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Higher, Heavier, Farther, and now Undetectable?
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Higher, Heavier, Farther, and now Undetectable?
On Christmas Day in 1914, three former cross-channel packet ships, the Engadine, Empress, and Riviera, stood off the island of Heligoland in the North Sea. Under the watchful ...
By Jerry Hendrix & Lt Col James Price
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An Open Letter on BRAC
By Michele Flournoy & Shawn Brimley
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Navy collisions rare but provide lessons in their wake
By Jerry Hendrix
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Higher, Heavier, Farther, and now Undetectable?
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Art of the Possible
Introduction Pakistan is not a front-burner issue for the administration of President Donald Trump, but it remains a major contributor to the security challenges facing the Un...
By Stephen Tankel
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Anger over Otto Warmbier's death grows
By Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
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Networking Asian Security
By Richard Fontaine, Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper & Harry Krejsa
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Art of the Possible
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Drones Podcast Series: Patterns of Proliferation
Dan Gettinger of the Center for the Study of the Drone, UPenn Professor Mike Horowitz, and CNAS Research Associate Alexandra Sander join Paul Scharre to discuss patterns of dr...
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Drone Proliferation: Policy Choices for the Trump Administration
By Alexandra Sander, Dan Gettinger & Neal Urwitz
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Disposable Drones Could Deliver Supplies Under Enemy Fire
By Paul Scharre
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Drones Podcast Series: Patterns of Proliferation
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CNAS Launches Future of U.S. Sanctions Task Force
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Energy, Economics, and Security Program today announced the launch of the Future of U.S. Sanctions Task Force. The Task Force wil...
By Neal Urwitz
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US oil groups feel Russia sanctions freeze more than Europeans
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russia's Pipeline Power
By Edoardo Saravalle
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CNAS Launches Future of U.S. Sanctions Task Force
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Restructuring the Defense Relationship with Pakistan
As the Trump administration plans to send several thousand additional troops to Afghanistan, it continues to grapple with a comprehensive strategy for the region. Any such str...
By Stephen Tankel
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Russia just threatened to target US jets in Syria — but the last thing it wants is an air war with the US
By Nicholas Heras
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U.S. on collision course with Syria and Iran once de facto Islamic State capital falls
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Restructuring the Defense Relationship with Pakistan
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Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?
From the moment President Trump nominated James Mattis as his secretary of defense, the swamp has made hand-wringing over civil-military relations a fine art. There are vetera...
By Amy Schafer & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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CNAS Releases Report on Community Efforts to Serve Veterans
By Neal Urwitz
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Lost in Translation
By Phillip Carter, Amy Schafer, Katherine Kidder & Moira Fagan
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Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?
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CNAS President Richard Fontaine on Charlie Rose
We are joined by Richard Fontaine the President of the Center for a New American Security, Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and David Miliband the President of The Inte...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump's Qatar Curveball Makes Tillerson Improvise Policy Again
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Wanted: A Trump Team Foreign-Policy Plan with Democratic Values
By Kate Bateman
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CNAS President Richard Fontaine on Charlie Rose
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Drones Podcast Series: Patterns of Proliferation
Dan Gettinger of the Center for the Study of the Drone, UPenn Professor Mike Horowitz, and CNAS Research Associate Alexandra Sander join Paul Scharre to discuss patterns of dr...
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Why Russia and China Are 'Eating Our Lunch' When It Comes to Tech Warfare
By Alexandra Sander
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Countering disinformation online will require long-term engagement from the feds
By Madeline Christian
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Drones Podcast Series: Patterns of Proliferation
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European Security amid the Trump Presidency and British Election: How does Germany Move Forward?
Norbert Röettgen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag, shares his thoughts about the British election, German Chancellor Merkel's remarks followi...
By Julianne Smith
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Phil Carter on why Russia is Still the Real Scandal
By Phillip Carter
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Readiness and Defence: An Outlook from Lithuania and Estonia
By Jim Townsend
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European Security amid the Trump Presidency and British Election: How does Germany Move Forward?
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Drone Proliferation
Executive Summary The U.S. monopoly on drones has ended. More than 30 nations already have or are developing armed drones, and at least 90 nations, as well as some non-state a...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Lauren Fish, Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
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Reset, Negotiate, Institutionalize
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Drone Proliferation
