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New CNAS Report Outlines a Path for Advancing DoD AI Assurance
Washington, March 13, 2025 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Safe and Effective: Advancing Department of Defense Test and Evaluatio...
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Pentagon Orders Review into Military Standards, Including Fitness and Grooming
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming. It's a review Hegseth promised during his...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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If Trump Wants New Pressure on Moscow, Oil and Gas Is 'Only Thing Left'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States can do "devastating" things to Russia's economy to put pressure on Moscow to accept a peace deal with Ukraine....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Budget Cuts Force Military Recruit Testing Stations to Close, Reduce Hours
Across the U.S., sites offering the initial enlistment test for potential recruits are being forced to close and reduce their hours due to cuts recommended by the Department o...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard
Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Donald Trump Takes Credit for Military Recruitment Turnaround That Started with Joe Biden
President Donald Trump said military recruitment is soaring early in his second presidency, and it’s because of his efforts to rid the government of "wokeness."...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The U.S. Is Already Fighting the World’s First AI War—And China Is Winning
AI’s role in warfare is not just about who has the best autonomous weapons—it’s also about who can use AI to make decisions faster than their adversary....
By Jacob Stokes
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CNAS Launches New Initiative on AI in Future Warfare
Washington, March 10, 2025 – The Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) Defense Program is launching a new initiative examining the critical role of artificial intelligen...
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Trump, Hegseth Claim Credit to Recruiting Success but the Cause Is Contested
The Pentagon is finding itself in one of the first wars of the new Trump administration — a clash with the previous Biden administration over who deserves the credit for a tur...
By Taren Sylvester
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DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ Favorite
Three years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Officials and Experts Warn That Pentagon Plans to Cut Climate Programs Will Hurt National Security
As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning t...
By Will Rogers
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Europe Scrambles to Aid Ukraine After US Intelligence Cutoff
Ukraine’s allies in Europe are rushing to fill the void left by the Trump administration’s decision to pause its intelligence sharing with Kyiv. It isn’t going to be easy....
By Jim Townsend
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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
President Trump has never had much love for the NATO alliance, which he thinks is overdependent on American largess, and in his first term, talked about abandoning the collect...
By Jim Townsend
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In Europe’s North, Soldiers Train amid Worries over Trump’s Belief in NATO
In a forest in Latvia, just 150 miles from the Russian border, Swedish soldiers crouch among the trees, their faces smeared in green and black paint, posing as invaders agains...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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North Korea to Have First Early Warning Aircraft, Satellite Image Shows
North Korea “appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft,” a significant upgrade for its air force, said U.S.-based research website 38 North, citing...
By Tom Shugart
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House Hearing Highlights Tensions and Opportunities in U.S.-Turkey Relationship
A House hearing on the U.S.-Turkey relationship on Wednesday underscored the myriad disputes and concerns that U.S. lawmakers have with the country and its president, Recep Ta...
By Celeste Wallander
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Trump Barrels Toward China Trade War
US President Donald Trump wasted little time imposing tariffs of 20% on China that could presage more drastic actions as he moves to derisk from Beijing and counter overcapaci...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Security Experts Concerned with Reports of Russia’s Interest in Mediating U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
Days after President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the Trump administration took another s...
By Jonathan Lord
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Air Force Sees Historic Numbers of Airmen Waiting to Go to Boot Camp in 2025
More young Americans have been signing up for the Air Force's delayed-entry program in recent months, a promising trend in recruiting following a yearslong effort by the servi...
By Taren Sylvester
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Trump’s Tariffs Unleash ‘Existential Fight’ for Canada
United States President Donald Trump has been true to his threats....
By Rachel Ziemba