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From Production Lines to Front Lines
Becca Wasser, Philip Sheers | April 03, 2025
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
Jacob Stokes | March 18, 2025
Promethean Rivalry
Bill Drexel | April 22, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
Ruby Scanlon, Bill Drexel | April 24, 2025
Defense
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Executive Summary The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is struggling to meet the demands of the current strategic environment—let alone prepare for a potential conflict agai...
Indo-Pacific Security
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
China’s rapid nuclear buildup is raising questions about how the country makes decisions related to nuclear weapons. This policy brief analyzes that trend by presenting three ...
Technology & National Security
Promethean Rivalry
Executive Summary Just as nuclear weapons revolutionized 20th-century geopolitics, artificial intelligence (AI) is primed to transform 21st-century power dynamics—with world l...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
Project Overview This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the world to...
AMERICA'S EDGE
The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
Set the Tone, Establish Policy, Hire Personnel—And Prepare for Crisis
President Donald Trump enters office at a critical moment and faces multiple crises...
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Trump and Vance Would Rather Stay out of It as India and Pakistan Spiral Towards War
In The News
With suspended cricket matches, power outages and air raid sirens, fears are swelling of an all-out warbetween India and Pakistan amid questions over how much of a mediating r...
By Lisa Curtis
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India’s Clash with Pakistan Sees Use of Chinese Missiles, French Jets, Israeli Drones, and More
In The News
India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader c...
By Lisa Curtis
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The Center for a New American Security mourns the loss of Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Washington, May 8, 2025 – Today, Michèle Flournoy and Richard Fontaine issued the following statement on the passing of Joseph S. Nye Jr.: “Joe Nye was a role model an...
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CNAS Releases New Report: Lessons in Learning: Ensuring Interoperability for Autonomous Systems in the Department of Defense
Press Release
Washington, May 8, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Lessons in Learning: Ensuring Interoperability for Autonomous Systems in ...
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With Pakistan-India, Trump Turns Back to Cautious U.S. Diplomacy
In The News
President Donald Trump has been shaking up how the United States does business in the world. But with the violence between Pakistan and India, Trump has marked a return to a t...
By Lisa Curtis
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Executive Summary Although claims of a revolution in military affairs may be overhyped, the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy to change warfare is growin...
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Photos Show U.S. Helicopters Escorting Nuclear Submarine
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The Pentagon Push to Change an “Antiquated” System
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India’s Clash with Pakistan Sees Use of Chinese Missiles, French Jets, Israeli Drones, and More
India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader c...
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Trump and Vance Would Rather Stay out of It as India and Pakistan Spiral Towards War
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SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam-Part 1
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India’s Clash with Pakistan Sees Use of Chinese Missiles, French Jets, Israeli Drones, and More
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Gen. Allvin Outlines Air Force Moves to 'Revive Our Warrior Ethos and Rebuild Our Military'
The Air Force's top uniformed leader pointed to increases in recruiting numbers, slightly longer basic military training exercises and new dining hall options as examples of h...
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Disarray at Pentagon Puts Spotlight on Civilian Leadership’s Crucial Role
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U.S. Army Rolls Out ‘Sex-Neutral’ Fitness Test for Some Combat Jobs
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Gen. Allvin Outlines Air Force Moves to 'Revive Our Warrior Ethos and Rebuild Our Military'
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Canada and Carney’s New American Approach
In highly anticipated federal elections on April 28th, Canada’s Liberal Party emerged victorious after staging a major comeback in the polls over the past several months. This...
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The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy Drones
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Trump’s Top Official ‘Dead Weight’ Mike Waltz Set to Resign from the Administration
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Canada and Carney’s New American Approach
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Iraq and Türkiye Ink Defence Deals As They Vow To Pressure Israel on Gaza
From humanitarian co-operation in Gaza to stabilising northern Syria and managing shared water resources, both nations are expanding their regional footprint. Then there's the...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
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Iraq and Türkiye Ink Defence Deals As They Vow To Pressure Israel on Gaza
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Tariffs and Tech: An Uncertain Recipe
Higher tariffs could prompt American cloud companies to shift more of their capital investments abroad....
By Pablo Chavez
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How Do You Tariff a Movie and Liza Tobin on the Trade War with China
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Liza Tobin
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An $80 Billion UAE Firm Is Wooing Trump and Luring Wall Street
By Rachel Ziemba
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Tariffs and Tech: An Uncertain Recipe
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Tariffs and Tech: An Uncertain Recipe
Higher tariffs could prompt American cloud companies to shift more of their capital investments abroad....
By Pablo Chavez
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Lessons in Learning
By Josh Wallin
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The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy Drones
By Samuel Bendett
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Tariffs and Tech: An Uncertain Recipe
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
Donald Trump takes office in a complex and volatile global environment. Rising tensions with China, the continued war in Ukraine, and instability in the Middle East all pose s...
By Charles Horn
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Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign Influence
By Carrie Cordero
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
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Developing Leaders to Promote Gender Integration
Diversity of lived experiences results in stronger leaders....
By Dr. Jeannette Gaudry Haynie & Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Sharper: America's National Security Workforce
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
By Emma Moore
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Developing Leaders to Promote Gender Integration
