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Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Kate Johnston, Nathaniel Schochet | November 12, 2024
Building the Future Capital Campaign
May 22, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Stress-Testing State Power
Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t...
Indo-Pacific Security
Russia and China in Central Asia
Executive Summary Despite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of t...
Building the Future Capital Campaign
In a world awash with challenges, the demand for the Center’s work has never been greater than today. The new campaign will ensure that CNAS can fulfill its critical mission n...
Axis of Upheaval
Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. Cooperation among the fo...
HIGH STAKES
High Stakes: Preparing the Next President is a new election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
Transatlantic Security
The Axis of Upheaval
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Leading the Free World
The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in num...
Middle East Security
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
Sep 20, 2024
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New CNAS Research Proposes Solutions to Secure AI Chip Supply Chain
Press Release
Washington, December 11, 2024 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released Technology to Secure the AI Chip Supply Chain: A Working Paper, by Tim Fist, Tao ...
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U.S. Hit Targets in Syria With Ferocity, Not the Only One
In The News
The US military has carried out extensive airstrikes in Syria since the Assad regime collapsed over the weekend, and it's not the only country on the hunt for targets in this ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Interview with Andrea Kendall-Taylor
In The News
The so-called “Axis of Upheaval” is undermining global order and raising serious questions for Western allies and partners. At the heart of this axis is a growing strategic al...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Patricia Murphy: Trump’s Most Important Pick in Georgia
In The News
Former Sen. David Perdue could soon be packing his jean jacket for China, since Donald Trump nominated the former senator and CEO to be his ambassador in Beijing late last wee...
By Richard Fontaine
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China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s Lai
In The News
China massed dozens of navy and coast guard vessels in what appears to be the largest maritime exercises targeting Taiwan and the broader Western Pacific since 1996, a potent ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Lockheed Martin to Enhance U.S. Navy MK 48 Torpedo in $245M Deal
Lockheed Martin has clinched a $245-million contract extension from the US Naval Sea Systems Command for the MK 48 Guidance and Control (G&C) program. The G&C componen...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Turns to Outsider to Shake Up Navy, but His Lack of Military Experience Raises Concerns
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Elon Musk Says Human-Piloted Fighter Jets like the F-35 Are Obsolete. Drone Tech Can’t Yet Fill the Gap.
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Lockheed Martin to Enhance U.S. Navy MK 48 Torpedo in $245M Deal
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Patricia Murphy: Trump’s Most Important Pick in Georgia
Former Sen. David Perdue could soon be packing his jean jacket for China, since Donald Trump nominated the former senator and CEO to be his ambassador in Beijing late last wee...
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China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s Lai
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South Korea’s President Avoids an Impeachment Attempt Over Short-Lived Martial Law
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Patricia Murphy: Trump’s Most Important Pick in Georgia
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans Groups
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s defense secretary nominee, and Doug Collins, his pick for veterans affairs secretary, have advocated greater privatization of vete...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth and Collins’ Push for Cutting Veterans’ Health Benefits Alarms Service Members and Veterans Groups
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Bronze Stars, Like Those Hegseth Earned, Are Common Among Military Officers
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans Groups
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Interview with Andrea Kendall-Taylor
The so-called “Axis of Upheaval” is undermining global order and raising serious questions for Western allies and partners. At the heart of this axis is a growing strategic al...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Russia Has Used Its Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile for the First Time. What Are Its Capabilities?
By Jim Townsend
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Russia Economy Panic As Move From Banking Boss Causes Vladimir Putin’s Cronies To ‘Squeal’
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Interview with Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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U.S. Hit Targets in Syria With Ferocity, Not the Only One
The US military has carried out extensive airstrikes in Syria since the Assad regime collapsed over the weekend, and it's not the only country on the hunt for targets in this ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Washington Needs a New Syria Policy Right Now
By Jonathan Lord
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As Middle East Crisis Grinds On, Pentagon Shows Signs of Strain
By Becca Wasser
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U.S. Hit Targets in Syria With Ferocity, Not the Only One
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Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
With one foot out of the Oval Office, U.S. President Joe Biden fired a parting shot at China’s semiconductor industry—setting the stage for fresh trade tensions over the power...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Ziemba: China Could Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S.
By Rachel Ziemba
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China Is Studying Russia’s Sanctions Evasion to Prepare for Taiwan Conflict
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
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Technology to Secure the AI Chip Supply Chain: A Working Paper
Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems, built and deployed with specialized chips, show vast potential to drive economic growth and scientific progress....
By Tim Fist, Tao Burga & Vivek Chilukuri
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China Is Cutting Off Drone Supplies Critical to Ukraine War Effort
By Keegan McBride
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Trump Must Rebalance America’s AI Strategy
By Bill Drexel & Ruby Scanlon
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Technology to Secure the AI Chip Supply Chain: A Working Paper
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
On POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Stress-Testing State Power
By Carrie Cordero
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Will Sen. Mitch McConnell Sink Another Donald Trump Cabinet Nominee?
By Carrie Cordero
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
