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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
Carlton Haelig, Philip Sheers | October 21, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road
Vivek Chilukuri, Ruby Scanlon | October 15, 2025
Tipping the Scales
Caleb Withers | September 23, 2025
Countering the Swarm
Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | September 10, 2025
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac that has allowed China to ...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
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Tipping the Scales
This report examines how emerging AI capabilities could disrupt the cyber offense-defense balance....
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Countering the Swarm
After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
AMERICA'S EDGE
The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.
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CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
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The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
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CNAS Welcomes Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to Indo-Pacific Security Program
Washington, February 5, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the appointment of Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to its Indo-Pacific Security P...
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Anand Visits D.C. As Trump Administration Makes Case for Critical Minerals Trade Zone
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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for cr...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanThe U.S. military has bolstered its presence across the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, as nuclear talks were thrown into uncertainty Wednesday before being mo...
By Philip Sheers
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Walmart Hits Trillion Dollar Market Cap for the First Time
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Walmart has reached a $1 trillion market valuation, a first for the big-box retailer. The company’s shares hit a high on Tuesday morning trade as the stock continues to soar o...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ukraine Makes Its Case to Trump’s Congress
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Ukraine and its allies launched an advocacy week on Capitol Hill today, and got a warm welcome. But while Congress remains Kyiv’s staunchest supporter in Washington, sanctions...
By Jim Townsend
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Opposites Attract (and Execute)
Introduction The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in recent months has signaled interest in bringing new entrants into the defense industrial base (DIB), including venture-bac...
By Veronica Daigle & Grace Newsom
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanBy Philip Sheers
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Samuel Bendett on Drones and the Future of War
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Will India Halt Russian Oil Imports Under India-U.S. Trade Deal? U.S. Expert Lisa Curtis Explains
Top foreign policy expert and Director, Centre for New American Security, Lisa Curtis discusses the likelihood of India halting imports of Russian oil under the new India-U.S....
By Lisa Curtis
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Congressional Support Key for Sustaining Momentum of U.S., UK, Australia Partnership
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump Cuts India Tariffs to 18% as Modi Agrees to Stop Buying Russian OilBy Rachel Ziemba
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Will India Halt Russian Oil Imports Under India-U.S. Trade Deal? U.S. Expert Lisa Curtis Explains
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National Security Human Capital Program
Army Recruiting Waivers for Mental Health Will Be Approved at Lower LevelsThe Army is loosening its grip on recruiting waivers for mental health and misconduct, putting those decisions in the hands of the commanders who oversee street-level recruiti...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Many Future Military Officers Come from Scouting. A Pentagon Split Could Put Those Ties at Risk.By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pentagon Creates Permanent PCs Agency, Eyes Software Overhaul to Fix Military MovesBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Ukraine Makes Its Case to Trump’s Congress
Ukraine and its allies launched an advocacy week on Capitol Hill today, and got a warm welcome. But while Congress remains Kyiv’s staunchest supporter in Washington, sanctions...
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Will the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Pay off Long Term?
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The Memo: U.S. Allies Grapple with a World Order Upended by Trump
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Ukraine Makes Its Case to Trump’s Congress
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanThe U.S. military has bolstered its presence across the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, as nuclear talks were thrown into uncertainty Wednesday before being mo...
By Philip Sheers
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Walmart Hits Trillion Dollar Market Cap for the First Time
By Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump Cuts India Tariffs to 18% as Modi Agrees to Stop Buying Russian OilBy Rachel Ziemba
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plans for Venezuela’s Oil Revenue
This article was originally published in Lawfare. Since removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power, President Trump has made clear that he intends to “get the oil...
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Sheinbaum Warns of Deeper Cuba Crisis After Trump Oil Threat
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Cuba Decries Trump’s ‘Genocidal’ Threat, Girds for Calamity
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plans for Venezuela’s Oil Revenue
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Technology & National Security
Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation ParadoxWhen the Biden administration rolled out its semiconductor export restrictions in October 2022, the logic seemed airtight: cut off Beijing’s access to advanced AI chips, and y...
By James Sanders
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Technology & National Security
The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Algorithmic Warfare: AI a Double-Edged Sword for Cyber Defense, OffenseBy Caleb Withers
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
CNAS general counsel and senior fellow Carrie Cordero joins CNN to discuss a 2020 CNAS report detailing how to improve the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through enhanc...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Questions Remain After U.S. Capture of Maduro
By Carrie Cordero
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Nicolás Maduro Indictment Implications
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
In the contest for the future of global order, South Africa’s choices will have a disproportionate impact on the outcome....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
