July 22, 2020

A Deadly Game: East China Sea Crisis 2030

On July 22, 2020, audience members played along as the CNAS Defense team and leading experts conducted a virtual wargame in the year 2030, exploring command and information concepts in a New American Way of War.

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Virtual Panel Discussion: Serious Games: How the Pentagon Uses Wargames to Develop Ideas and Inform Decisions

Jun 16, 2020

Defense

Investing in Great-Power Competition

Executive Summary This report asks whether the 2021 U.S. defense budget request is aligned with the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) in selecting priority capability inves...

Defense

Why America Needs a New Way of War

For the first time in decades, it is possible to imagine the United States fighting—and possibly losing—a large-scale war with a great power....

  • Reports
    • July 9, 2020
    Investing in Great-Power Competition

    Executive Summary This report asks whether the 2021 U.S. defense budget request is aligned with the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) in selecting priority capability inves...

    By Susanna V. Blume & Molly Parrish

  • Reports
    • June 12, 2019
    Why America Needs a New Way of War

    For the first time in decades, it is possible to imagine the United States fighting—and possibly losing—a large-scale war with a great power....

    By Chris Dougherty

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    • Breaking Defense
    • October 21, 2024
    It’s Time for a True Industrial Strategy for American National Security

    For an industrial strategy to work, the president must make it a White House priority that pulls together all elements of national power....

    By Becca Wasser & Mara Rudman

  • Commentary
    • October 9, 2024
    Sharper: Allies and Partners

    Amid intensifying geopolitical challenges, the United States is finding new ways to address security issues by cultivating and strengthening alliances and partnerships. How ca...

    By Gwendolyn Nowaczyk & Charles Horn

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