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Red Lines
Daniel Remler | June 12, 2026
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Jacob Stokes, Ryan Claffey | May 28, 2026
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Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Morgan Peirce | May 26, 2026
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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 | 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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CNAS Insights | American AI Exports Need a Sovereignty Solution
Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce opened applications for the American AI Exports Program, an ambitious effort to deploy American AI technology, tools, and infras...
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CNAS Insights | A Year After Liberation Day, Can Trump’s Trade Wars Be Salvaged?
As the trade wars have played out over the last year, the Trump administration has fumbled its opportunity....
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Can the US Waive Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
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Regardless, “we’re a long way away from full unwinding [of sanctions] and US companies entering the Iranian market,” Capitol Peak Strategies’ Alex Zerden, a former Treasury De...
By Alex Zerden
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AI Warfare Is at the Point of No Return. What Now?“The combination of AI and autonomous weapon systems demands an entirely new approach to risk analysis, risk mitigation, and risk acceptance,” said retired U.S. Air Force Lt. ...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Lutnick’s Anthropic Crackdown Claims New Power over AI ModelsAt the G-7, the US crackdown on Anthropic took center stage, with French President Emmanuel Macron leading discussions on ways to deploy advanced AI models through so-called t...
By Michelle Nie
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Anthropic and Government Face off Again over AI. But They Need Each Other.
In The News
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0618/ai-anthropic-mythos-government-regulation...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Ukraine’s Azov Fighters Were Forced from Mariupol. Now They’re Hitting Back.
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Azov's strikes are "cumulative rather than decisive", said Franz-Stefan Gady, a Vienna-based expert with the Center for a New American Security, as they force Russia's army to...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Beyond Reshoring
Introduction Over the past several years, Congress and the Trump and Biden administrations have made significant efforts to reverse America’s atrophying manufacturing capabili...
By Diem Salmon
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Air Force Buys New Generation of Drones Made to Strike Deep Into Enemy Territory
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Ukraine’s Azov Fighters Were Forced from Mariupol. Now They’re Hitting Back.
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Beyond Reshoring
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XI Jinping Looking to Bring North Korea Back Into China’s Orbit: Analyst
Duyeon Kim, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, says her sources have informed her that Beijing is unhappy with Pyongyang’s growing relationship w...
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Chinese Military Hovered as Global Executives Flocked to Taiwan Tech Show
By David Feith
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Does the Quad Still Matter?
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XI Jinping Looking to Bring North Korea Back Into China’s Orbit: Analyst
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Veterans Disability Bill Could Cut Tinnitus Compensation to Fund Other Benefits“Today it’s tinnitus and sleep apnea. Tomorrow it could be PTSD, migraines, toxic exposure conditions, or any other disability that becomes a tempting budget target,” Kyleanne...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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National Security Human Capital
Pentagon Creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for General and Admiral PromotionsBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Female Navy Officers Say They Fear a Career Cap After Hegseth Cuts Women from Promotions ListBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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A New Prime Minister, and Getting the Brits Ready to Fight
On June 22, United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Keir Starmer announced that he would resign as leader of the Labour Party and leave the premiership. Starmer had faced mounting ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Jun 19, ’26 Washington Roundtable
By Jim Townsend
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Brussels Sprouts Live: Four Ambassadors Reimagine the Transatlantic Relationship
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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A New Prime Minister, and Getting the Brits Ready to Fight
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Can the US Waive Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
Regardless, “we’re a long way away from full unwinding [of sanctions] and US companies entering the Iranian market,” Capitol Peak Strategies’ Alex Zerden, a former Treasury De...
By Alex Zerden
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Iran’s Oil Lifeline Outlasted the U.S. Assault, Strengthening Its HandBy Alex Zerden
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Trump Weighs Releasing Billions to Iran After Blasting Past Payments
By Alex Zerden
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Can the US Waive Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
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Are the 301 Tariffs Really About Forced Labor? with Josh Kagan
Josh Kagan joins Emily and Geoff to give the big picture behind recent U.S. tariffs related to forced labor, as well as providing an insider’s view on the future of trade and ...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Anthropic and Government Face off Again over AI. But They Need Each Other.
By Emily Kilcrease
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Why the U.S.-Iran Framework Keeps Sanctions Architecture Alive
By Rachel Ziemba
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Are the 301 Tariffs Really About Forced Labor? with Josh Kagan
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Technology & National Security
AI Warfare Is at the Point of No Return. What Now?“The combination of AI and autonomous weapon systems demands an entirely new approach to risk analysis, risk mitigation, and risk acceptance,” said retired U.S. Air Force Lt. ...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Lutnick’s Anthropic Crackdown Claims New Power over AI ModelsBy Michelle Nie
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Technology & National Security
We Need AI Treaties. This Is How We Get ThemBy Janet Egan & Tim Fist
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Congress Lets Part of Spy Law Lapse. What’s Next for Counterterrorism Efforts?
Carrie Cordero of the Center for a New American Security worries the executive order Mr. Eddington mentioned isn’t enough: She says service providers could still balk at turni...
By Carrie Cordero
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Can the Secretary of Defense Remove Admirals from a Promotion List?
By Mark Nevitt
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Technology & National Security / National Security Law
CNAS Insights | The Case for Long-Term CISA 2015 ReauthorizationBy Carrie Cordero & Morgan Peirce
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Congress Lets Part of Spy Law Lapse. What’s Next for Counterterrorism Efforts?
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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
