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Global Compute and National Security
Janet Egan | July 29, 2025
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
Richard Fontaine, Gibbs McKinley | June 26, 2025
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
Vivek Chilukuri, Lisa Curtis, Janet Egan, Morgan Peirce, Elizabeth Whatcott, Nathaniel Schochet | June 24, 2025
Quad: The Next Phase
Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Martyn, Thomas Corel | June 18, 2025
Technology & National Security
Global Compute and National Security
The current pathway to breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities relies on amassing and leveraging vast “compute”—specialized chips housed within massive data cen...
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
Indo-Pacific Security
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific faces a cyber crossroads. Down one path lies deeper military, intelligence, and economic ties between Washington and its key allies and partners in this strat...
Indo-Pacific Security
Quad: The Next Phase
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) among the United States, Australia, India, and Japan is becoming the focal point for economic and technological cooperation in the I...
AMERICA'S EDGE
The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
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...
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
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Behind India’s Massive Russian Oil Imports: Asia’s Richest ManUnited States President Donald Trump’s additional 25 percent tariff on India for its imports from Russia, saying it is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine, has put the South ...
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What Trump’s Intel Move Says About His Stance on U.S. FirmsThe White House has confirmed that the Trump administration is in talks with Intel about acquiring a stake of up to 10% in the chipmaker....
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The World’s Biggest Chipmaker Needs to Move Beyond TaiwanTaipei, a city of over 2m people, stopped moving at 1.30pm on July 17th. Sirens rang out across the capital as residents rehearsed a civil-defence drill for a Chinese invasion...
By Becca Wasser
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For Putin, 'Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Mean Something DifferentRussia, Ukraine and European powers have all emerged from meetings with President Donald Trump in support of establishing security guarantees as part of a broader agreement to...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-UpGen. David Allvin, the Air Force's top uniformed leader, suddenly announced Monday evening that he would be retiring as the service's chief of staff, marking the latest leader...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The World’s Biggest Chipmaker Needs to Move Beyond TaiwanTaipei, a city of over 2m people, stopped moving at 1.30pm on July 17th. Sirens rang out across the capital as residents rehearsed a civil-defence drill for a Chinese invasion...
By Becca Wasser
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For Putin, 'Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Mean Something DifferentBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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Trump's Russia-Ukraine Talks Raise Two Conditions Key to Ending WarBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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Behind India’s Massive Russian Oil Imports: Asia’s Richest ManUnited States President Donald Trump’s additional 25 percent tariff on India for its imports from Russia, saying it is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine, has put the South ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Trump’s Intel Move Says About His Stance on U.S. FirmsBy Geoffrey Gertz
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South Korea-U.S. Launch Ulchi Drills as Kim Slams Exercise as “Hostile”
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National Security Human Capital Program
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-UpGen. David Allvin, the Air Force's top uniformed leader, suddenly announced Monday evening that he would be retiring as the service's chief of staff, marking the latest leader...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How the U.S. Army Is Using Influencers to Recruit a New Generation: ‘Promise Them This Idea of Stability’By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit ThreadsBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Behind India’s Massive Russian Oil Imports: Asia’s Richest ManUnited States President Donald Trump’s additional 25 percent tariff on India for its imports from Russia, saying it is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine, has put the South ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ukraine Negotiations: Confusing Activity with Progress
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Samuel Charap & Dr. Angela Stent
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Russia's Lavrov: Security Talks without Moscow a "Path to Nowhere" | CNN
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How to Keep Hezbollah Away from Power
The Middle East is entering a new era; Iran is weaker than it has ever been, the Assad regime is no more, and Lebanon is under new leadership with the potential to create last...
By Delaney Soliday & Adam Koussih
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UAE’s Global Energy Push Faces Economic Security Reality CheckBy Rachel Ziemba
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The Anti-U.S. Axis Isn’t Dead, Just RestingBy Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Nicholas Lokker
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How to Keep Hezbollah Away from Power
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Behind India’s Massive Russian Oil Imports: Asia’s Richest ManUnited States President Donald Trump’s additional 25 percent tariff on India for its imports from Russia, saying it is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine, has put the South ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Sharper: Chips and Export ControlsBy Charles Horn
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
What Trump’s Intel Move Says About His Stance on U.S. FirmsBy Geoffrey Gertz
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Sharper: Chips and Export ControlsAs competition between the United States and China has intensified, advanced technology has become the latest battlefield. After years of restricting China’s access to advance...
By Charles Horn
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Technology & National Security
Scaling Laws: The Open Questions Surrounding Open Source AI with Nathan Lambert and Keegan McBrideBy Keegan McBride
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The World’s Biggest Chipmaker Needs to Move Beyond TaiwanBy Becca Wasser
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened – Federalization of Law Enforcement in Washington DCThis week, the Trump administration took over command of the D.C. police department and surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard units into the city. While t...
By Carrie Cordero
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Respect Umpires — on the Field and in the CourtroomBy Will Rogers
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?By Carrie Cordero
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: BrazilBy Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
