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CNAS Names Richard Fontaine as CEO
February 21, 2019
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Understanding China's AI Strategy
Introduction In the second half of 2018, I traveled to China on four separate trips to attend major diplomatic, military, and private-sector conferences focusing on Artificial...
Asia-Pacific Security
Negotiating With North Korea
Executive Summary After a year of historic summits and negotiations, North Korea’s future remains mired in uncertainty. Kim Jong Un, in the lead-up his second summit with Pres...
Renewing the National Security Consensus in Congress
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) recently launched a major new initiative, Renewing the National Security Consensus in Congress. The project will promote bipartis...
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CNAS Names Richard Fontaine as CEO
Press Release
Washington, February 21, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Board of Directors has selected Richard Fontaine, president of CNAS and former foreign policy adv...
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VA Approves Fewer Male Veterans' Claims for PTSD Related to Sexual Trauma
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The Department of Veterans Affairs approves claims for post-traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual assault at significantly lower rates for men than women -- a g...
By Kayla M. Williams
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
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Before he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy Technologies Co., the camera maker h...
By Elsa B. Kania
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US-North Korea talks have been 'all carrots and no sticks': Expert
In The News
Eric Brewer of the Center for a New American Security says U.S. President Donald Trump should put pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to working-level dialog...
By Eric Brewer
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‘You took us to the middle of the road and left us there’: Syrian Kurds fear more upheaval as US troops plan withdrawal
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When Abu Amar heard the news that the US would be pulling its troops from Syria, an old love song drifted into his head. “It goes: ‘You took me to the middle of the road and y...
By Nicholas Heras
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
In a six-day trip that took him to four cities on two continents, acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan came face to face with one consistent reality last week: the discor...
By Richard Fontaine & Elbridge Colby
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Democrats could stymie nuclear arms race after US leaves pact
By Elbridge Colby
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The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see it
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
Before he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy Technologies Co., the camera maker h...
By Elsa B. Kania
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US-North Korea talks have been 'all carrots and no sticks': Expert
By Eric Brewer
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Ep. 38: Beyond South China Sea tensions, part two: The CCP vision and the future of Chinese history
By Elsa B. Kania
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
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VA Approves Fewer Male Veterans' Claims for PTSD Related to Sexual Trauma
The Department of Veterans Affairs approves claims for post-traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual assault at significantly lower rates for men than women -- a g...
By Kayla M. Williams
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The Strategic Corporal: Send Non-Commissioned Officers to College
By Andrea N. Goldstein & John Phillips
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Trump Declares National Emergency in ‘Slap in the Face to Military Families’
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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VA Approves Fewer Male Veterans' Claims for PTSD Related to Sexual Trauma
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Molly Montgomery on the Balkans
Molly Montgomery, a Vice President in Albright Stonebridge Group’s Europe Practice, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the Balkans and the future of t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Molly Montgomery
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Kremlin seeks more control over internet in Russia
By LtCol Colin Smith
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Allies wary of Shanahan's assurances with looming presence of Trump
By Jim Townsend
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Molly Montgomery on the Balkans
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‘You took us to the middle of the road and left us there’: Syrian Kurds fear more upheaval as US troops plan withdrawal
When Abu Amar heard the news that the US would be pulling its troops from Syria, an old love song drifted into his head. “It goes: ‘You took me to the middle of the road and y...
By Nicholas Heras
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Civilian shield stalls final liberation by US-backed forces of last IS-held pocket
By Nicholas Heras
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Kurdistan Syrian Kurds call on EU countries to help create safe zone in Syria
By Nicholas Heras
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‘You took us to the middle of the road and left us there’: Syrian Kurds fear more upheaval as US troops plan withdrawal
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Legal experts: Declaring emergency to act on climate is possible but tough
President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency to fund a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico could allow future presidents to use emergency powers to ad...
By Neil Bhatiya
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There could be a 'real legal mess' in Venezuela: Analyst
By Rachel Ziemba
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We Can’t Tell if Chinese Firms Work for the Party
By Ashley Feng
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Legal experts: Declaring emergency to act on climate is possible but tough
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
Before he became a billionaire, Dai Lin would ride his bike to work, pedaling through the streets of Tianjin to the headquarters of Tiandy Technologies Co., the camera maker h...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A key U.S. ally is close to adding swarming attack drones to its military arsenal
By Paul Scharre
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Inside China Tech: Analysing China’s race with the US for AI dominance
By Gregory C. Allen
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China's Powerful Surveillance State Has Created at Least Four Billionaires
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The future of war: Autonomous weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare
How will emerging technologies shape the conduct and consequences of war? And how will they impact civilian security? Today on Displaced, Loren DeJonge Schulman and Erin Simps...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Erin Simpson
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Loren DeJonge Schulman on Drones
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Resisting Magical Thinking: Drones and National Security
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The future of war: Autonomous weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
In a six-day trip that took him to four cities on two continents, acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan came face to face with one consistent reality last week: the discor...
By Richard Fontaine & Elbridge Colby
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The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see it
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs
By Carrie Cordero
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
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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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Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May are Leading on Borrowed Time
Prime Minister Theresa May and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, two female politicians on either side of the Atlantic, each managed to stave off challenges to their leadersh...
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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With Haley’s departure, senior Trump ranks feature even fewer women and minorities
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May are Leading on Borrowed Time
