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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
Carlton Haelig, Philip Sheers | October 21, 2025
Countering the Digital Silk Road
Vivek Chilukuri, Ruby Scanlon | October 15, 2025
Tipping the Scales
Caleb Withers | September 23, 2025
Countering the Swarm
Stacie Pettyjohn, Molly Campbell | September 10, 2025
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
For more than a decade, the United States has sought to modernize its military to deter China, but it has become stuck in a developmental cul-de-sac that has allowed China to ...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
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Tipping the Scales
This report examines how emerging AI capabilities could disrupt the cyber offense-defense balance....
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Countering the Swarm
After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
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.
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CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
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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...
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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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Why Trump Is Gunning for America’s Defence Giants
In The News
If you want to understand why Donald Trump is gunning for America’s defence companies, a big part of the answer lies in a single, startling estimate....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In The News
National Security Human Capital Program
The Military Is Running Out of Teenagers to Recruit — And Old-School Methods to Reach Them Are FailingMilitary recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump’s Military Flex Gives Russia and China Black Eyes
In The News
The seizure of two tankers, including a Russia-flagged vessel, suspected of evading U.S. sanctions marks yet another dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's enforcemen...
By Rachel Ziemba
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Europe Is Trying to Rebuild Its Armed Forces for a Long WarEuropean nations no longer assured of US military protection are setting aside hundreds of billions of euros for new weapons, ammunition and advanced defense technology. Findi...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Venezuela’s Economy Plunged Into Uncertainty After Maduro Abduction
In The News
As the fallout from the United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to unfold, an immediate question is how his ouster will impact Venezuela’s ec...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Why Trump Is Gunning for America’s Defence Giants
If you want to understand why Donald Trump is gunning for America’s defence companies, a big part of the answer lies in a single, startling estimate....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Europe Is Trying to Rebuild Its Armed Forces for a Long WarBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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‘This Was Surgical’: The Tactics Behind the Maduro Mission
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Why Trump Is Gunning for America’s Defence Giants
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North Korea Launches Hypersonic Missiles in Show of Force as President Lee Visits China
North Korea is once again raising the stakes. The regime claims it has successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile — with Kim Jong-un personally overseeing the launch. Th...
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Rubio Takes on His Most Daunting Role Yet
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After Venezuela, Trump Offers Hints About What Could Be Next
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North Korea Launches Hypersonic Missiles in Show of Force as President Lee Visits China
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Military Is Running Out of Teenagers to Recruit — And Old-School Methods to Reach Them Are FailingMilitary recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Key Elements of the 2026 National Defense Authorization ActBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
What Is Nifty Nugget? NDAA Revives 47-Year-Old Military ExerciseBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Donroe Doctrine? Venezuela, Greenland, and America's New Agenda
On January 3, the United States apprehended the sitting president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him to the United States to face trial for drug trafficking. In the...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
How Europe Is Trying to Rebuild Its Armed Forces for a Long WarBy Franz-Stefan Gady
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Trump Administration Renews Push for Greenland Emboldened by Maduro Capture
By Richard Fontaine
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The Donroe Doctrine? Venezuela, Greenland, and America's New Agenda
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Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help.
This article was originally published in Foreign Policy. The Lebanese government is now at a pivotal point in its vital efforts to disarm Hezbollah and reassert full authority...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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U.S. Refining Shift to Venezuelan Oil Won’t Happen Overnight
By Rachel Ziemba
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Venezuela’s Economy Plunged Into Uncertainty After Maduro Abduction
By Rachel Ziemba
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Lebanon Is Disarming Hezbollah. The U.S. and Israel Can Do More to Help.
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Moving On From Free Trade with Mark DiPlacido
Geoff sits down with Mark DiPlacido of American Compass to discuss his recent series of essays, On Balance, that advocates U.S. trade policy should move away from the previous...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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TikTok Still a U.S. Security Risk, Defamation Suits & Free Speech and Other Commentary
By Liza Tobin
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Trumponomics: What Trump's Venezuela Attack Means for the Global Economic Order
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Moving On From Free Trade with Mark DiPlacido
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Technology & National Security
‘Overwatch’ from Space, Cyber Ops Foundational to Maduro MissionJust as it is for all Joint Force missions, space support was essential to the success of the US military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to US Spa...
By Anthony Vinci
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Technology & National Security
For Defense AI, Bubble, Bubble, Toil and … Bargains?: 2026 PreviewBy Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
America’s Cyber Retreat Is Undermining Indo-Pacific SecurityBy Morgan Peirce
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Legal Questions Remain After U.S. Capture of MaduroCNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the arrest and capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro, legal issues surrounding the military campaign ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Nicolás Maduro Indictment ImplicationsBy Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
U.S. Intervention in VenezuelaBy Carrie Cordero
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
In the contest for the future of global order, South Africa’s choices will have a disproportionate impact on the outcome....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
- New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
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How the U.S. and South Africa Could Use the G20 to Plot a Path Forward
