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CNAS Responds: Washington, Beijing Clash at First Meeting
Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer: "Those fearing a U.S.-China reset can rest easy. Where Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai once jawed over the French Revolution, in Alas...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, David Shullman, Carisa Nietsche, Jason Bartlett & Katie Galgano
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CNAS Responds: Assessing Biden's Interim National Security Strategy
Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer: "National Security Strategies do more signaling than strategizing. They resemble not true strategies so much as really long speeches...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, Chris Dougherty, Martijn Rasser, Dr. Nina Kollars, Michael Kofman, Becca Wasser, Nathalie Grogan, Katie Galgano & Jennie Matuschak
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CNAS Responds: U.S. Ends Support to Saudi War in Yemen
President Biden has announced the end of U.S. support to Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen....
By Richard Fontaine, Ilan Goldenberg, Elisa Catalano Ewers, Becca Wasser & Kaleigh Thomas
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CNAS Responds: Week One of the Biden Presidency
A week in, the Biden administration has made a series of moves across national security policy. In the advisory below, CNAS experts unpack key developments and possible outcom...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Chris Dougherty, Jason Bartlett, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth, Emma Moore, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Rachel Ziemba
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CNAS Responds: Indian and Chinese Soldiers Killed in Ladakh Border Clash
Tensions between Indian and Chinese forces boiled over in a deadly clash last night on the countries’ border in the Himalayan Mountains. After weeks of troop build-up on both ...
By Chris Dougherty, Daniel Kliman, Iskander Rehman & Joshua Fitt
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Beijing Escalates Crackdown on Hong Kong
China's rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress, is poised to consider a new national security law to tighten Beijing's vise on Hong Kong. By circumventing th...
By Richard Fontaine, Ely Ratner, Daniel Kliman, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Martijn Rasser, Kara Frederick, Kristine Lee, Ashley Feng & Joshua Fitt
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CNAS Responds: Coronavirus Outbreak Tests Every Aspect of U.S. and International Security
As regions across the U.S. announce states of emergency and a growing list of countries restrict travel, close schools, and quarantine citizens, the economic costs of the coro...
By Richard Fontaine, Ely Ratner, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Daniel Kliman, Susanna V. Blume, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg, Paul Scharre, Martijn Rasser, Kara Frederick, COL Sarah Albrycht, Kristine Lee, Peter Harrell, John Hughes, Rachel Ziemba, Michael Horowitz, Elsa B. Kania, Will Mackenzie, Ashley Feng, Kaleigh Thomas, Carisa Nietsche, Emma Moore, Joshua Fitt, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth & Ainikki Riikonen
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CNAS Responds: Tensions Rise Between the United States and Iran
The first week of 2020 has seen a sharp escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions, with the U.S. killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, Iranian missile strikes on U.S. military t...
By Richard Fontaine, Ilan Goldenberg, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Kayla M. Williams, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kaleigh Thomas
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Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes
Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes provides a broad, accessible overview of the key institutions and political dynamics in democracies and dictatorships, enabling students ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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CNAS Responds: Trump Addresses China, Iran, Climate Change in UNGA Speech
At the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) this morning, President Trump addressed world leaders on his vision of the United States' role on the global stage. Covering a range of fla...
By Daniel Kliman, Susanna V. Blume, Kristine Lee, Sam Dorshimer & Emma Moore
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CNAS Responds: U.S., North Korea Consider Renewed Talks
As the renewal of U.S.-North Korea negotiations becomes more likely, CNAS experts weigh in on potential next steps for Washington to watch for....
By Duyeon Kim, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Kristine Lee, Van Jackson & Neil Bhatiya
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CNAS Responds: John Bolton Departs as National Security Advisor
CNAS experts examine the impact of Bolton's departure on key foreign policy issues and U.S. national security at large....
By Carrie Cordero, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kristine Lee
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2020 Democratic Primary Debates: Questions for the Candidates
By Neil Bhatiya, Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Martijn Rasser, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Kayla M. Williams
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Hong Kong Protests Escalate Amid Crackdown
The standoff between the Beijing-backed government of Hong Kong and protesters concerned about an erosion of the city's autonomy continues to intensify. As protesters and poli...
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee, Chris Dougherty, Elsa B. Kania, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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Mark Esper's Confirmation Hearing: CNAS Experts Pose Key Questions for the Nominee
Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will face members of the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in a hearing to consider his nomination as Secretary of Defense. As part o...
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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White House AI Executive Order and DoD AI Strategy
This week, the U.S. government released two major new strategic documents on artificial intelligence. The White House published an executive order by President Trump launching...
By Robert O. Work, Paul Scharre, Gregory C. Allen, Kara Frederick, Michael Horowitz & Elsa B. Kania
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What to Look for in the 2019 State of the Union
Washington, February 5 – President Donald Trump speaks to the nation tonight to outline his priorities for the coming year and the opportunities and challenges the country fac...
By Cole Stevens
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Turkey's Slap to the Face of America's Syria Policy
Yesterday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the beginning of a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern and eastern Syria, crea...
By Nicholas Heras
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At APEC, Pence Has Unique Opportunity to Advance U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
This is a make or break week for the Trump administration’s economic approach to Asia. A year ago at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) – the region’s premier ...
By Daniel Kliman
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CNAS Experts: In Paris, Trump Should Mend Relations with Europe to Counterbalance China
Washington, November 9 – This weekend, President Donald Trump will depart for a long-planned trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Rachel Rizzo