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The First 100 Days
Richard Fontaine, Geoffrey Gertz, Emily Kilcrease, Janet Egan, Paul Scharre, Vivek Chilukuri, Sam Howell, Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Stacie Pettyjohn, Carlton Haelig, Becca Wasser, Josh Wallin, Jacob Stokes, Lisa Curtis, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero, Jonathan Lord, Jim Townsend | January 20, 2025
Biopower
Vivek Chilukuri, Hannah Kelley | January 15, 2025
Stress-Testing State Power
Carrie Cordero | December 05, 2024
Axis of Upheaval
November 18, 2024
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...
Biopower
For policymakers, the question is not whether the biorevolution has transformative power, but which nation will responsibly harness that power...
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...
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...
AMERICA'S EDGE
Experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) issued their recommendations for The First 100 Days, a blueprint to help the new administration navigate national security challenges from day one.
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...
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Save the DateJune 3, 2025 The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America t...
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Promising Biotech Startups ‘Dying on the Vine’: In-Q-Tel
Driven by the spread of CRISPR gene-editing techniques and rapid advances in AI-powered biochemical models, biotechnology is taking off. But not all biotech is equal in an inv...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event
The Army and other service branches are abandoning recruiting efforts at a prestigious Black engineering event this week, turning down access to a key pool of highly qualified...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How DeepSeek is looming over the Paris AI summit
When the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took the world by surprise two weeks ago, one big fear was that it meant China had just leapfrogged American know-how...
By Pablo Chavez
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In Ukraine, Expect to See More Ground Drones On the Battlefield to Keep Soldiers Safe
Ukraine has been throwing everything it can at Russia as its all-out invasion nears the three-year mark. The latest weapon in the military's arsenal? Ground drones....
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Military Troops Come in Active-Duty, Guard, and Reserve Forces. Here’s What Each One Does.
The US military fights wars abroad, but it also keeps busy back home....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Is North Korea Sending More Experienced Soldiers to the Ukraine Conflict?
Recent reports indicate that North Korean troops, who have been fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk since late 2024, may have withdrawn from the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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How Long Will Deterrence Hold?
By Michèle Flournoy
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Colombia Tariffs, Banning Chinese Drones, and Stacie Pettyjohn on Drone Warfare
By Emily Kilcrease, Stacie Pettyjohn & Geoffrey Gertz
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Is North Korea Sending More Experienced Soldiers to the Ukraine Conflict?
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How DeepSeek is looming over the Paris AI summit
When the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took the world by surprise two weeks ago, one big fear was that it meant China had just leapfrogged American know-how...
By Pablo Chavez
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Trump Wants Deal with China; Modi Playing Cards Smartly: Lisa Curtis
By Lisa Curtis
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How Long Will Deterrence Hold?
By Michèle Flournoy
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How DeepSeek is looming over the Paris AI summit
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Hegseth Says Trump Boosted Military Recruiting. It’s Been Improving for over a Year
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says military recruiting has shot up since the Trump administration's return. In fact, it's been improving for at least a year, with big jumps i...
By Taren Sylvester
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Military Drops Recruiting Efforts at Prestigious Black Engineering Awards Event
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. Military Troops Come in Active-Duty, Guard, and Reserve Forces. Here’s What Each One Does.
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth Says Trump Boosted Military Recruiting. It’s Been Improving for over a Year
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Trump and Erdogan Have The Chance To Reset U.S.-Turkey Relations
Turkey’s role as a middle power becomes more valuable in a shifting world order....
By Gibbs McKinley & Kate Johnston
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In Ukraine, Expect to See More Ground Drones On the Battlefield to Keep Soldiers Safe
By Samuel Bendett
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Trump World Takes on Europe
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Steven Erlanger & Mij Rahman
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Trump and Erdogan Have The Chance To Reset U.S.-Turkey Relations
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Sharper: Iran and the Axis of Upheaval
Despite suffering geopolitical setbacks since Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel, a potentially nuclear Iran continues to pose a significant threat to U.S. and allied interes...
By Delaney Soliday & Charles Horn
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Appalling or ‘Common Sense,’ Trump’s Gaza Proposal Reinforces His Image as Disruptor in Chief
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Ziemba: Trump, Gaza Plan Unlikely to Come to Fruition
By Rachel Ziemba
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Sharper: Iran and the Axis of Upheaval
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Trump Targets Steel, Aluminum with 25% Tariffs | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade
Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), joins to discuss tariffs and the b...
By Emily Kilcrease
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O Canada! Making Sense of Last Weekend's Tariffs
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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A World Safe for Prosperity
By Geoffrey Gertz & Emily Kilcrease
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Trump Targets Steel, Aluminum with 25% Tariffs | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade
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How DeepSeek is looming over the Paris AI summit
When the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek took the world by surprise two weeks ago, one big fear was that it meant China had just leapfrogged American know-how...
By Pablo Chavez
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Promising Biotech Startups ‘Dying on the Vine’: In-Q-Tel
By Vivek Chilukuri
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In Ukraine, Expect to See More Ground Drones On the Battlefield to Keep Soldiers Safe
By Samuel Bendett
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How DeepSeek is looming over the Paris AI summit
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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