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Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Russia and China in Central Asia
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Kate Johnston, Nathaniel Schochet | November 12, 2024
Building the Future Capital Campaign
May 22, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Stress-Testing State Power
Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t...
Indo-Pacific Security
Russia and China in Central Asia
Executive Summary Despite the many proclamations that Russian and Chinese interests would collide in Central Asia, Moscow and Beijing continue to work together in service of t...
Building the Future Capital Campaign
In a world awash with challenges, the demand for the Center’s work has never been greater than today. The new campaign will ensure that CNAS can fulfill its critical mission n...
Axis of Upheaval
Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. Cooperation among the fo...
HIGH STAKES
High Stakes: Preparing the Next President is a new election-year initiative to explore the most pressing national security issues that will face the next administration.
Transatlantic Security
The Axis of Upheaval
The West has been too quick to dismiss the coordination among China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia....
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Leading the Free World
The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in num...
Middle East Security
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
Sep 20, 2024
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Why Is It So Hard to Arrest South Korea’s Impeached President?
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There were more than 100 police officers and they were armed with a warrant, but South Korean authorities failed to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour d...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
In The News
The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping up the reinforcement of its expansive claims and co...
By Tom Shugart
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2024: A Year Marked by the Rise of Drone Warfare
In The News
With its distinctive, pulsating, motorbike-like sound, the V1 flying bomb — or "buzz bomb" — was one the most fear-inducing weapons of World War II....
By Samuel Bendett
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Biden Spent Four Years Building Up U.S. Alliances in Asia. Will They Survive Trump’s Next Term?
In The News
For America’s friends in Asia, the uncertainty brought by the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is coming at a bad time....
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
In The News
President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administrati...
By Edward Fishman
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping up the reinforcement of its expansive claims and co...
By Tom Shugart
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Experts Urge U.S. to Use Taiwan Logistics Pact to Counter China’s Military Coercion
By Trey Meeks
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping up the reinforcement of its expansive claims and co...
By Tom Shugart
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Why Is It So Hard to Arrest South Korea’s Impeached President?
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Biden Spent Four Years Building Up U.S. Alliances in Asia. Will They Survive Trump’s Next Term?
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
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Prep Courses, Policy Changes Mainly Contributed to Successful Recruiting Year
After falling short of their recruitment goals for years, military service branches managed to squeak out a victory in 2024 and meet their recruitment targets, but just barely...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pete Hegseth and Doug Collins’s Push To Cut VA Health Benefits Concerns Veterans Groups
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Opinions of Lower-Ranking Troops Could Soon Be Considered in Officer Promotions
By Taren Sylvester
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Prep Courses, Policy Changes Mainly Contributed to Successful Recruiting Year
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administrati...
By Edward Fishman
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Will Europe Send Combat Forces to Ukraine?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Israel Strikes Gaza as Efforts for a Truce Intensify; Trump Envoy to Visit Ukraine
By Jim Townsend
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support....
By Rachel Ziemba
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How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare
By Paul Scharre
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Our Man in Damascus? Sanctions and Governance in Post-Assad Syria
By Alex Zerden
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administrati...
By Edward Fishman
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Commerce's Role in Economic Security with Deputy Secretary Don Graves
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
By Rachel Ziemba
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
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2024: A Year Marked by the Rise of Drone Warfare
With its distinctive, pulsating, motorbike-like sound, the V1 flying bomb — or "buzz bomb" — was one the most fear-inducing weapons of World War II....
By Samuel Bendett
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VOA Mandarin: Trump’s New AI Policy Seeks to Loosen Regulations, Support Innovation, Defeat China
By Ruby Scanlon
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How Can the Trump Administration Strengthen U.S. AI Leadership?
By Paul Scharre
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2024: A Year Marked by the Rise of Drone Warfare
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
On POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Stress-Testing State Power
By Carrie Cordero
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Will Sen. Mitch McConnell Sink Another Donald Trump Cabinet Nominee?
By Carrie Cordero
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The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, Explained
