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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 | The Nvidia Scandal Is a Wake-Up Call for Congress
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid revelations of extramarital affairs, including with an alleged Chinese spy. The suspected Chinese asset, Alice Huang, has...
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CNAS Insights | National Security Agenda in the New Congress: A 10-Item To-Do List
When Democratic majorities sweep into Congress in January, Washington will return to divided government. The prospect of stalemate will be real, with Democrats prone to opposi...
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CNAS Insights | A Closing Door on Open Weights? Implications for AI Sovereignty
Earlier this month, Beijing announced draft export controls that signaled a potential shift in its longtime embrace of open-weight models. Foreign capitals and corporations sh...
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NEW: Dr. Scott W. Harold Named Director of CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program
Washington, November 12, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Scott W. Harold as senior fellow and director of its Indo-Pacific Secu...
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Humanoid Robot Start-Up Backed by Eric Trump in Talks With Israel’s Military
In The News
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence programme at the Center for a New American Security think-tank in Washington, said that while lethal humanoid robots were “a lot of p...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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When Networks Are Contested, Paring Down the Data May Mean Better Logistics at the Edge
In The News
In a recent webinar, Breaking Defense examined these challenges with Matthew Constanzi, lead for the C5ISR Center’s Sustainment Transformation Predictive Logistics Team at Arm...
By Josh Wallin & Carlton Haelig
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The Army’s Coming C2 Challenge Is Fighting Across Thousands of Miles
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Breaking Defense spoke with Josh Wallin, Defense Program fellow at the Center for a New American Security, on what needs NGC2 will meet, the data infrastructure necessary to i...
By Josh Wallin
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CNAS Launches AI Policy Lab
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Washington, November 10, 2026 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) launched the AI Policy Lab, a major expansion of its decade-plus leadership on artificial ...
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Humanoid Robot Start-Up Backed by Eric Trump in Talks With Israel’s Military
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defence programme at the Center for a New American Security think-tank in Washington, said that while lethal humanoid robots were “a lot of p...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The Army’s Coming C2 Challenge Is Fighting Across Thousands of Miles
By Josh Wallin
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When Networks Are Contested, Paring Down the Data May Mean Better Logistics at the Edge
By Josh Wallin & Carlton Haelig
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Humanoid Robot Start-Up Backed by Eric Trump in Talks With Israel’s Military
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NEW: Dr. Scott W. Harold Named Director of CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program
Washington, November 12, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Scott W. Harold as senior fellow and director of its Indo-Pacific Secu...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Insights | National Security Agenda in the New Congress: A 10-Item To-Do ListBy Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
After Midterms, Europe Looks Beyond TrumpBy Richard Fontaine
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NEW: Dr. Scott W. Harold Named Director of CNAS Indo-Pacific Security Program
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National Security Human Capital
How America’s Military Shaped the Nation’s History and Evolved Over 250 YearsOver the last 250 years, the United States military has helped shape the nation's history – from the fight for independence to its emergence as the world's leading military po...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Trump Administration Expands Federal Effort to Combat Drone ThreatsBy Brandon J. Archuleta
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National Security Human Capital
Controversial, but Still in Command: Why Pete Hegseth’s Tenure Is Being TestedBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Examining Kushner’s European Security Framework
This week, American, Ukrainian, and Russian officials are gathering in Abu Dhabi for the first trilateral peace talks in nine months. But the negotiations could have implicati...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Insights | National Security Agenda in the New Congress: A 10-Item To-Do ListBy Richard Fontaine
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A Blue Wave in America: The Midterms and Foreign Policy
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Examining Kushner’s European Security Framework
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Crypto Industry Braces for Reckoning Over Trump Ties“There’s a high probability of non-compliance from the executive branch,” said Zerden, who previously worked across the US government covering anti-corruption, financial enfor...
By Alex Zerden
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Insights | National Security Agenda in the New Congress: A 10-Item To-Do ListBy Richard Fontaine
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With Major Sanctions Lifted, What Are Syria’s Development Prospects?
By Alex Zerden
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Insights | The Nvidia Scandal Is a Wake-Up Call for CongressNvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid revelations of extramarital affairs, including with an alleged Chinese spy. The suspected Chinese asset, Alice Huang, has...
By Emily Kilcrease & Vivek Chilukuri
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Insights | National Security Agenda in the New Congress: A 10-Item To-Do ListBy Richard Fontaine
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What Would a Democrat Midterm Win Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
By Liza Tobin
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
CNAS Insights | The Nvidia Scandal Is a Wake-Up Call for CongressNvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid revelations of extramarital affairs, including with an alleged Chinese spy. The suspected Chinese asset, Alice Huang, has...
By Emily Kilcrease & Vivek Chilukuri
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Technology & National Security
China’s AI Diplomacy Is WorkingBy Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
Nvidia Boss Admits to Affair With Suspected Chinese SpyBy Vivek Chilukuri
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COP31 and the U.S. Retreat from Global Climate Leadership
The abdication of U.S. climate leadership creates a leadership vacuum at a moment when international cooperation on climate change is urgent. Who will fill it?...
By Mark Nevitt
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran’s Attacks on Navy Ships
By Mark Nevitt
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
By Mark Nevitt
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COP31 and the U.S. Retreat from Global Climate Leadership
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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
