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Why America Needs a New Way of War
Chris Dougherty | June 12, 2019
Military, Veterans, & Society
Funding Flows in the Sea of Goodwill
Introduction Analyzing the largest organizations in the veteran philanthropy space through publicly available tax filings and annual reports, this paper identifies: (1) the do...
Middle East Security
Escalation or Negotiation?
In May 2019, the Center hosted an all-day tabletop exercise to game out three scenarios related to the crisis surrounding U.S.-Iran tensions over Iran’s nuclear enrichment pro...
Asia-Pacific Security
Negotiating Toward a Denuclearization-Peace Roadmap on the Korean Peninsula
Executive Summary The second summit between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on February 27 and 28, 2019, in Hanoi, failed to produce an agr...
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Mark Esper's Confirmation Hearing: CNAS Experts Pose Key Questions for the Nominee
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Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will face members of the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in a hearing to consider his nomination as Secretary of Defense. As part o...
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Ilan Goldenberg, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Carisa Nietsche & Ainikki Riikonen
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The US is silent as Turkey starts receiving a Russian missile system that could jeopardize the F-35 stealth fighter
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As NATO ally Turkey receives its first shipment of the controversial Russian air defense system that has for months been driving a wedge between Ankara and Washington, the US ...
By Jim Townsend
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Fast-Forward with 5G
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Sometimes the most valuable military assets are those you can't see. That may be the case with 5G—the lightning-fast, next-generation wireless network technologies that commer...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Russia looks for Asia LNG buyers to blunt Western sanctions' bite
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Russia is boosting Arctic production of liquefied natural gas to counter growing competition from the U.S. while looking to Asia's major energy importers to buffer projects ag...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Turkey has the S-400. The Trump administration is silent.
In The News
After months of threatening quick, severe action against Turkey should Ankara accept the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the Trump administration has yet to react to th...
By Jim Townsend
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No Grunts Under 26, $250K Bonuses: DoD's Most Radical Ideas to Transform the Infantry
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No Grunts Under 26, $250K Bonuses: DoD's Most Radical Ideas to Transform the Infantry
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Joins CNN to Discuss U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Joins CNN to Discuss U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
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2020 Democratic Primary Debates: Questions for the Candidates
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The Populist Challenge to Liberal Democracy with Cas Mudde
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Biden believes NATO will cease to exist in Trump’s second term. That’s a bit far-fetched.
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Turkey receives first Russian missile delivery, risking US ire
Turkey received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system on Friday in a move expected to raise tensions with the United States, which has repeatedly warned aga...
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Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and Google
By Elsa B. Kania
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Move over, Bahrain? Iraq signals interest in better ties with Israel
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Turkey receives first Russian missile delivery, risking US ire
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Joins CNN to Discuss U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
The parents of the late Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for the North Korean ship "Wise Honest," which was seized by the United States in May after violating United Nations s...
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Trump team weighs giving China a get-out-of-jail free card on Iran
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Joins CNN to Discuss U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
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Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and Google
It is the size of a small suitcase and can be placed discreetly in the back of a car. When the device is powered up, it begins secretly monitoring hundreds of cellphones in th...
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Amazon reveals it stores customers' Amazon Echo voice recordings
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For U.S. Military Drones, Airspace Is Growing More Congested, Dangerous
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Middle East Dictators Buy Spy Tech From Company Linked to IBM and Google
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Executive Order Highlights Electromagnetic Pulse Threat
In March, President Donald Trump signed an “Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses,” which many observers see as an important step in co...
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How swarming drones will change warfare
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The future of war: Autonomous weapons, AI, and cyberwarfare
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Executive Order Highlights Electromagnetic Pulse Threat
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Why Ivanka Trump didn’t belong anywhere near the DMZ or the G-20 summit
Since President Trump took office, the White House has been pushing the boundaries of what the American public will tolerate in terms of family involvement in presidential dec...
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Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing
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An Acting Secretary of Defense Isn’t Enough
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Why Ivanka Trump didn’t belong anywhere near the DMZ or the G-20 summit
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Managing the National Security Workforce Crisis
The federal national security workforce is entering a perfect storm shaped by workforce demographic trends, short-sighted leadership, slow adaptation to modern challenges, and...
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Bombshells and Smart Women Talk Security
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How Jeanne Shaheen Fills a Void in Trump’s Foreign Policy
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Managing the National Security Workforce Crisis
