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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
Carlton Haelig, Philip Sheers | October 21, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road
Vivek Chilukuri, Ruby Scanlon | October 15, 2025
Tipping the Scales
Caleb Withers | September 23, 2025
Countering the Swarm
Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | September 10, 2025
Defense
Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac that has allowed China to ...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road
The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
Technology & National Security
Tipping the Scales
This report examines how emerging AI capabilities could disrupt the cyber offense-defense balance....
Defense
Countering the Swarm
After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
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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‘0% Malfunction Rate,’ Until Now: How Military’s Plan to Fire Munitions over I-5 Went Awry
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It was supposed to be a boisterous event at Camp Pendleton celebrating 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air....
By Carlton Haelig
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help UkraineAs President Trump prepares to meet President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the coming weeks to discuss a possible cease-fire, a senior German general warned that if Russia i...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why John Bolton Case Is More Serious than Those Against Other Trump CriticsPresident Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to see his critics investigated, pressuring the Justice Department to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New...
By Carrie Cordero
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“A Really Powerful Tool”
In The News
The Entity List has become one of America’s favorite weapons in its economic arsenal. The Trump administration just increased it by more than 20,000 companies, provoking ire f...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Déjà Drones
In The News
Eighty years after the U.S. military first used drones in the Pacific, the idea is back on the table for any future operations in the South China Sea....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac that has allowed China to ...
By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help UkraineBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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‘0% Malfunction Rate,’ Until Now: How Military’s Plan to Fire Munitions over I-5 Went Awry
By Carlton Haelig
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
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North Korea Hardens Posture as Allies Recalibrate Before APEC
With President Trump set to attend the APEC summit in Gyeongju, questions are resurfacing about a possible return to U.S.–North Korea diplomacy. No working-level talks are und...
By Dr. Go Myong-Hyun
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Sharper: India and the Quad
By Keerthi Martyn & Charles Horn
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America’s Self-Loathing Is a Losing Hand
By David Feith
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North Korea Hardens Posture as Allies Recalibrate Before APEC
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National Security Human Capital Program
Troops Get Paid as Shutdown Becomes a ‘Kitchen-Table Crisis’More than a dozen advocacy groups for military members and veterans joined forces to urge Congress to pay troops on time and pass legislation that protects veterans, service m...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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National Security Human Capital Program
US to Build Facility for Qatari F-15s in Idaho; Details Remain UnclearBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Texas National Guard Lands in Chicago, Sparking Feuds Between State Leaders, TrumpBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Bloomberg Tech | Day 1 | Opening Night DebateGeoffrey Gertz, senior fellow, joined Bloomberg Tech's opening night debate and attempted to answer the question “Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?” The U.S. and ...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help UkraineBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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A Tale of Two Russias: Views from Former Intelligence Officers
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Peter Schroeder
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How a Peace Deal Between Hamas and Israel Will Reshape the Middle East
Rachel Brandenberg joins NPR to discuss how the region will change if Israel and Hamas continue to abide by the peace deal President Trump brokered. Listen to the interview o...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Oct. 7 Anniversary: Israel Battles Optics, Isolation, and Mounting Death Toll as World Pushes Trump Deal
By Adham Sahloul
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Donald Trump’s Gaza Plan Skips Step One
By Delaney Soliday
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How a Peace Deal Between Hamas and Israel Will Reshape the Middle East
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Bloomberg Tech | Day 1 | Opening Night DebateGeoffrey Gertz, senior fellow, joined Bloomberg Tech's opening night debate and attempted to answer the question “Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?” The U.S. and ...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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“A Really Powerful Tool”
By Emily Kilcrease
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BBC Business Today: China Defends Rare Earth Export Controls amid Tensions with USA
By Emily Kilcrease
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Technology & National Security
NOTUS Perspectives: AI Requires Massive Allocations of Energy. Will Other Sectors Suffer?On the current trajectory, the government may need to prioritize energy for AI over other uses to ensure the United States remains the global leader in advanced AI....
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk RoadBy Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
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Technology & National Security
Ukraine’s Drone War over the Black Sea Is Heating UpBy Samuel Bendett
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why John Bolton Case Is More Serious than Those Against Other Trump CriticsPresident Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to see his critics investigated, pressuring the Justice Department to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Rising Lion Shows the U.S. Needs More Allies Like IsraelBy Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Not Like Calling 911’—How A National Guard Call-Up Actually WorksBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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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
