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‘We cut too deep’: Air Force reinstates hundreds of ROTC cadets after dismissals spark backlash
In The News
The Air Force reversed its decision to dismiss hundreds of reserve officer training cadets and restored nearly 130 scholarships, officials said, after a lobbying effort assail...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Licensed to Kill: How Russia Uses Israeli Drones to Bomb Civilians in Syria
In The News
When Israeli-licensed military drones first took off from Syrian air force bases to stalk opponents of Bashar Assad’s regime, shortly after Russia’s 2015 intervention, they we...
By Samuel Bendett
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"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"
In The News
In an interview with the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Paul Scharre offers insights on weapon autonomy and the human role in future warfighting. After multiple t...
By Paul Scharre
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Strongmen who got cozy with Trump get the cold shoulder from Biden
In The News
The Biden administration has zinged Russia and China over human rights and alleged thuggery against their neighbors, cut off some arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and stiff-armed T...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US-China tech war: Beijing's secret chipmaking champions
In The News
Once a month, senior executives of Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. fly to Beijing for a flurry of meetings with China's top economic management bodies. They focus on the compa...
By Martijn Rasser
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U.S And 25 Other Nations To Participate In Huge Joint Training Exercise
Last year the pandemic derailed large-scale war gaming – this year it's back with a vengeance. The U.S. military is taking part in a massive joint training exercise across Eur...
By Becca Wasser & Jay Price
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Making Sense of Cents
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"
By Paul Scharre
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U.S And 25 Other Nations To Participate In Huge Joint Training Exercise
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Why China’s eventual aims with Taiwan could have a major global financial and economic impact
On CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange, Martijn Rasser discusses the rise in tensions between China and Taiwan, potential responses by the U.S. and G-7 countries, and whether Beijing co...
By Martijn Rasser
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US-China tech war: Beijing's secret chipmaking champions
By Martijn Rasser
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US eyes using Japan's submarines to 'choke' Chinese navy
By Tom Shugart
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Why China’s eventual aims with Taiwan could have a major global financial and economic impact
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‘We cut too deep’: Air Force reinstates hundreds of ROTC cadets after dismissals spark backlash
The Air Force reversed its decision to dismiss hundreds of reserve officer training cadets and restored nearly 130 scholarships, officials said, after a lobbying effort assail...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S And 25 Other Nations To Participate In Huge Joint Training Exercise
By Becca Wasser & Jay Price
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CNAS Responds: Assessing the Biden Administration's First 100 Days
By Richard Fontaine, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Ilan Goldenberg, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Nathalie Grogan & Jim Townsend
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‘We cut too deep’: Air Force reinstates hundreds of ROTC cadets after dismissals spark backlash
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Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions
Andrea Kendall-Taylor discusses with host Carol Castiel the significance of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Ukraine. Listen to the full episode from Voice of Ame...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Strongmen who got cozy with Trump get the cold shoulder from Biden
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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80,000 Russian Troops Remain at Ukraine Border as U.S. and NATO Hold Exercises
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Blinken/Ukraine-Russia Tensions
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Licensed to Kill: How Russia Uses Israeli Drones to Bomb Civilians in Syria
When Israeli-licensed military drones first took off from Syrian air force bases to stalk opponents of Bashar Assad’s regime, shortly after Russia’s 2015 intervention, they we...
By Samuel Bendett
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What Would a US-Led Global Technology Alliance Look Like?
By Ilan Goldenberg & Martijn Rasser
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A bombshell recording in Iran threatens to complicate nuclear negotiations in Vienna
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Licensed to Kill: How Russia Uses Israeli Drones to Bomb Civilians in Syria
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Sanctions by the Numbers
Cyberattacks pose a serious threat to U.S. national security and the integrity of the global commerce and financial system, especially when state-sponsored actors conduct and/...
By Jason Bartlett & Megan Ophel
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Australia Draws A Line on China
By Tom Shugart
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The Myths and Realities of China’s Digital Currency
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Sanctions by the Numbers
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Democracy’s Digital Defenses
In early 2021, the audio-only social media app Clubhouse allowed users in mainland China to enter chat rooms and talk freely to the world—including American journalists and pe...
By Richard Fontaine & Kara Frederick
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Licensed to Kill: How Russia Uses Israeli Drones to Bomb Civilians in Syria
By Samuel Bendett
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Why China’s eventual aims with Taiwan could have a major global financial and economic impact
By Martijn Rasser
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Democracy’s Digital Defenses
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Enemies Foreign and Domestic
In early April, the leaders of the U.S. intelligence community outlined the most pressing national security threats facing the nation during testimony to the Senate and House ...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Responds: Assessing the Biden Administration's First 100 Days
By Richard Fontaine, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Ilan Goldenberg, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Nathalie Grogan & Jim Townsend
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Congressional efforts to repeal Iraq war authorization raise questions about Iranian proxies
By Richard Fontaine
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Enemies Foreign and Domestic
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This group is training the next generation of women in national security
Women make up less than 40 percent of the U.S. State Department's leadership, and 26 percent at the Pentagon, according to a 2018 study by the New America Foundation. But wome...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Radha Iyengar & Erin Simpson
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More women in government roles leads to greater national security
By Katie Galgano
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
By Emma Moore
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This group is training the next generation of women in national security
