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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South Korea Votes After a Turbulent Six Months. Here’s What to Know.
In The News
South Koreans will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for a new president two years early, following the impeachment and removal of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law for ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare
In The News
On June 1, videos of bomb-laden quadcopters launching from trucks as fires blazed nearby spread through social media after Ukraine’s Security Services launched daylight strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Says U.S. Will Raise Steel Tariffs to 50 Percent at Pennsylvania Rally
In The News
United States President Donald Trump has announced his administration is raising tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Soldiers Have a Huge Stake in Ukraine-Russia Drone-Tech Arms Race
In The News
Ukrainian drone warfare has evolved from improvisation to a high‑volume, precision‑strike ecosystem that Russia often struggles to match. With some operators flying up to 15 m...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech Advantage
In The News
It’s year four of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine....
By Samuel Bendett
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How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare
On June 1, videos of bomb-laden quadcopters launching from trucks as fires blazed nearby spread through social media after Ukraine’s Security Services launched daylight strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The U.S. Military Needs to Relearn Nuclear Signaling
By Philip Sheers
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What a Historic Absence of Its Top Officer Means for the Navy
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare
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Trade Frictions Ramp Up; Ukraine Drones Strike Russia | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade
"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Seoul and Sydney with Shery Ahn an...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South Korea Votes After a Turbulent Six Months. Here’s What to Know.
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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India-Pakistan Clashes Renew Fears over Nuclear Risk
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Trade Frictions Ramp Up; Ukraine Drones Strike Russia | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade
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Fewer PCS Moves Could Reduce Stress, But ‘Devil’s in the Details,’ Experts Say
A new Pentagon effort to reduce permanent-change-of-station (PCS) moves could reduce stress for military families and save money, but it may require rethinking military career...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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What a Historic Absence of Its Top Officer Means for the Navy
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Touts Record-Breaking Military Recruitment, but Numbers Were Rising Before His Reelection
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Fewer PCS Moves Could Reduce Stress, But ‘Devil’s in the Details,’ Experts Say
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How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare
On June 1, videos of bomb-laden quadcopters launching from trucks as fires blazed nearby spread through social media after Ukraine’s Security Services launched daylight strike...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech Advantage
By Samuel Bendett
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Soldiers Have a Huge Stake in Ukraine-Russia Drone-Tech Arms Race
By Samuel Bendett
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How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare
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How to Kick-start Syria’s Reconstruction
Given that there are so many stakeholders interested in Syria’s future, it’s unlikely that all countries will agree on the best way to support its transition, but they don’t n...
By Delaney Soliday & Kate Johnston
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Arab League Summit in Iraq Falls Short
By Hamzeh Hadad
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OpenAI Says It Will Build Massive Data Centers in the U.A.E.
By Pablo Chavez
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How to Kick-start Syria’s Reconstruction
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Trump Says U.S. Will Raise Steel Tariffs to 50 Percent at Pennsylvania Rally
United States President Donald Trump has announced his administration is raising tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent....
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Could New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Look Like?
By Rachel Ziemba
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Semiconductor Imports and U.S. National Security
By Geoffrey Gertz & Caleb Withers
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Trump Says U.S. Will Raise Steel Tariffs to 50 Percent at Pennsylvania Rally
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Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech Advantage
It’s year four of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine....
By Samuel Bendett
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Soldiers Have a Huge Stake in Ukraine-Russia Drone-Tech Arms Race
By Samuel Bendett
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China Has Developed the Largest Drone Carrier in the World — and It’s Getting Ready for Takeoff
By Elsa B. Kania
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Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech Advantage
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Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its Missions
Taren Dillon Sylvester is a research assistant for the National Security Human Capital Program at the Center for a New American Security. In February 2025, New York Governor K...
By Taren Sylvester
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Extremist Militias on Federal Duty
By Dakota S. Rudesill
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Protecting the Integrity of the National Guard
By Claire Finkelstein
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Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its Missions
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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
