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Our Research Programs

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  Defense

  • • In The News
    Space Force to Outlast Trump as Buying Powers Impasse Persists

    President-elect Joe Biden will inherit his predecessor’s signature military Space Force, yet the pace of its development hinges on lawmakers resolving a fundamental dispute: h...

    By Sarah Mineiro

  • • Commentary
    Back to the Future: Transforming the U.S. Army for High-Intensity Warfare in the 21st Century

    By Billy Fabian

  • • Commentary
    Next Generation Defense Strategy: Missile Defense

    By Sarah Mineiro

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  Asia-Pacific Security

  • • Commentary
    Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships

    Cooperation with allies and partners is vital for achieving U.S. foreign policy goals, especially with respect to global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the sprea...

    By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

  • • In The News
    Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam

    By ​Jim Golby

  • • In The News
    Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained

    By Dr. Jason Dempsey

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  Military, Veterans, & Society

  • • In The News
    Trump’s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Puts Biden in a Jam

    As President Donald Trump tries to end America’s longest war, he has settled on a compromise. Instead of withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Christmas, as he boast...

    By ​Jim Golby

  • • In The News
    Trump’s just-announced troop drawdown from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained

    By Dr. Jason Dempsey

  • • In The News
    Biden Family’s Military Ties May Influence Approach to Policy in White House

    By Dr. Jason Dempsey

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  Transatlantic Security

  • • Podcast
    The Biden Administration and Europe, with Steven Erlanger

    Steven Erlanger joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss how Europe is reacting to the incoming Biden administration. Erlanger is the chief diplomatic correspon...

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Steven Erlanger

  • • Commentary
    Sharper: America's Alliances and Partnerships

    By Carisa Nietsche, Jeff Cirillo, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

  • • Podcast
    Youth Voices in Foreign Policy, with Indiana High School Students

    By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend

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  Middle East Security

  • • In The News
    Biden faces mounting hurdles on path to rejoin Iran deal

    President-elect Joe Biden is facing mounting hurdles to reenter the Iran nuclear deal as the Trump administration uses its final days in office to try to cement its so-called ...

    By Kaleigh Thomas

  • • Commentary
    Sharper: The Next Four Years

    By Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

  • • Commentary
    Sharper: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East

    By Kaleigh Thomas, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

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  Energy, Economics, & Security

  • • Video
    The Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers

    As North Korea continues to successfully evade U.S. and UN sanctions, what can the United States do?...

  • • Reports
    Exposing the Financial Footprints of North Korea’s Hackers

    By Jason Bartlett

  • • In The News
    How Russia's Opposition Movement Wants Biden to Confront Putin

    By Edward Fishman

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  Technology & National Security

  • • Video
    Senators grill social media giants over election handling

    Kara Frederick, fellow at the Center for a New American Security, provides key takeaways from Facebook, Twitter CEO testimony. Watch the full interview on Fox and Friends Fir...

    By Kara Frederick

  • • Reports
    Defense Technology Strategy

    By Paul Scharre & Ainikki Riikonen

  • • In The News
    Biden likely to remain tough on Chinese tech like Huawei, but with more help from allies

    By Paul Scharre

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  Congress & National Security

  • • In The News
    Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroad

    Since President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection last week, his lies and lawsuits and his fuming and firings have left the country and the world wondering: Is he just ...

    By Richard Fontaine

  • • Commentary
    Make Good Choices! National Security Transitions and the Policy and Process Decisions

    By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Alex Tippett

  • • In The News
    Trump's baseless election attacks undermining U.S. image abroad

    By Richard Fontaine

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  Women in National Security

  • • Commentary
    More women in government roles leads to greater national security

    The United States is facing an unprecedented economic and health crisis due to the coronavirus. Decisions made now will have repercussions that last for years. Recovery from t...

    By Katie Galgano

  • • Commentary
    Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update

    By Emma Moore

  • • Press Release
    CNAS Launches “America Competes 2020”