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Munitions Procurement and the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget
Carlton Haelig | October 07, 2026
Behind the Front Line
Josh Wallin, Carlton Haelig | September 30, 2026
The AGI Moment
Paul Scharre | September 21, 2026
Redrawing the Map
Katherine L. Kuzminski | September 15, 2026
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Munitions Procurement and the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget
Executive Summary The war with Iran has taken a tremendous toll on the American military’s munitions stockpile. Over half its inventory of high-end missile interceptors has be...
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Behind the Front Line
This report considers the near-term opportunities that exist for integrating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across the Department of War. While integration ...
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The AGI Moment
Introduction The age of AI is upon us. What that means is not yet clear. As general-purpose AI capabilities continue to march toward human-level performance across a range of ...
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Redrawing the Map
Executive Summary The United States is home to 17.3 million veterans in 2026—a population that has declined from 21.0 million in 2015, as older, conscription-era veterans have...
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CNAS Insights | U.S.-China AI Agreements Need Verification, Not Trust
The upcoming Trump-Xi summit is likely to disappoint the leaders of top AI labs that have recently called for urgent, coordinated pacing of frontier AI progress. While agreeme...
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CNAS Insights | Strategic Stability with China Will Come at a Cost
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping will meet this week for the latest high-stakes summit. A core focus will be extending a trade truce set to...
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CNAS Insights | America Must Expand AI Export Controls Amid Talks with China
The path forward is to lengthen the United States’ AI lead by expanding, not weakening, technology protections, starting with closing three priority gaps: remote access, adver...
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Expert Discusses AI’s Role in Modern WarfareThe military is already figuring out ways to use artificial intelligence in battle, and the technology will transform the cognitive dimension of warfare, said Paul Scharre, an...
By Paul Scharre
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The U.S. Once Dominated the World’s Oceans. China’s Xi is Changing That.
In The News
“They’re not building a bunch of little corvettes,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submariner and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. “Th...
By Tom Shugart
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Petrol Prices Set To Hit Record High Under Trump on Eve of U.S. Elections
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By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Starts at ‘Basically Zero’ in Building Cheap Military Drones
In The News
“Drone technology is uniquely challenging right now because the solutions needed are rapidly evolving, but they’re being called for at mass scale,” said Stacie Pettyjohn, seni...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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G20 Diplomats Meeting In Atlanta Amid Divisions Over Russia, Ukraine
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“For the first several years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European allies were united in refusing to return to ‘business as usual’ ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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The U.S. Once Dominated the World’s Oceans. China’s Xi is Changing That.
“They’re not building a bunch of little corvettes,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. Navy submariner and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. “Th...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Starts at ‘Basically Zero’ in Building Cheap Military Drones
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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What's a Revolution in Military Affairs Good For?
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The U.S. Once Dominated the World’s Oceans. China’s Xi is Changing That.
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Securing Critical InfrastructureThe systems that keep global society running are increasingly in adversaries’ sights. From sabotage on the subsea cables that enable global connectivity to missile attacks on ...
By Charles Horn
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Trump’s Relationship With Putin Comes Under Fire Ahead of the Midterms
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Marine Drone Detachment in the Philippines Operating from Palawan Airfield
By Ryan Claffey
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National Security Human Capital
Controversial, but Still in Command: Why Pete Hegseth’s Tenure Is Being Tested“It doesn’t matter if Iran’s failing, Hegseth will come up with something new and ludicrous to say that is framed as scoring points against the libs,” says retired Lt. Col. Ja...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
Are Yearlong Deployments the Navy’s New Normal?By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Myths of Battlefield Triumph Are Destroying the U.S. MilitaryBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Protests, Divisions, and the Mood in Europe
For much of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Europe has demonstrated remarkable unity and resolve. Despite economic pressures, political disagreements, and repeated predictions t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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G20 Diplomats Meeting In Atlanta Amid Divisions Over Russia, Ukraine
By Nicholas Lokker
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Is the Finnish-Norwegian Call With Putin a Crack in Nordic Resolve, or the Start of a New Path?
By Jim Townsend
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Protests, Divisions, and the Mood in Europe
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
The Axis of Upheaval Goes to WarThey are fine-tuning their cooperation to make their partners more resilient—and more dangerous to the United States—while limiting costs and risks....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Richard Fontaine
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As the U.S. Pulls Its Forces Out of Iraq, What Happens to Iran-Backed Armed Groups?
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Iraq Begins High-Stakes Security Balancing Act as U.S. Troops Withdraw
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Petrol Prices Set To Hit Record High Under Trump on Eve of U.S. Elections
By Rachel Ziemba
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Amid Legal Uncertainty, U.S. Lawmakers Warn Banks, Ports Over Russian Diesel Imports
By Rachel Ziemba
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Brazil’s Real Sinks After Lula’s Re-Election Victory
By Rachel Ziemba
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Petrol Prices Set To Hit Record High Under Trump on Eve of U.S. Elections
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Technology & National Security
Sovereign AgentsExecutive Summary In summer 2026, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Meta each disclosed that their AI agents had escaped containment during cybersecurity task evaluation...
By Ben Hayum
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Technology & National Security
Expert Discusses AI’s Role in Modern WarfareBy Paul Scharre
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Securing Critical InfrastructureBy Charles Horn
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy Ships
While civilian ships aren’t typically lawful targets, they lose their protected status if they contribute to an adversary’s military action and if destroying them offers a def...
By Mark Nevitt
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
By Mark Nevitt
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
By Mark Nevitt
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy Ships
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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 Sheehan
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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 Sheehan
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
