Featured Reports
Atomic Advantage
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante | May 28, 2025
Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency
Jacob Stokes, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Thomas Corel | May 21, 2025
Democracy in South Asia amid U.S. Aid Cuts
Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Keerthi Martyn | May 15, 2025
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Becca Wasser, Philip Sheers | April 03, 2025
Technology & National Security
Atomic Advantage
Executive Summary One of the most consequential national security contests now unfolds on battlefields invisible to the naked eye—across the faint radiofrequency signals of th...
Indo-Pacific Security
Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency
A contingency across the Taiwan Strait has the potential to reshape the Indo-Pacific and even global security environment. This report explores how states beyond the United St...
Indo-Pacific Security
Democracy in South Asia amid U.S. Aid Cuts
The practice of democratic governance and the increased number of people across the world participating in national elections are positive trends that will help ensure governm...
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...
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...
Set the Tone, Establish Policy, Hire Personnel—And Prepare for Crisis
President Donald Trump enters office at a critical moment and faces multiple crises...
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Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal Reforms
In The News
The United States is in an arms race with China, similar to the one it had with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space is being militarised as Beijing and Washington are ...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
In The News
"He’s very savvy about policy but he also understands Washington broadly and this administration and the people in the Trump orbit in particular,” says Jacob Stokes, a senior ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump, a Self-Styled Peacemaker, Gets Drawn Into Foreign Entanglements
In The News
On the first day of his second term, President Trump predicted he would be remembered as a peacemaker and a unifier....
By Richard Fontaine
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Officials Temper Hegseth Claim of Army Recruiting Renaissance Under Trump
In The News
As the Army celebrates its 250th birthday with an elaborately planned parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., the service is also touting an epic recruiting turnaround...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Political Turmoil Strains the Army as It Marks a Milestone Birthday
In The News
When President Donald Trump took to a dais at Fort Bragg in North Carolina this week, he opened by praising the courage and toughness of the American soldier. But soon, with a...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Tariffs & and the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, plus what’s new in the U.S.-China trade war
Geoff and Emily debrief on the latest news in the U.S.-China trade talks. Becca Wasser, senior fellow and deputy director of the CNAS defense program, joins to talk about what...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Becca Wasser
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Production Power: The Revitalisation of the U.S. Defence Industrial Base and the Consequences for Europe
By Becca Wasser
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MWI Podcast: The U.S. Defense Industrial Base, from Steel to Software
By Becca Wasser
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Tariffs & and the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, plus what’s new in the U.S.-China trade war
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
"He’s very savvy about policy but he also understands Washington broadly and this administration and the people in the Trump orbit in particular,” says Jacob Stokes, a senior ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal Reforms
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Trump, a Self-Styled Peacemaker, Gets Drawn Into Foreign Entanglements
By Richard Fontaine
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
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Political Turmoil Strains the Army as It Marks a Milestone Birthday
When President Donald Trump took to a dais at Fort Bragg in North Carolina this week, he opened by praising the courage and toughness of the American soldier. But soon, with a...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Officials Temper Hegseth Claim of Army Recruiting Renaissance Under Trump
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump Plans Broader Use of National Guard in Immigration Enforcement
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Political Turmoil Strains the Army as It Marks a Milestone Birthday
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Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal Reforms
The United States is in an arms race with China, similar to the one it had with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space is being militarised as Beijing and Washington are ...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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How Nuclear War Could Start
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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How the U.S. and Europe are Rethinking China
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Noah Barkin
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Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal Reforms
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‘We Want Peace’: How Attacks Between Israel and Iran Could Impact People in NC
Retired Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for New American Security. Shanahan provided some context on how the two Middle East countries got her...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Preventing the Next Middle East Disaster
By Adham Sahloul
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Episode 6: Autonomy Now! Ukraine, Iran, China, and the “Drone” Revolution
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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‘We Want Peace’: How Attacks Between Israel and Iran Could Impact People in NC
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Tariffs & and the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, plus what’s new in the U.S.-China trade war
Geoff and Emily debrief on the latest news in the U.S.-China trade talks. Becca Wasser, senior fellow and deputy director of the CNAS defense program, joins to talk about what...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Becca Wasser
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Trump’s Latest Trade ‘Deal’ with China Underscores Key U.S. Disadvantage
By Emily Kilcrease
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U.S.-China Talks Continue | Bloomberg: Asia Trade
By Emily Kilcrease
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Tariffs & and the Defense Industrial Base with Becca Wasser, plus what’s new in the U.S.-China trade war
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‘We Want Peace’: How Attacks Between Israel and Iran Could Impact People in NC
Retired Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for New American Security. Shanahan provided some context on how the two Middle East countries got her...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Countering AI Chip Smuggling Has Become a National Security Priority
By Erich Grunewald & Tim Fist
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How the United States Can Win the Global Tech Race
By Vivek Chilukuri
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‘We Want Peace’: How Attacks Between Israel and Iran Could Impact People in NC
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Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?
On CNN, Carrie Cordero breaks down the laws behind whether the President can deploy the National Guard to American cities, and whether the Insurrection Act will be invoked....
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: The National Guard
By Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
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DOJ Tests National Security Defense in Fight for Trump Agenda
By Carrie Cordero
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Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?
