Reports
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Sanctions by the Numbers: U.S. Secondary Sanctions
Over the past decade, secondary sanctions have emerged as a critical—and sometimes controversial—tool to increase the effectiveness and reach of U.S. primary sanctions program...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Esports and the Military
Electronic sports, known as esports, are video games played like competitive sports on viewing platforms. Esports are a developing market with a significant presence on social...
By Elizabeth Howe, Elena LoRusso & Emma Moore
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From Plan to Action
Ideas abound for actions the United States should take to better position itself for the unfolding global technology competition. Concerning topics as diverse as raw materials...
By John Costello, Martijn Rasser & Megan Lamberth
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From Mardi Gras to the Philippines: A Review of DHS Homeland Security Investigations
As it approaches 20 years since its creation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is due for substantial updates in order to improve its ability to adapt to current and ...
By Carrie Cordero & Katie Galgano
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Risky Business: Future Strategy and Force Options for the Defense Department
To consider the next defense strategy and the tradeoffs associated with different options, we developed three possible strategies—high-end deterrence, day-to-day competition, ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn, Becca Wasser & Jennie Matuschak
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Venezuela
As Venezuela battles a protracted financial and humanitarian crisis, U.S. sanctions on the country have emerged as controversial. This has sparked debate on whether the increa...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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A People-First U.S. Assistance Strategy for the Middle East
The U.S. assistance mix in the Middle East must be rebalanced away from security assistance and toward development, democracy, humanitarian, and stabilization programs as part...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Daphne McCurdy, Kaleigh Thomas & Sydney Scarlata
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Advancing a Liberal Digital Order in the Indo-Pacific
The United States and other regional democracies risk losing ground in the competition to shape Asia’s digital future. China is making rapid inroads in developing the region’s...
By Lisa Curtis, Joshua Fitt & Jacob Stokes
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Reassessing Homeland Security Intelligence
The discipline of intelligence has been a central element of the homeland security enterprise over the past two decades since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The ...
By Christian Beckner
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More than Half the Battle
The DoD needs to embrace, rather than fight against, the changes in the character of warfare and learn to thrive within its chaos in ways that China and Russia may be unable t...
By Chris Dougherty
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Making Sense of Cents
A newly elected government has a clear opportunity to revise the national strategy, including its defense priorities, and to realign resources to support its new approach. Ann...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Cyber Sanctions
Cyberattacks pose a serious threat to U.S. national security and the integrity of the global commerce and financial system, especially when state-sponsored actors conduct and/...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Principles for the Combat Employment of Weapon Systems with Autonomous Functionalities
These seven new principles concentrate on the responsible use of autonomous functionalities in armed conflict in ways that preserve human judgment and responsibility over the ...
By Robert O. Work
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Trust the Process
The United States is navigating a new paradigm of competition, one that centers not merely on traditional measures of military might, but on technology innovation and its cont...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Ainikki Riikonen
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Human Rights and Corruption
Over the past five years, the U.S. government has imposed an unprecedented number of human rights and corruption-related sanctions....
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Positive Visions, Powerful Partnerships
Restoring U.S. alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific is critical to competing effectively against China....
By Stephen Tankel, Lisa Curtis, Joshua Fitt & Coby Goldberg
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Partners, Competitors, or a Little of Both?
Executive Summary The Arctic’s melting icecaps are changing more than the geography of the region. The diminishing sea ice and declining snow cover have allowed for new shippi...
By Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Department of Homeland Security: Priorities for Reform
There is an opportunity to reform the Department of Homeland Security in a way that best protects the country from homeland security threats, consistent with law, security and...
By Carrie Cordero & Katie Galgano
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Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on North Korea
The U.S. government has used a variety of coercive economic measures to combat the North Korean security threat....
By Jason Bartlett & Francis Shin
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Myths and Realities of China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy
In U.S. policy debates on China, military-civil fusion (MCF) has emerged as a frequent subject of debate and concern....
By Elsa B. Kania & Lorand Laskai