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Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia
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May 22, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Stress-Testing State Power
Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t...
Indo-Pacific Security
Russia and China in Central Asia
Executive Summary Despite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of t...
Building the Future Capital Campaign
In a world awash with challenges, the demand for the Center’s work has never been greater than today. The new campaign will ensure that CNAS can fulfill its critical mission n...
Axis of Upheaval
Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. Cooperation among the fo...
HIGH STAKES
High Stakes: Preparing the Next President is a new election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
Transatlantic Security
The Axis of Upheaval
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Leading the Free World
The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in num...
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Rubio’s Authority as Secretary of State Threatened Even Before Trump Term Begins
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Senator Marco Rubio is Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, but in the weeks running up to Inauguration Day, the president-elect’s special envoys have been getting...
By Richard Fontaine & Eric Martin
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Russia-Ukraine Drone War Enters New Phase
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Russia is striding ahead with its wielding of fiber-optic drones, the head of Ukraine's drone programs told high-ranking Ukrainian officials at the start of the year...
By Samuel Bendett
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Soldier’s Suicide Exposes Military’s Struggle with Mental Health Stigma
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The fiery New Year’s Day suicide of an Army Green Beret exposed the Pentagon’s struggle to identify and treat brain injuries and mental health issues, raising alarm among some...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Greenland Today, Svalbard Tomorrow? Arctic Shivers at Specter of Trump and Putin
In The News
Greenland is just the tip of the iceberg....
By Jim Townsend
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A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from Beijing
In The News
When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to ke...
By Tom Shugart
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A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from Beijing
When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to ke...
By Tom Shugart
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Key Developments in South China Sea in 2025: Rising Tensions, Military Activities, and Territorial Disputes
By Tom Shugart
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
By Tom Shugart
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A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from Beijing
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Rubio’s Authority as Secretary of State Threatened Even Before Trump Term Begins
Senator Marco Rubio is Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state, but in the weeks running up to Inauguration Day, the president-elect’s special envoys have been getting...
By Richard Fontaine & Eric Martin
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A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from Beijing
By Tom Shugart
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The Quad Plus the Philippines
By Lisa Curtis, Evan Wright & Nathaniel Schochet
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Rubio’s Authority as Secretary of State Threatened Even Before Trump Term Begins
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Soldier’s Suicide Exposes Military’s Struggle with Mental Health Stigma
The fiery New Year’s Day suicide of an Army Green Beret exposed the Pentagon’s struggle to identify and treat brain injuries and mental health issues, raising alarm among some...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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dot Gov: National Defense, Veterans, and the Federal Workers Responsible for Both
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Soldier’s Suicide Exposes Military’s Struggle with Mental Health Stigma
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In Russia's Perceived War with the West, Arms Control is Collateral Damage
Russia seemingly perceives previously established arms control agreements as elements of the broader Western-dominated political and security order that it aims to overturn....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Republicans Saved Democracy Once. Will They Do It Again?
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Joseph Wright & Erica Frantz
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What's to Come in 2025
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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In Russia's Perceived War with the West, Arms Control is Collateral Damage
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Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them.
A renewed defense treaty between these two powers will render Iran’s web of proxies all the more dangerous by arming already destabilizing agents with more advanced weapons te...
By Delaney Soliday & Shivane Anand
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
By Paul Scharre
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Tehran’s Proxies Are on the Back Foot. An Iran-Russia Defense Pact Could Revive Them.
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Biden Administration Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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‘New’ Syria Is Up Against Economy Ravaged by War
By Rachel Ziemba
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Saudi’s Inward Shift Reshapes Its FDI Outlook
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden Administration Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
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Russia-Ukraine Drone War Enters New Phase
Russia is striding ahead with its wielding of fiber-optic drones, the head of Ukraine's drone programs told high-ranking Ukrainian officials at the start of the year...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Turns to China to Step Up AI Race Against U.S.
By Samuel Bendett
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Biden Administration Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Russia-Ukraine Drone War Enters New Phase
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
On POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Stress-Testing State Power
By Carrie Cordero
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Will Sen. Mitch McConnell Sink Another Donald Trump Cabinet Nominee?
By Carrie Cordero
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
