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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
Richard Fontaine, Gibbs McKinley | June 26, 2025
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
Vivek Chilukuri, Lisa Curtis, Janet Egan, Morgan Peirce, Elizabeth Whatcott, Nathaniel Schochet | June 24, 2025
Quad: The Next Phase
Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Martyn, Thomas Corel | June 18, 2025
Atomic Advantage
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante | May 28, 2025
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
Indo-Pacific Security
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific faces a cyber crossroads. Down one path lies deeper military, intelligence, and economic ties between Washington and its key allies and partners in this strat...
Indo-Pacific Security
Quad: The Next Phase
Executive Summary The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) among the United States, Australia, India, and Japan is becoming the focal point for economic and technological co...
Technology & National Security
Atomic Advantage
Executive Summary One of the most consequential national security contests now unfolds on battlefields invisible to the naked eye—across the faint radiofrequency signals of th...
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...
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
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Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts SayA bill to mandate location-tracking mechanisms for exports of advanced chips was panned this week by technology policy experts who said the requirement would be tricky to impl...
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Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AILate on Monday night, July 14, 2025, the ninth richest man in the world broke some momentous news: The US government would allow him, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, to sell H20 proc...
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How The Marine Corps Is Preparing For Drone Wars — And What’s MissingA new 1st Marine Division handbook shows how the Corps has modernized its thinking and is preparing to fight a drone war. It also reveals how far there is to go, not just in d...
By Samuel Bendett
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
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The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button ...
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
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Late this spring, I was led into a car in Kyiv, blindfolded, and driven to a secret factory in western Ukraine. The facility belongs to TAF Drones, founded three years ago by ...
By Tom Shugart
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Ep. 52: How to Rebuild Americas Defense Industrial Base
In this episode ahead of Reindustrialize, Noah sits down with Becca Wasser and Phil Sheers from the Center for New American Security (CNAS) to discuss their groundbreaking rep...
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HASC’s Draft Authorization Would Save E-7, Block A-10 Retirements
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Is the U.S. Ready for the Next War?
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Ep. 52: How to Rebuild Americas Defense Industrial Base
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AILate on Monday night, July 14, 2025, the ninth richest man in the world broke some momentous news: The US government would allow him, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, to sell H20 proc...
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What It Takes to Stop the Next Salt TyphoonBy Morgan Peirce
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Rubio Heads to Asia on Trip Overshadowed by Tariffs, Middle East
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A Top Green Beret Influencer Says He Exaggerated His War Story. The U.S. Military Is Investigating, and Vets See a Deeper Problem.Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret, former MMA fighter, and a recognizable figure in today's "Vet Bro" influencer culture, revealed this week that he had wrongly implied that he recei...
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Will Pete Hegseth’s ‘War on Woke’ Sideline Women?By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. Veterans Stand by Afghans in Immigration CourtBy Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Ukraine War Update with Ben Hodges and Jane Kobzova
During the past several weeks, and since around March of this year, Russia has increased the intensity of its attacks on Ukraine. Moscow is launching brutal aerial assaults on...
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NATO's Biggest Threats
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Ukraine War Update with Ben Hodges and Jane Kobzova
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted several high-stakes issues when they met for dinner on Monday night, including the long-term future of Gaza an...
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How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on TaiwanBy Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Troops in Middle East Will Remain Dispersed and at Elevated Alert, Analysts SayBy Becca Wasser
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
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Edward Fishman: Weaponizing Finance and What It Means for Portfolios
Edward Fishman, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, explains how sanctions, chokepoints, and financial tools are redefining market risk and opport...
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Happy Summer from Derisky Business!
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Edward Fishman: Weaponizing Finance and What It Means for Portfolios
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Bill to Mandate Chip Export Location Tracking Would Backfire, Tech Policy Experts SayA bill to mandate location-tracking mechanisms for exports of advanced chips was panned this week by technology policy experts who said the requirement would be tricky to impl...
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How The Marine Corps Is Preparing For Drone Wars — And What’s MissingBy Samuel Bendett
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Just Handed China a Major Advantage on AIBy Tim Fist
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?On CNN, Carrie Cordero breaks down the laws behind whether the President can deploy the National Guard to American cities, and whether the Insurrection Act will be invoked....
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: The National GuardBy Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
DOJ Tests National Security Defense in Fight for Trump AgendaBy Carrie Cordero
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: BrazilBy Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
