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New CNAS Report: "Global Island: Sustaining Taiwan's International Participation Amid Mounting Pressure from China"
Washington, April 19, 2022—China under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping has ramped up political, economic, and military pressure on Taiwan. The roots...
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Russia’s Strategy in the East
Russia declared today that its military campaign in eastern Ukraine was underway as it bombarded hundreds of targets across a sprawling 300-mile front, from Kharkiv in the nor...
By Michael Kofman
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The ‘Messy Middle’
If you live in most any Western country, your government’s support for Ukraine, including sending weapons and imposing sanctions on Russia, can give the impression of a united...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Will new weapons shipments change the war for Ukraine?
“They are receiving a great amount of what they need,” Rita Konaev, associate director of analysis at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology told ...
By Margarita "Rita" Konaev
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North Korean leader shown observing weapons test as country fires projectiles into eastern waters
North Korea fired two projectiles into waters off the east of the Korean Peninsula Saturday evening, according to the South Korean military, the country's 12th such test this ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals t...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Russia’s Moskva cruiser sinks following Ukrainian claim of missile strike
Russia’s Black Sea flagship missile cruiser, the Moskva, sank while being towed to port after an explosion caused by an unexplained fire, the Russian defence ministry has said...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia and Ukraine race to prepare for decisive battle in Donbas
In the first phase of the war, Russian troops attacked across three broad fronts hoping to quickly take cities, but they became overstretched and suffered heavy losses. Russia...
By Michael Kofman
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Moskva sinking: What really happened to the pride of Russia's fleet?
The Russian guided-missile cruiser Moskva rests deep beneath the Black Sea this morning. Whether it lies there as the victim of Ukrainian missiles, Russian incompetence, bad l...
By Tom Shugart
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On the Moskva, think like Helen Mirren
The sinking of Russia’s ‘Moskva’ cruiser is a big symbolic win for Ukraine, but does very little to change the course of the war. Experts NatSec Daily spoke to since the Kreml...
By Michael Kofman
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Why Russia gave up on urban war in Kyiv and turned to big battles in the east
Just weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has shifted its focus to the country’s east, redeploying weapons and troops and increasing attacks on key towns and cities. The sudd...
By Jeffrey Edmonds
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Ministerial Dialogue: U.S.-India deepen understanding in midst of differences
Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said it was expected that the meetings would go ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Air Force leaders love the phrase ‘multi-capable airmen.’ Here’s why airmen hate it
Spend time on any Air Force website or social media page these days and you’ll find a key phrase that keeps popping up: multi-capable airmen. Simply put, multi-capable airmen,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The military wants ‘robot ships’ to replace sailors in battle
Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the Navy is building these ships with one enemy primarily in mind: China. The Chinese mi...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Technology and National Security Program Welcomes Senior Adjunct Fellow Pablo Chavez
Washington, April 14, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Pablo Chavez as a new Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Technology and National Secur...
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Russia’s Make-or-Break Gambit in the Donbas
Having failed to achieve their initial goal of a lightning campaign to seize the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Russian forces are focusing their efforts on the Donbas region in t...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Russian sanctions and inflation conundrum
The good news for President Biden: Tough Western sanctions against Russia, which he played a major role in putting together, are working to squeeze the Russian economy and cou...
By Maria Shagina
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US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $800 million in heavy weapons the country will speed to Ukrainian forces, which will include more than a dozen heavy-artil...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Russian Scientists Say They Have A New System to Monitor Attacks on the Russian Internet
As Russia rains artillery fire down on Ukrainian cities, cyber attackers from around the world have been targeting Russian media, cryptocurrency services, and retail brands wi...
By Samuel Bendett
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US, India cementing occasionally touchy relationship
The US-India "two plus two" ministerial level meeting in Washington on Monday turned into something far bigger - it was upgraded to a summit. The symbolism was strong, signall...
By Lisa Curtis