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Securing Our 5G Future
April 17, 2019
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Grading China's Belt and Road
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New Voices in Grand Strategy
Foreword In June 2008, the Center for a New American Security published a compendium of essays to grapple with the central questions of American grand strategy.1 The volume co...
Technology & National Security
Killer Apps
The nation that leads in the development of artificial intelligence will, Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed in 2017, “become the ruler of the world.” That view has b...
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CNAS Project Launch: Securing Our 5G Future
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new cross-Center project, Securing Our 5G Future. 5th Generation (5G) wireless promises to be a f...
By Cole Stevens
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The Trials of Patrick Shanahan
In The News
Since he took the reins of the U.S. Defense Department from James Mattis on Jan. 1, Patrick Shanahan has been, at best, stuck in limbo. Shanahan found both his competence and ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Air Force Chief Technology Officer Position to Oversee S&T
In The News
The Air Force plans to appoint a new chief technology officer to direct the $2.8 billion science and technology enterprise and consider which future tech areas would benefit t...
By Paul Scharre
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Turkey Risks U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Missile-Defense-System Purchase
In The News
Turkish officials are lobbying top Trump administration officials this week to cancel sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile-defense system. The Countering...
By Peter Harrell
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North Korea announces firing of tactical guided weapon
In The News
North Korea announced Thursday that it had test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, in its first public weapons test since the breakdown of a summit between President Trump an...
By Duyeon Kim
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The Trials of Patrick Shanahan
Since he took the reins of the U.S. Defense Department from James Mattis on Jan. 1, Patrick Shanahan has been, at best, stuck in limbo. Shanahan found both his competence and ...
By Elbridge Colby
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U.S. Pacific Commander Seeks More Funding to Counter China
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
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Implementing the National Defense Strategy Demands Operational Concepts for Defeating Chinese and Russian Aggression
By Chris Dougherty
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The Trials of Patrick Shanahan
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North Korea announces firing of tactical guided weapon
North Korea announced Thursday that it had test-fired a new tactical guided weapon, in its first public weapons test since the breakdown of a summit between President Trump an...
By Duyeon Kim
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U.S. Pacific Commander Seeks More Funding to Counter China
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
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Boxed In by Trump, Kim Jong Un Buys Time With Nod to 2020
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea announces firing of tactical guided weapon
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Helping Special Needs Families and Improving Military Readiness
The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving out on efforts to rebuild the warfighting readiness of the joint force with the objective of reducing the number of nondeployable ser...
By Lt Col Brad Orgeron
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Veterans shouldn't have to shoulder VA errors: VA debt collection must be improved
By Kayla M. Williams
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The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military
By Emma Moore
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Helping Special Needs Families and Improving Military Readiness
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Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.
Gina Haspel was trying to brief President Trump early in her tenure as the C.I.A. director, but he appeared distracted. Houseflies buzzing around the Oval Office were drawing ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Brussels Sprouts on the Road for NATO at 70
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Rachel Rizzo
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Russia and China are outwitting America
By Vance Serchuk
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Gina Haspel Relies on Spy Skills to Connect With Trump. He Doesn’t Always Listen.
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Trump peace package for Middle East likely to stop short of Palestinian statehood
President Trump’s proposal for a “deal of the century” to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict promises practical improvements in the lives of Palestinians but is likely to stop ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terror group could jeopardize U.S. troops
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Netanyahu can thank populist leaders around the world for his victory, including Trump
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump peace package for Middle East likely to stop short of Palestinian statehood
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Turkey Risks U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Missile-Defense-System Purchase
Turkish officials are lobbying top Trump administration officials this week to cancel sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of a Russian-made missile-defense system. The Countering...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Allies Challenge Trump’s Reversal on Property Seized in Cuba
By Peter Harrell
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New U.S. Policy on Cuba Sanctions Threatens EU Ties
By Peter Harrell
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Turkey Risks U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Missile-Defense-System Purchase
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Air Force Chief Technology Officer Position to Oversee S&T
The Air Force plans to appoint a new chief technology officer to direct the $2.8 billion science and technology enterprise and consider which future tech areas would benefit t...
By Paul Scharre
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New U.S. Policy on Cuba Sanctions Threatens EU Ties
By Peter Harrell
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Killer Apps
By Paul Scharre
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Air Force Chief Technology Officer Position to Oversee S&T
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How swarming drones will change warfare
In February, the defence secretary said "swarm squadrons" will be deployed by the British armed forces in the coming years. The US has also been testing interconnected, co-ope...
By Paul Scharre
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The future of war: Autonomous weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Erin Simpson
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Loren DeJonge Schulman on Drones
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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How swarming drones will change warfare
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Don’t Count on DHS to Resist Trump’s Worst Impulses
Trump is in the midst of a purge at the Department of Homeland Security, evidently aimed at implementing more severe immigration and border security policies. Last week he ous...
By Carrie Cordero & Garrett M. Graff
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WOTR Podcast: Fresh Voices on Grand Strategy
By Emma Ashford, Kate Kizer, Rebecca Friedman Lissner, Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson & Ryan Evans
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New Voices in Grand Strategy
By Richard Fontaine, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Emma Ashford, Hal Brands, Jasen J. Castillo, Kate Kizer, Rebecca Friedman Lissner, Jeremy Shapiro & Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson
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Don’t Count on DHS to Resist Trump’s Worst Impulses
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
Washington, October 4 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates three Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship alumni who were named as 2017–20...
By Neal Urwitz
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Drone Proliferation
By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Lauren Fish, Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
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How Jeanne Shaheen Fills a Void in Trump’s Foreign Policy
It’s not easy being one of the few women to play a senior role in the making of American foreign policy. Twenty-five months into his presidency, Donald Trump’s national securi...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May are Leading on Borrowed Time
By Livia Godaert & Chris Estep
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Bombshell: Come What May
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Lindsay Cohn, Radha Iyengar & Erin Simpson
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How Jeanne Shaheen Fills a Void in Trump’s Foreign Policy
