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Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Kate Johnston, Nathaniel Schochet | November 12, 2024
Building the Future Capital Campaign
May 22, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Stress-Testing State Power
Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t...
Indo-Pacific Security
Russia and China in Central Asia
Executive Summary Despite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of t...
Building the Future Capital Campaign
In a world awash with challenges, the demand for the Center’s work has never been greater than today. The new campaign will ensure that CNAS can fulfill its critical mission n...
Axis of Upheaval
Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. Cooperation among the fo...
HIGH STAKES
High Stakes: Preparing the Next President is a new election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
Transatlantic Security
The Axis of Upheaval
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Leading the Free World
The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in num...
Middle East Security
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
Sep 20, 2024
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Ukraine Collects Vast War Data Trove to Train AI Models
In The News
As the future of warfare pivots towards artificial intelligence, Ukraine is sitting on a valuable resource: millions of hours of footage from drones which can be used to train...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Mysterious New Jersey Drone Drama Has Kickstarted a Long-Overdue Discussion
In The News
A recent wave of mysterious drone sightings across the US has, to a certain extent, kick-started a long-overdue discussion on drone technology and airspace management....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Slow to React to Pervasive Chinese Hacking, Experts Say
In The News
As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings to date about the need for Americans — and...
By Bill Drexel
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Why the Salt Typhoon Hack Is Freaking Everyone Out
In The News
Even in a year of high-profile Chinese cyberattacks, the Salt Typhoon campaign has stood out....
By Ryan Fedasiuk
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
In The News
AI warfare may conjure images of killer robots and autonomous drones, but a different reality is unfolding in the Gaza Strip...
By Paul Scharre
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
Any idea that Europe could deter Russia from breaking a cease-fire and renewing its attack with the presence of a light peacekeeping force is fantasy....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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The Mysterious New Jersey Drone Drama Has Kickstarted a Long-Overdue Discussion
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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High-Tech Radar Used in Ukraine-Russia War to Be Deployed to Crack Northeast Drone Mystery
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
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Impeachment in South Korea Has Cost Washington a Staunch Ally
President Yoon Suk Yeol has changed the course of South Korea’s diplomacy like no leader before him....
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Trump 2.0 and Security in Asia
By Akira Igata
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What Comes Next for Syria
By Richard Fontaine
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Impeachment in South Korea Has Cost Washington a Staunch Ally
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans Groups
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s defense secretary nominee, and Doug Collins, his pick for veterans affairs secretary, have advocated greater privatization of vete...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Opinions of Lower-Ranking Troops Could Soon Be Considered in Officer Promotions
By Taren Sylvester
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Hegseth and Collins’ Push for Cutting Veterans’ Health Benefits Alarms Service Members and Veterans Groups
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans Groups
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
Any idea that Europe could deter Russia from breaking a cease-fire and renewing its attack with the presence of a light peacekeeping force is fantasy....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Israel Strikes Gaza as Efforts for a Truce Intensify; Trump Envoy to Visit Ukraine
By Jim Townsend
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Putin’s Point of No Return
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
AI warfare may conjure images of killer robots and autonomous drones, but a different reality is unfolding in the Gaza Strip...
By Paul Scharre
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Our Man in Damascus? Sanctions and Governance in Post-Assad Syria
By Alex Zerden
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Cryptocurrency in the War Zone: A Closer Look at Recent Events in Syria
By Eitan Danon
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
In the week since President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria fell in a shocking conclusion to the country’s 13-year civil war, Syrians have celebrated the end of a regime...
By Alex Zerden
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Could Chinese Cars Still Enter the United States?
By Emily Kilcrease
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Major Cloud Providers Could Get Key Role in AI Chip Access Outside the US, Sources Say
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
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How Can the Trump Administration Strengthen U.S. AI Leadership?
With a new administration just around the corner, now is the time for the US to strengthen its position as a global leader in AI. Even with changing leadership, there remain n...
By Paul Scharre
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Ukraine Collects Vast War Data Trove to Train AI Models
By Samuel Bendett
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Why the Salt Typhoon Hack Is Freaking Everyone Out
By Ryan Fedasiuk
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How Can the Trump Administration Strengthen U.S. AI Leadership?
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
On POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Stress-Testing State Power
By Carrie Cordero
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Will Sen. Mitch McConnell Sink Another Donald Trump Cabinet Nominee?
By Carrie Cordero
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
