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Charting the Course
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A new policy brief by CNAS' Strategy and Statecraft Program timed in conjunction with the NATO Summit September 4-5, makes recommendations on key issues like NATO’s response t...
By Jacob Stokes, Julianne Smith, Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Report Preview - Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm
In this preview of the forthcoming report, Robotics on the Battlefield Part II: The Coming Swarm, Fellow and 20YY Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre explores how rising ...
By Paul Scharre
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Autonomous Power? Securing Singapore’s Interests in the 21st Century
Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines Singapore's how Singapore’s national security strategy translates into defense policy decisions, and discusses the potential of ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Bringing the Fight Back Home: Western Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria
“Bringing the Fight Back Home” argues that the changing dynamics on the ground in Iraq are accelerating the urgency of the threat from the approximately 3,000 foreign fighters...
By Anthony Vassalo & Dafna Rand
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Port Recovery in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: Improving Port Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change
U.S. Coast Guard Fellow Commander Linda Sturgis, along with Dr. Tiffany Smythe and Captain Andrew Tucci (USCG) examine how an effective private and public sector collaboration...
By Linda A. Sturgis
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Surviving on a Diet of Poisoned Fruit: Reducing the National Security Risks of America’s Cyber Dependencies
"Surviving on a Diet of Poisoned Fruit: Reducing the National Security Risks of America’s Cyber Dependencies" by the Honorable Richard Danzig offers key insights about how to ...
By Richard Danzig
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Removing the Barriers: Prospects for Sanctions Relief Under a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran
In a policy brief on Iran sanctions, Elizabeth Rosenberg suggests that a successful nuclear deal will require incremental concessions by Iran on its nuclear program in exchang...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The Contest for Regional Leadership in the New Middle East
In addition to the historic political change occurring within the major states of the Middle East, there is a transformative process underway remaking the dynamics among the s...
By Jacob Stokes
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Strategy and Statecraft
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Strategy and Statecraft Program Director Julianne Smith and Bacevich Fellow Jacob Stokes analyze the current foreign policy landscape and lay out an agenda for solving the big...
By Jacob Stokes & Julianne Smith
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Creative Disruption
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Technology and National Security Program Director Ben FitzGerald and Research Associate Kelley Sayler highlight the "growing disconnect" between Defense Department (DOD) needs...
By Ben FitzGerald & Kelley Sayler
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A Summer Calendar for Advancing U.S. Policy toward the South China Sea
Asia-Pacific Security Deputy Director Dr. Ely Ratner authors the agenda “A Summer Calendar for U.S. Policy toward the South China Sea,” detailing specific actions the United S...
By Ely Ratner
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Robotics on the Battlefield - Part I: Range, Persistence and Daring
20YY Warfare Iniative Director Paul Scharre examines key enablers and obstacles for achieving advantages and concludes with recommendations for actions in Robotics on the Batt...
By Paul Scharre
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Beyond the QDR: Key Issues Facing the National Defense Panel
In Beyond the QDR: Key Issues Facing the National Defense Panel, Dr. Nora Bensahel, co-director of CNAS' Responsible Defense Program, argues that the NDP should focus on six c...
By Nora Bensahel
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CTRL + ALT + DELETE: Resetting America's Military
In the May edition of Foreign Policy, Shawn Brimley and Paul Scharre address the question: "If you built the U.S. Military today from scratch with no historical burdens, how w...
By Shawn Brimley & Paul Scharre
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Opportunities for American Influence in a Changing Middle East
Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dr. Dafna Hochman Rand examines U.S. influence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and considers whether U.S. efforts have moved the decision mak...
By Dafna Rand
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Digital Theaters
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Ben FitzGerald and Lt Col Parker Wright, USAF recommend that Congress and the Department of Defense should establish a mature and effective C2 structure that responsibly decen...
By Ben FitzGerald & Parker Wright
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Securing the Grid: Opportunities and Risks in Operational Technology
“Securing the Grid: Opportunities and Risks in Operational Technology” examines threats and risks associated with the convergence of Information Technology and Operational Tec...
By Robert J. Butler
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If Deterrence Fails: Rethinking Conflict on the Korean Peninsula
Asia-Pacific Security Director Dr. Patrick Cronin charges U.S. policymakers to rethink deterrence and escalation in a changing security environment....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The Arctic’s Changing Landscape: Addressing New Maritime Challenges
In a policy brief, Linda Sturgis, Joel Smith and Isaiah Reed examine the Arctic region's changing landscape by addressing its new Maritime challenges....
By Isaiah Reed, Joel Smith & Linda A. Sturgis
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Emerging Arctic Security Challenges
In a policy brief, Dr. James Kraska and Dr. Betsy Baker identify and discusss emerging arctic security challenges...
By Betsy Baker & James Kraska
