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Dispelling the Myth of Women in Special Operations
Nicole Alexander, Lyla Kohistany | March 19, 2019
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Contested Spaces
As the competition between the United States and China to shape the course of the 21st century intensifies, Southeast Asia has become a contested space....
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Bolstering Congressional Support for NATO
In January, The New York Times reported that President Trump suggested to senior advisors several times over the course of the previous year that he might withdraw the United ...
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The Influence of Commercial Space Capabilities on Deterrence
Recent U.S. space policy initiatives underscore the far-reaching benefits of commercial space activities. The White House revived the National Space Council to foster closer c...
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Syria, Iraq border reopening fuels fears of Iran ‘land corridor’
In The News
A rare meeting took place in Damascus when the military chiefs of Syria, Iraq and Iran convened there.The meeting and an announcement that a border crossing between Iraq and S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria Kurd autonomy under threat after IS 'caliphate' falls
In The News
Now the Islamic State group's "caliphate" has fallen, the hard-won limited autonomy of Syria's Kurds will be left in peril if their key US ally goes ahead with its announced p...
By Nicholas Heras
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US needs to do more to win in the competition with China in South-east Asia: American think tank
In The News
South-east Asia has emerged as a key arena of competition between China and the United States, but the Trump administration has fallen short in engaging with the region, said ...
By Daniel Kliman
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By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist
In The News
Less than a decade ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was waist-deep in serious negotiations with Syria for the return of the Golan Heights in exchange for peace. But aft...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump's Latest Tweet Could Hand the Election to Netanyahu in Israel
In The News
With a single tweet, President Donald Trump turned what was once a right-wing Israeli fantasy into reality with his announcement that it was time for the U.S. to recognize Isr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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WOTR Podcast: Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?
Debates over civil-military relations have reached a fever pitch since the 2016 presidential campaign and the beginning of the Trump administration. Many have focused on the t...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Steven Foster, Alice Hunt Friend & Ryan Evans
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Sayers and Colby at The Heritage Foundation: The Indo-Pacific after INF
By Elbridge Colby, Eric Sayers & Jeff M. Smith
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CNAS’ Dougherty on New American Way of War Project
By Chris Dougherty
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WOTR Podcast: Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?
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US needs to do more to win in the competition with China in South-east Asia: American think tank
South-east Asia has emerged as a key arena of competition between China and the United States, but the Trump administration has fallen short in engaging with the region, said ...
By Daniel Kliman
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Trump Offers Clumsy Olive Branch to North Korea
By Kristine Lee
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A Rising China Is Driving the U.S. Army’s New Game Plan in the Pacific
By Ely Ratner
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US needs to do more to win in the competition with China in South-east Asia: American think tank
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The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military
"Captain Marvel" is behind the times for the military and for superheroes; and it is the movie we deserve. It tells us what we already knew: that women serve (admirably, succe...
By Emma Moore
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Dispelling the Myth of Women in Special Operations
By Nicole Alexander & Lyla Kohistany
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WOTR Podcast: Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Steven Foster, Alice Hunt Friend & Ryan Evans
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The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military
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Josef Janning on the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
Josef Janning, Senior Policy Fellow and Head of ECFR Berlin, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the future of the transatlantic relationship, U.S.-Ger...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Josef Janning
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Bolstering Congressional Support for NATO
By Rachel Rizzo & Carrie Cordero
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US reacts to Chinese and Russian Arctic Activity, Pompeo to attend Arctic Council Meeting
By Jim Townsend
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Josef Janning on the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
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Syria, Iraq border reopening fuels fears of Iran ‘land corridor’
A rare meeting took place in Damascus when the military chiefs of Syria, Iraq and Iran convened there.The meeting and an announcement that a border crossing between Iraq and S...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria Kurd autonomy under threat after IS 'caliphate' falls
By Nicholas Heras
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By recognizing Golan, Trump seen ‘solving’ a problem that doesn’t exist
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Syria, Iraq border reopening fuels fears of Iran ‘land corridor’
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Fintech Is Booming, While Posing New National Security Risks for the U.S.
New financial technology—so-called fintech—has rapidly become an important part of the financial industry, from mobile payment systems to cryptocurrencies. But it also represe...
By Sam Dorshimer
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Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Russian oligarch and Putin ally sues Treasury, demands lifting of U.S. sanctions
By Peter Harrell
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Fintech Is Booming, While Posing New National Security Risks for the U.S.
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Kara Frederick on Fox & Friends: What happens when next generation tech falls into the wrong hands?
Kara Frederick, associate fellow in the CNAS Technology and National Security program, joins Fox News' Fox & Friends to discuss her Wall Street Journal essay, "The Authori...
By Kara Frederick
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China and the US are locked in a crucial battle for space domination
By Elsa B. Kania
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How swarming drones will change warfare
By Paul Scharre
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Kara Frederick on Fox & Friends: What happens when next generation tech falls into the wrong hands?
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How swarming drones will change warfare
In February, the defence secretary said "swarm squadrons" will be deployed by the British armed forces in the coming years. The US has also been testing interconnected, co-ope...
By Paul Scharre
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The future of war: Autonomous weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Erin Simpson
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Loren DeJonge Schulman on Drones
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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How swarming drones will change warfare
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Far-Right Extremism and the Christchurch Massacre: Adapting to New Threats
Within 24 hours of the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand—in which an Australian assailant murdered 50 people attending worship services at two mosques—the public reaction ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Post-CHAOS Homework on Civil-Military Relations
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
By Richard Fontaine & Elbridge Colby
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Far-Right Extremism and the Christchurch Massacre: Adapting to New Threats
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
Washington, October 4 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates three Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship alumni who were named as 2017–20...
By Neal Urwitz
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Drone Proliferation
By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Lauren Fish, Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
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How Jeanne Shaheen Fills a Void in Trump’s Foreign Policy
It’s not easy being one of the few women to play a senior role in the making of American foreign policy. Twenty-five months into his presidency, Donald Trump’s national securi...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May are Leading on Borrowed Time
By Livia Godaert & Chris Estep
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Bombshell: Come What May
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Lindsay Cohn, Radha Iyengar & Erin Simpson
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How Jeanne Shaheen Fills a Void in Trump’s Foreign Policy
