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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...
Reports
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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Noteworthy | Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
Noteworthy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The United States contin...
By Vivek Chilukuri, Daniel Remler, Michelle Nie, Caleb Withers & James Sanders
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Iran War Soured Gulf Arabs on Iraq. Can New Leader in Baghdad Win Them Back?
In The News
“It isn’t clear what policies Zaidi would have because he’s never held public office before nor has he ever run in elections and campaigned on any specific policy,” says Hamze...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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U.S. Targets Brazil With New Tariffs Over Trade Practices
In The News
“They are the first of many new tariffs to replace the IEPPA national security tariffs. The period of public comment will allow for potential modest tweaks and exemptions. Ult...
By Rachel Ziemba
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‘Xi Has Stuck His Foot in the Door’: Ex-White House Official Liza Tobin’s Warning on Beijing Tactics
In The News
Liza Tobin, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who was China director of the US National Security Council during both the U.S. President’s firs...
By Liza Tobin
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Trump Signs an Executive Order to Vet Top AI Models for National Security Risks“The main question is whether this is the start of a continued government clamp down and response to continued AI capabilities, or whether this is a one-off, limited, and trul...
By James Sanders
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Secretary Rubio Testifies to Congress on Iran
Becca Wasser, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joined BBC News to discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio's testimony to Congress on Iran. Watc...
By Becca Wasser
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UK Could Send RAF to Romania as Russia Ramps up Attacks on NATO
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Trump Sends Iran Deal Text Back with Changes
By Becca Wasser
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Secretary Rubio Testifies to Congress on Iran
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Does the Quad Still Matter?
Under the second Trump administration, some analysts have expressed growing pessimism about the group’s effectiveness, given the president’s apparent lack of interest in atten...
By Lisa Curtis
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‘Xi Has Stuck His Foot in the Door’: Ex-White House Official Liza Tobin’s Warning on Beijing Tactics
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Thwarting Communications Blackout
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Does the Quad Still Matter?
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The Kid Rock Flyby Controversy and the Erosion of Military ProfessionalismAdherence to high standards and a willingness to conduct investigations when those standards may have been violated are a feature of the American military and contribute in no...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Beyond the Selective Service MythsBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Insatiable’ Demand: Inside the Fight for a Bigger U.S. Special Forces BudgetBy Jim Townsend
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Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
In the last episode of Brussels Sprouts, we looked at the dizzying series of U.S. announcements about America’s military posture in Europe. Since then, new reporting has emerg...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Jeffrey Edmonds
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The Coming Crisis of NATO Deterrence
By Celeste Wallander
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U.S. Military Posture and Implications for European Security
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
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Iran War Soured Gulf Arabs on Iraq. Can New Leader in Baghdad Win Them Back?
“It isn’t clear what policies Zaidi would have because he’s never held public office before nor has he ever run in elections and campaigned on any specific policy,” says Hamze...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Requests Edits to Iran DealBy Chris Kennedy
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf AppealBy Chris Kennedy
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Iran War Soured Gulf Arabs on Iraq. Can New Leader in Baghdad Win Them Back?
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U.S. Targets Brazil With New Tariffs Over Trade Practices
“They are the first of many new tariffs to replace the IEPPA national security tariffs. The period of public comment will allow for potential modest tweaks and exemptions. Ult...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Requests Edits to Iran DealBy Chris Kennedy
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Daily Energy Markets - June 1st
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U.S. Targets Brazil With New Tariffs Over Trade Practices
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Technology & National Security
Adversarial DistillationI. Introduction: The National Security Threat of Adversarial Distillation The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views artificial intelligence (AI) as central to strategic competit...
By Daniel Remler & Ben Hayum
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Technology & National Security
The President Keeps Contradicting Himself on AIBy Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
Trump Signs an Executive Order to Vet Top AI Models for National Security RisksBy James Sanders
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Technology & National Security / National Security Law
CNAS Insights | The Case for Long-Term CISA 2015 ReauthorizationLast fall, one of the United States’ most important cyber defense laws expired. For six weeks, the private sector no longer had legal protections to share critical cyber threa...
By Carrie Cordero & Morgan Peirce
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Legal Background: Distinguishing Between Law Enforcement Powers
By Matthew Kroscher
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An Achievable Balance
By Terrence M. Cunningham & Gene Voegtlin
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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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