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FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act: Spotlight on Technology
Press Note
Congress has finally passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and priorities for the next fisca...
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The FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Press Note
After weeks of delay, the United States Congress passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and p...
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The Summit for Democracy (Virtually) Takes Washington
Press Note
Tomorrow, the White House convenes over 100 governments for its long-promised Summit for Democracy—an event that has already elicited much discussion from supporters and criti...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Laura G. Brent, Carisa Nietsche & Nicholas Lokker
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CNAS Launches New Set of Research Projects on U.S. and Allied Economic and Technological Competition with China
Press Release
Washington, December 7, 2021—The Center for a New American Security is pleased to announce the launch of three new U.S.-government supported research projects on U.S. and alli...
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After Decades of Surveillance, Muslims Struggle with How Much to Share Online
In The News
Thirteen years ago, Mosaab Sadeia accompanied his father to a mosque in Staten Island. He remembers it was during the winter, after the last Isha prayer when his father went t...
By Ainikki Riikonen
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Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian Robot Disguised as a Rock
In The News
Under lightly falling snow, a soldier sets a rock on the ground. A moment later the rock animates, extending first a periscope-like camera, and then lifting the whole of its r...
By Samuel Bendett
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Hacking the Supply Chain
In The News
As far back as January 2013, a Defense Science Board task force report, “Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat,” warned that adversaries could exploit cyber...
By Laura G. Brent
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Russian Mail Drones Could Simplify Siberian Postal Delivery
In The News
On its platform, the helicopter-style SH-350 drone receives a blue package in a pelican-case-style box. Tied tight into place, it rises with the drone over a field of snow. Th...
By Samuel Bendett
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US Blacklists Chinese Quantum Computing Companies
In The News
The US has placed a dozen Chinese groups involved in quantum computing and other advanced technologies on an export blacklist, saying they pose a risk of gaining access to cri...
By Martijn Rasser
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China's New Privacy Law Leaves U.S. Behind
In The News
While China's sweeping new data privacy laws have left tech companies confused about how to comply, they also put the U.S. even further behind in the global race to set digita...
By Martijn Rasser
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Bipartisanship on Chinese tech hits a snag
In The News
This summer’s 68-vote Senate margin in support of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act seemed to show that despite rampant partisanship, Congress could at least come togeth...
By Hannah Kelley
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This Group Pushed More AI in US Security—and Boosted Big Tech
In The News
The commission also suggested new investment in training AI experts, research inside and outside the Pentagon, and support for US semiconductor development. The group’s overal...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.S. Ban on China Telecom Signals Broad Concern Over Beijing
A U.S. ban of China Telecom (Americas) Corp. by regulators shows that broad concerns about Beijing persist in Washington, even as the Biden administration takes steps to impro...
By Martijn Rasser
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CNAS Adds Laura G. Brent as a Senior Fellow to its Technology and National Security Program
Washington, October 6, 2021—The Center for a New American Security is pleased to announce that Laura G. Brent has joined its Technology and National Security Program as a Seni...
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AI battleships and killer drones: ‘Terminator future’ of war feared by conflict experts
Major advancements in AI weapons and defence technology have sparked fears mankind is heading towards a “Terminator future” of war. And as this ultra-tech advance, there are i...
By Paul Scharre
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Zapad military drills showcase Russian unmanned robots’ battlefield breakthrough
In The News
Russia has employed unmanned ground vehicles in combat formations for the first time, a significant step in the country’s quest to develop an effective all-robot military unit...
By Samuel Bendett
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CNAS Welcomes John “Jack” Shanahan to its Technology and National Security Program as an Adjunct Senior Fellow
Washington, September 14, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Lieutenant General (ret.) John “Jack” Shanahan has joined CNAS as an A...
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Russia wants to launch little drones off of other drones off of ships
In The News
Russia wants to replace the helicopter scouts on its existing ships with longer-range drones. Announced earlier this week by Russia’s Advanced Research Foundation (an analog t...
By Samuel Bendett
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House Bill Aims to Bridge Acquisition ‘Valley of Death’ In Race to Counter China
In The News
Two provisions in the latest version of a House defense bill seek to bridge the "valley of death," the acquisition-process obstacles that can stop promising technology from ge...
By Martijn Rasser
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Report: China Is Hacking Russia, Too
Much has been made about the emerging relationship between China and Russia, two countries that the National Defense Strategy recognizes as near-peer competitors to the United...
By Samuel Bendett
