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Pipelines, chokepoints, and what the heck are we doing?
There has been some recent discussion within the community about how to move people from “not a game designer/controller” to “professional (paid) game designer/controller” in ...
By Dr. ED McGrady
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Digital Threats to Democracy: Comfortably Numb
Commentary
This ongoing series from Technology for Global Security and the Center for a New American Security examines the elements and potential implications of digital threats to democ...
By Alexa Wehsener
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Converging Chinese and Russian Disinformation Compounds Threat to Democracy
Commentary
In recent weeks the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda and disinformation blitz around COVID-19 has drawn increasing attention, and with good reason. In addition to pr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Energy Markets, Geopolitics, and COVID-19
Commentary
On May 14, members of the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a Twitter conversation on the impact of COVID-19 on energy markets and geopolitics. EES Progr...
By Sam Dorshimer & Abigail Eineman
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It’s Only Going to Get Harder to Recruit and Retain Troops in a Post-Pandemic World
The U.S. military has long seen the need to move past various industrial-age personnel policies as it works to attract and retain talented people, and has begun to d...
By Emma Moore & CAPT Mike Martinez
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Digital Threats to Democracy: A Double-Edged Sentence
Commentary
This ongoing series from Technology for Global Security (T4GS) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines the elements and potential implications of digital th...
By M. Nina Miller
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Benefits for Survivors and Dependents
Commentary
In the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, service members, their familie...
By Zachary Jaynes
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Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?
In war, speed kills. The soldier who is a split second quicker on the draw may walk away from a firefight unscathed; the ship that sinks an enemy vessel first may spare i...
By Paul Scharre
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The Peace Corps Needs a Media Literacy Program
Commentary
Last month, a hoax circulated online that people wearing shoes indoors led to a spike in coronavirus cases in Italy. Worldwide, rapidly spreading misinformation and&...
By Monika Bochert
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What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the US military's role in defending the nation
Commentary
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a stark reminder that America’s defense requires more than the Department of Defense. This was awkwardly clear earlier this month,...
By Lt Col Stewart Parker
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Digital Threats to Democracy: Breaking News
Commentary
When a society loses trust in the media and the public does not know where to find credible data and information, polarization increases....
By Vera Zakem
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It’s Time to Rethink our Wargames
Commentary
National security practitioners held several high-profile pandemic wargames and exercises in the years prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. Often, these games eerily predicted e...
By Chris Dougherty
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What the government should or should not do to help space industry
Commentary
The COVID-19 economic slowdown will have lasting implications on the new space sector. Yet the United States cannot afford another lost decade of commercial space innovation. ...
By Mikhail Grinberg
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The United States Can’t Afford to Turn Away Chinese Talent
Commentary
Intellectual property theft is a real concern, and China has been the world’s foremost infringer. But a blanket exclusion of Chinese students from U.S. academic and scien...
By Elsa B. Kania & Lindsay Gorman
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Banning COVID-19 survivors from military service is a recruiting mess waiting to happen
A recent memo from Military Entrance and Processing Command (MEPCOM) added to previously issued start-stop guidance from the Department of Defense relating to COVID-19. U...
By Nathalie Grogan & Emma Moore
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Trump’s Latest Decision on Immigration Is Bad for America
Commentary
As the pandemic continues, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to impose new and potentially sweeping restrictions on immigration. Back in April, Tr...
By Elsa B. Kania & Megan Lamberth
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What Afghanistan Can Teach Us About Fighting Coronavirus
Commentary
As worried Americans look for answers in the midst of a global pandemic, it is no surprise that many have turned to the symbols and language of war. Public officials from Gove...
By Pat A. Basu & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How to use the next stimulus to counter China
Commentary
“Build back better” was the mantra New Orleans adopted after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. It should be our country’s motto as we work to recover from the economic and...
By Stephen J. Hadley & Anja Manuel
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Trump Wants Answers on the Pandemic’s Origins. Politicizing Intelligence Won’t Help.
Commentary
Where did the coronavirus come from? The Trump administration says it wants answers to this question—but conflicting statements from U.S. leaders are further undercutting the ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Strongman Brand Others Can Emulate
Commentary
For the past 20 years, Putin has been driven principally by his desire to maintain power. To this end, he has weakened the state, eliminated competition, and personalized Russ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
