direct quotes from unnamed Pentagon offi...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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CNAS Insights | Trump's Plan B for Tariffs
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Sanctions on Iran Have Dramatically Affected Its Economy and Led to ProtestsBy Edward Fishman
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Inside Anthropic’s Existential Negotiations with the Pentagon
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Trump Attempts a Tightrope Walk on Selling AI Chips to China Without Boosting Its MilitaryCNAS research associate James Sanders told The Dispatch he believes that selling this number of chips would pose a substantial threat to national security, outweighing any eco...
By James Sanders
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Technology & National Security
The Sovereignty Gap in U.S. AI StatecraftBy Pablo Chavez
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Brings ChatGPT Into Its Official AI Tool SetBy Caleb Withers
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
This article was originally published in Lawfare. On Jan. 7, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from more than 60 international agreements and organizations, ...
By Mark Nevitt
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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
By Carrie Cordero
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
In the contest for the future of global order, South Africa’s choices will have a disproportionate impact on the outcome....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
- New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
