Featured Reports
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Becca Wasser, Philip Sheers | April 03, 2025
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
Jacob Stokes | March 18, 2025
Promethean Rivalry
Bill Drexel | April 22, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
Ruby Scanlon, Bill Drexel | April 24, 2025
Defense
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Executive Summary The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is struggling to meet the demands of the current strategic environment—let alone prepare for a potential conflict agai...
Indo-Pacific Security
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
China’s rapid nuclear buildup is raising questions about how the country makes decisions related to nuclear weapons. This policy brief analyzes that trend by presenting three ...
Technology & National Security
Promethean Rivalry
Executive Summary Just as nuclear weapons revolutionized 20th-century geopolitics, artificial intelligence (AI) is primed to transform 21st-century power dynamics—with world l...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
Project Overview This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the world to...
AMERICA'S EDGE
Experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) issued their recommendations for The First 100 Days, a blueprint to help the new administration navigate national security challenges from day one.
The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
Set the Tone, Establish Policy, Hire Personnel—And Prepare for Crisis
President Donald Trump enters office at a critical moment and faces multiple crises...
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Save the DateJune 3, 2025 The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America t...
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
In The News
The U.S. will talk with Japan about the option of employing dual-use shipbuilding--building commercial ships with military applications--Navy Secretary John Phelan told Nikkei...
By Tom Shugart
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Disarray at Pentagon Puts Spotlight on Civilian Leadership’s Crucial Role
In The News
The exodus of advisers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s office is affecting U.S. troops far from the Pentagon – highlighting the importance of strong civilian leadersh...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Army Rolls Out ‘Sex-Neutral’ Fitness Test for Some Combat Jobs
In The News
The U.S. Army is rolling out a new fitness test that will require female soldiers serving in combat jobs to be rated on the same score chart as their male counterparts, a move...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump’s Fixation on a Tariff Battle Win Against China Could Cost Him the Trade War
In The News
President Donald Trump bet that his 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports would bring Chinese leader Xi Jinping running to cut a deal on trade....
By Emily Kilcrease
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New CNAS Case Study Highlights U.S.-China Tech Competition in Brazil
Press Release
Washington, April 24, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil by Ruby Scanlon and Bill Drex...
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
The U.S. will talk with Japan about the option of employing dual-use shipbuilding--building commercial ships with military applications--Navy Secretary John Phelan told Nikkei...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Military Spending Has Surged. So Have the Purges
By Tom Shugart
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How Much of a Threat Are Chinese Hypersonic Missiles to U.S. Navy Ships and Sailors?
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
The U.S. will talk with Japan about the option of employing dual-use shipbuilding--building commercial ships with military applications--Navy Secretary John Phelan told Nikkei...
By Tom Shugart
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Global Leaders Condemn Pahalgam Terror Attack
By Lisa Curtis
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China’s Military Spending Has Surged. So Have the Purges
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. to Discuss Dual-Use Shipbuilding with Japan, Navy Chief Says
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Disarray at Pentagon Puts Spotlight on Civilian Leadership’s Crucial Role
The exodus of advisers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s office is affecting U.S. troops far from the Pentagon – highlighting the importance of strong civilian leadersh...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Army Rolls Out ‘Sex-Neutral’ Fitness Test for Some Combat Jobs
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Has a Human Capital Problem and There’s No Fast Way Out
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Disarray at Pentagon Puts Spotlight on Civilian Leadership’s Crucial Role
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The U.S. Is No Longer the Leader of the West
Trump’s second term has dismantled the idea of the U.S. as the leader of the West and instead it’s almost “every nation for itself”, says Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center f...
By Jim Townsend
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Germany's New Defense Agenda
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Trump ‘Humiliated’ as Putin Sends Clear Message That He Doesn’t Care About US
By Jim Townsend
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The U.S. Is No Longer the Leader of the West
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CNAS Middle East Program Director Jonathan Lord to Join Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks as National Security Advisor
Washington, April 17, 2025 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announces that Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program, will j...
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
By Eitan Danon
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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CNAS Middle East Program Director Jonathan Lord to Join Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks as National Security Advisor
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Trump’s Fixation on a Tariff Battle Win Against China Could Cost Him the Trade War
President Donald Trump bet that his 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports would bring Chinese leader Xi Jinping running to cut a deal on trade....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Red Lines and Supply Chains: Trump’s Approach to Trade and Security
By Emily Kilcrease
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Ziemba: Struck By Energy Deal Between India & Saudi Arabia
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Fixation on a Tariff Battle Win Against China Could Cost Him the Trade War
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Five Objectives to Guide U.S. AI Diffusion
The Framework for AI Diffusion (the Framework) is an ambitious proposal to shape the global distribution of critical AI capabilities, maintain U.S. AI leadership, and prevent ...
By Janet Egan & Spencer Michaels
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Shaping the World’s AI Future: How the U.S. and China Compete to Promote Their Digital Visions
By Keegan McBride
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Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
By Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
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Five Objectives to Guide U.S. AI Diffusion
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
Donald Trump takes office in a complex and volatile global environment. Rising tensions with China, the continued war in Ukraine, and instability in the Middle East all pose s...
By Charles Horn
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Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign Influence
By Carrie Cordero
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
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Developing Leaders to Promote Gender Integration
Diversity of lived experiences results in stronger leaders....
By Dr. Jeannette Gaudry Haynie & Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Sharper: America's National Security Workforce
By Emma Moore, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
By Emma Moore
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Developing Leaders to Promote Gender Integration
