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Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review
This installment of Sanctions by the Numbers examines the United States’ use of financial sanctions and entity-based export controls...
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Short Supply
Executive Summary The U.S. military faces a critical challenge: Fewer young Americans are willing to serve, and fewer adults are encouraging them to do so. Because of delibera...
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Prepared, Not Paralyzed
Executive Summary The Trump administration has embraced a pro-innovation approach to artificial intelligence (AI) policy. Its AI Action Plan, released July 2025, underscores t...
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Economic Security in North America
Executive Summary The United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term includes a novel review clause. By July 2026, t...
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CNAS Insights | America Isn’t Ready for a Drone War
This week, U.S. personnel near El Paso, Texas, tested a high-energy laser as part of their mission to shoot down cartel drones along the southern border. The resulting confusi...
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CNAS Insights | Trump's Plan B for Tariffs
The administration is already pivoting to a new tariff architecture that will mostly, though not entirely, recreate his previous tariffs....
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
Africa watchers in Washington, D.C., were dispirited—though not surprised—when an email calling the continent “a peripheral—rather than a core theater for US interest” recentl...
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Here’s What Smart People Are Saying About Anthropic’s Public Spat with the PentagonAnthropic has drawn a hard line with the Pentagon. CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday that the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's request th...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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New from CNAS | Embracing a Hellscape Strategy to Defend Taiwan
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Developing a Four-Layer Defense to Defeat a Chinese Invasion...
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Does the U.S. Have Enough Aircraft Carriers for All Trump’s Wars?
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As his latest threats to Iran suggest, President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable deploying military force around the world. But even with a military as large ...
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The One Man Stopping Trump from Building Killer AIIn a sprawling 20,000-word essay published last month, Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, warned that advances in artificial intelligence could pave the way for a...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Trump Vowed to End Ukraine War in 24 Hours, but He Still Can’t — Putin’s Maximalist Goals to Blame?
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US President Donald Trump had promised to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. Yet more than a year into his term, the peace process remains a non-starter as ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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New from CNAS | Embracing a Hellscape Strategy to Defend Taiwan
Developing a Four-Layer Defense to Defeat a Chinese Invasion...
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Hellscape for Taiwan
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
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How to Adapt in an Era of Algorithm Warfare
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China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
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China May Grab a Lead in the Race for Military Fusion
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Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule Makes the World Less Safe
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Trump Appears Ready to Attack Iran as U.S. Strike Force Takes ShapeA lack of calamities during those previous operations has made it easy to overlook the potential pitfalls of future missions, said Jason Dempsey, a retired Army officer who st...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Army to Be More Selective with Reenlistment Bonuses Under New GuidanceBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The U.S. Army’s Quiet Rotation in the PhilippinesBy Katherine L. Kuzminski & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Vowed to End Ukraine War in 24 Hours, but He Still Can’t — Putin’s Maximalist Goals to Blame?
US President Donald Trump had promised to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. Yet more than a year into his term, the peace process remains a non-starter as ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Four Years Later, How Close Is Russia to Achieving Its Goals in Ukraine?
By Nicholas Lokker
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Can China Capitalize on Changing Transatlantic Currents?
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Trump Vowed to End Ukraine War in 24 Hours, but He Still Can’t — Putin’s Maximalist Goals to Blame?
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Trump’s Sanctions on Iran Have Dramatically Affected Its Economy and Led to ProtestsPresident Trump is pondering military action in Iran. His administration has already been engaging in economic warfare. Recently, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that st...
By Edward Fishman
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Threat of 15% Tariffs Adds to Gulf’s ‘Macroeconomic Volatility'By Rachel Ziemba
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IDF Says Forces on High Alert amid Tensions with Iran, No Change to Public AdvisoriesBy Becca Wasser
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Ducking Climate Science Is a Danger to the U.S. Military. Congress Must Help.
This article was originally published in Breaking Defense. The Trump Administration’s recent decision to revoke the EPA “endangerment finding” is emblematic of a trend in Amer...
By Will Rogers
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Pentagon pressures Anthropic on AI accessBy Geoffrey Gertz
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Inside Anthropic’s Existential Negotiations with the Pentagon
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Ducking Climate Science Is a Danger to the U.S. Military. Congress Must Help.
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Technology & National Security
Here’s What Smart People Are Saying About Anthropic’s Public Spat with the PentagonAnthropic has drawn a hard line with the Pentagon. CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday that the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's request th...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
The High-Stakes Fight Between Hegseth and AnthropicBy Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
Fighting AI Cyberattacks Starts with Knowing They’re HappeningBy Janet Egan & Michelle Nie
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
This article was originally published in Lawfare. On Jan. 7, the Trump administration withdrew the United States from more than 60 international agreements and organizations, ...
By Mark Nevitt
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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
By Carrie Cordero
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Can a President Unilaterally Withdraw—and Rejoin—the UN Climate Treaty?
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
Africa watchers in Washington, D.C., were dispirited—though not surprised—when an email calling the continent “a peripheral—rather than a core theater for US interest” recentl...
By Gibbs McKinley
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
