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Daniel Remler | June 12, 2026
Thwarting Communications Blackout
Jacob Stokes, Ryan Claffey | May 28, 2026
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Invested Allies
Geoffrey Gertz, Eleanor Hume | May 21, 2026
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Red Lines
Chinese advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose a serious and growing threat to U.S. national security. At least seven Chinese developers now produce systems with f...
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Thwarting Communications Blackout
Control over the physical means of transmitting information—the lifeblood of modern societies—has become a central area of contestation between Taiwan and the United States on...
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The Entanglement Edge
Quantum networking—technologies that transmit quantum states between nodes—is an underappreciated but potentially consequential dimension of U.S.-China quantum competition....
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Invested Allies
The United States is seeking to strengthen its domestic capabilities and supply chain resilience in a number of sectors critical for its economic security, including semicondu...
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CNAS Insights | Japan isn’t rearming. It’s adapting to a new era.
Japan’s defense posture is changing and changing fast. Military spending has increased sharply over the past four years. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are acquiring long-r...
CNAS Insights
CNAS Insights | Washington Can’t Afford to Ignore AI’s Warning Shot
On July 21, OpenAI disclosed the first publicly known incident of AI models escaping their isolated testing environment, gaining unauthorized internet access and hacking into ...
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CNAS Insights | MATCHing Policy to Strategy
Advanced semiconductors underpin the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). The computing power they provide drives military capability, economic productivity, ...
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Is Saudi Arabia’s Debt Strategy Sustainable?
In The News
“Saudi Arabia’s increasing reliance on debt extends well before the war, reflecting the extensive costs of diversification and desire to leverage assets to meet economic goals...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
In The News
Secondary sanctions and further measures could also alienate key partners, while inflaming tension with China, the chief US economic rival. “It's absolutely intertwined with t...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
In The News
“I think we could see more of that. As Iran finds new alternate channels, we could see US sanctions in that way,” said Rachel Ziemba, founder of geopolitical risk firm Ziemba ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Why TSMC Remains Indomitable
In The News
A key factor in the project’s success has been help from the Arizona government, which “rolled out the red carpet over a decade ago when TSMC was first dipping its toes into p...
By J Travis Mosier
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How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
In The News
Still, Taiwan is a long way from meeting the complex demands of 21st-century warfare, many experts said. It risks becoming “focused on the technology more than the equally ess...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Stocks Climb as Oil Pares Gain on Iran Deal Hopes
Becca Wasser, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss missile stockpiles, the war in Iran, and a possible t...
By Becca Wasser
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How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Weapons Crunch Raises Risks Beyond Iran
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Stocks Climb as Oil Pares Gain on Iran Deal Hopes
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China Presses a Weakness in America’s Tech Policy
America’s semiconductor strategy now must confront not only who controls the factories, tools, and materials required to make chips, but also who controls the language those c...
By David Feith
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CNAS Insights | Japan isn’t rearming. It’s adapting to a new era.
By Richard Fontaine
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Tale as Old as Time: Security, Strategy, and U.S.-ASEAN Statecraft
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China Presses a Weakness in America’s Tech Policy
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National Security Human Capital
The Power of Influence Is Built in the Little ThingsIn this episode of Chief Influencer, Anthony Shop sits down with JoAnne "Jo" Bass, the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the first woman to serve as the highest-...
By JoAnne Bass
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National Security Human Capital
Fears of a U.S. Draft Grow as the Selective Service ModernizesBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
Pentagon, under Trump, Hegseth, draws curtain tighter around Iran WarBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Aug 07, ’26 Washington Roundtable
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security joins Defense & Aerospa...
By Jim Townsend
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‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’: How Decades of Munitions Neglect Left the U.S. Unprepared
By Jim Townsend
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The US Wants ‘Creative’ Ways To Punish Iran. What Might They Be?
By Jim Townsend
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Aug 07, ’26 Washington Roundtable
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
Secondary sanctions and further measures could also alienate key partners, while inflaming tension with China, the chief US economic rival. “It's absolutely intertwined with t...
By Alex Zerden
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Iran-Linked Crypto Exchange Handled $6.3 Billion, TRM Says
By Alex Zerden
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To Understand the Middle East’s Future, Follow the Cranes
By Eitan Danon & Josh Kram
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
“I think we could see more of that. As Iran finds new alternate channels, we could see US sanctions in that way,” said Rachel Ziemba, founder of geopolitical risk firm Ziemba ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Is Saudi Arabia’s Debt Strategy Sustainable?
By Rachel Ziemba
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Jones Act Relief Extended, Iran War Presses On
By Chris Kennedy
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Trump’s Remaining Economic Levers in Iran Fraught With Risks
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Technology & National Security
China Is Gaining Ground in AI. But the U.S. Still Has a Major AdvantageChina has “significant advantages” across many areas where AI will be deployed, including robotics, autonomous vehicles and state operations, Keegan McBride, director of scien...
By Keegan McBride
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Technology & National Security
The White House’s Secret AI Rules + the State of Model Alignment With METR’s Chris Painter + the Final Hot Mess ExpressBy Chris Painter
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Technology & National Security
China Is Gaining Ground in AI. But the U.S. Still Has a Major AdvantageBy Daniel Remler
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
High-ranking officers, referred to as general and flag officers, hold “a position of incredible importance,” said Mark Nevitt, a professor of law at Emory University, adjunct ...
By Mark Nevitt
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
By Mark Nevitt
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Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Classified Documents
By Carrie Cordero
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
Join us for the CNAS 2026 National Security Conference: New Rules, on Thursday, June 11!...
By Gibbs McKinley
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Transatlantic Security / Global Swing States
Beyond the SahelBy Kate Johnston, Valeria Allende & Isabel Dlabach
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
By Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
