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Russia in the Arctic: Gauging How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Alter Regional Dynamics
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Nicholas Lokker, Heli Hautala, Col James Frey, with contributions from Jim Danoy, Rebecca Pincus, Katarzyna Zysk | September 15, 2022
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Artificial Intelligence and Arms Control
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) pose immense opportunity for militaries around the world. With this rising potential for AI-enabled military systems, some activists a...
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Competitive Connectivity
China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—originally called “One Belt, One Road”—nine years ago, pledging to use its vast financial resources and construction capacity...
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Rewire: Semiconductors and U.S. Industrial Policy
As the United States considers industrial policy for the first time in decades, it should learn lessons from prior government efforts to shape the semiconductor industry, in t...
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Kahl to Gulf States: Why Work with Russia When It Is Funding Iran?
In The News
Jonathan Lord, a regional expert with the Center for a New American Security, said that while Kahl’s speech was “well delivered,” but that “absent deeds, won’t be compelling t...
By Jonathan Lord
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Milley Warns China: An Invasion of Taiwan Would Be as Disastrous as Russia’s War against Ukraine
In The News
On Wednesday, Milley said he did not know if Xi would ever order his forces to invade Taiwan, but he described China’s president as a “rational actor” who evaluates his choice...
By Tom Shugart
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Emerging Markets-Brazil’s Real, Stocks Slide after Budget Proposal; Other EM Currencies Weak
In The News
After sliding as much as 2.3% against the dollar, the real was last down 0.2%, while the Bovespa stock index dropped 1.5% after the incoming Lula administration proposed guide...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The New US Interest in Relations with Italy
In The News
Following the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Nick Lokker joined Formiche to discuss US-Italy relations. The interview cove...
By Nicholas Lokker
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NATO Faces New Challenge as Ukraine War Spills into Poland
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Jim Townsend, US deputy assistant defence secretary for Europe and NATO under former President Barack Obama, welcomed NATO’s approach. “I think NATO did a great job of being v...
By Jim Townsend
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Milley Warns China: An Invasion of Taiwan Would Be as Disastrous as Russia’s War against Ukraine
On Wednesday, Milley said he did not know if Xi would ever order his forces to invade Taiwan, but he described China’s president as a “rational actor” who evaluates his choice...
By Tom Shugart
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New CNAS Report: "Precision and Posture: Defense Spending Trends and the FY23 Budget Request"
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Precision and Posture: Defense Spending Trends and the FY23 Budget Request
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Milley Warns China: An Invasion of Taiwan Would Be as Disastrous as Russia’s War against Ukraine
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Taking on China and Russia
Today Washington has chosen, perhaps by default, to compete with—and if necessary, confront—both Russia and China simultaneously and indefinitely....
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Freeze on Taiwan Contact Fuels Worry as Tensions Build
By Jacob Stokes
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Factbox: Top Takeaways from the Biden-Xi Meeting in Bali
By Jacob Stokes
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Taking on China and Russia
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Colonel Makes Powerful Honor Ride to His Soldiers’ Graves
Chris Kolenda was featured in an AARP video honoring fallen paratroopers in Afghanistan. Chris has ridden a total of 1,700 miles from Spalding, Nebraska, to Arlington National...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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What We’re Getting Wrong about Veterans
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Veteran Who Biked across the U.S. to Honor Fallen Soldiers Also Finds Healing
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Colonel Makes Powerful Honor Ride to His Soldiers’ Graves
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Taking on China and Russia
Today Washington has chosen, perhaps by default, to compete with—and if necessary, confront—both Russia and China simultaneously and indefinitely....
By Richard Fontaine
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The New US Interest in Relations with Italy
By Nicholas Lokker
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What Has the War in Ukraine Revealed about Russian Power?
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Taking on China and Russia
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Kahl to Gulf States: Why Work with Russia When It Is Funding Iran?
Jonathan Lord, a regional expert with the Center for a New American Security, said that while Kahl’s speech was “well delivered,” but that “absent deeds, won’t be compelling t...
By Jonathan Lord
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Israel Deploys Remote-Controlled Robotic Guns in West Bank
By Paul Scharre
- CNAS Launches Project on a New Middle East Security Architecture
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Kahl to Gulf States: Why Work with Russia When It Is Funding Iran?
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Emerging Markets-Brazil’s Real, Stocks Slide after Budget Proposal; Other EM Currencies Weak
After sliding as much as 2.3% against the dollar, the real was last down 0.2%, while the Bovespa stock index dropped 1.5% after the incoming Lula administration proposed guide...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Sharper: Chips
By Anna Pederson
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US Tries to Enlist Allies in Assault on China’s Chip Industry
By Martijn Rasser & Emily Kilcrease
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Emerging Markets-Brazil’s Real, Stocks Slide after Budget Proposal; Other EM Currencies Weak
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Sharper: Chips
The reliance on semiconductor chips, from accomplishing everyday tasks to fighting wars, has placed them at the center of geopolitical decisions by leaders around the world. R...
By Anna Pederson
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Israel Deploys Remote-Controlled Robotic Guns in West Bank
By Paul Scharre
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Pentagon Blacklists Chinese Drone Maker DJI for PLA Links
By Alexandra Seymour
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Sharper: Chips
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Carrie Cordero Keynote Speech: "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military, Veterans and Law Enforcement Communities"
Drawing from the forthcoming Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report, "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military...
By Carrie Cordero
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Countering Domestic Violent Extremism in Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement Communities
By Carrie Cordero & Josh Campbell
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Sharper: Homeland Security
By Anna Pederson & Arona Baigal
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Carrie Cordero Keynote Speech: "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military, Veterans and Law Enforcement Communities"
