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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review
Eleanor Hume, Kyle Rutter | January 29, 2026
After the Deal
Delaney Soliday, Shivane Anand | December 16, 2025
Short Supply
Katherine L. Kuzminski, Taren Sylvester | December 11, 2025
Prepared, Not Paralyzed
Janet Egan, Spencer Michaels, Caleb Withers | November 20, 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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After the Deal
Executive Summary More than two years have passed since the devastating October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas (a.k.a. Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya, or Islamic Resista...
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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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CNAS Insights | Unpacking the H200 Export Policy
AI Chips for China With two new policies, President Donald Trump has implemented his pledge to allow sales of NVIDIA’s H200 AI chips to China in exchange for a quarter of the ...
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CNAS Insights | The 2025 National Security Strategy
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CNAS Insights | Eight Things to Watch for in 2026
Buckle up for a pivotal geopolitical year. In 2026, the world will struggle to make sense of U.S. actions and intentions, and Washington will remain uncertain about its own pl...
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Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
In The News
President George W. Bush said he was invading Iraq to keep America safe. But critics saw a hidden motive: oil....
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Turns to U.S. Military Leaders for Diplomatic Efforts on Iran and Ukraine
In The News
President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s ...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
A Wargame Shows Just How Vulnerable Europe Is to a Russian AttackEuropean governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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CNAS Welcomes Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to Indo-Pacific Security Program
Washington, February 5, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the appointment of Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to its Indo-Pacific Security P...
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Pentagon Leaders Should Have More Control over Services’ Tech Budgets, GAO SuggestsThe Pentagon could further accelerate its technology purchasing if the services’ emerging-tech budget requests flowed through the office of the defense undersecretary for rese...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
A Wargame Shows Just How Vulnerable Europe Is to a Russian AttackEuropean governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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What to Expect From U.S., Iran Talks Friday in Oman?
By Becca Wasser
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Opposites Attract (and Execute)
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Top Experts Decode India-U.S. Trade Deal | Questions Loom Over Russian Oil Imports, $500Bn InvestmentIn this episode of India Ascends, amid US President Donald Trump's claim that India has agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil, New Delhi has reiterated that ensuring energy ...
By Daniel Silverberg
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"Modi-Trump Share a Very..." White House on India-U.S. Deal as BJP vs Congress at Home
By Lisa Curtis
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Will India Halt Russian Oil Imports Under India-U.S. Trade Deal? U.S. Expert Lisa Curtis Explains
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National Security Human Capital Program
Army Recruiting Waivers for Mental Health Will Be Approved at Lower LevelsThe Army is loosening its grip on recruiting waivers for mental health and misconduct, putting those decisions in the hands of the commanders who oversee street-level recruiti...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Many Future Military Officers Come from Scouting. A Pentagon Split Could Put Those Ties at Risk.By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Pentagon Creates Permanent PCs Agency, Eyes Software Overhaul to Fix Military MovesBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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There’s a Way Forward for Sovereign European Space Intel, but Is There the Will?
This article was originally published in Space News. Germany’s top intelligence officials made waves last year by calling for the creation of a European spy network to lessen ...
By Cameron Olbert
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Top Experts Decode India-U.S. Trade Deal | Questions Loom Over Russian Oil Imports, $500Bn InvestmentBy Daniel Silverberg
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Want to Stop Trump Bullying Your Country? RetaliateBy Edward Fishman
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There’s a Way Forward for Sovereign European Space Intel, but Is There the Will?
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Trump Turns to U.S. Military Leaders for Diplomatic Efforts on Iran and Ukraine
President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s ...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanBy Philip Sheers
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Walmart Hits Trillion Dollar Market Cap for the First Time
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Turns to U.S. Military Leaders for Diplomatic Efforts on Iran and Ukraine
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Want to Stop Trump Bullying Your Country? RetaliateThis article was originally published in The Guardian. In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Takes Energy Leverage to New Heights
By Rachel Ziemba
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plans for Venezuela’s Oil Revenue
By Alex Zerden
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Leaders Should Have More Control over Services’ Tech Budgets, GAO SuggestsThe Pentagon could further accelerate its technology purchasing if the services’ emerging-tech budget requests flowed through the office of the defense undersecretary for rese...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation ParadoxBy James Sanders
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Technology & National Security
The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?By Paul Scharre
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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
Loren and Radha reminisce about wintry memories and Benedict Cumberbatch before a cocktail parties worth of gossip on Fed rates, tariffs, and appropriations politics. In dumps...
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Questions Remain After U.S. Capture of Maduro
By Carrie Cordero
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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
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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
