Featured Reports
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
Defense
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 ...
Technology & National Security
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...
Technology & National Security
Tipping the Scales
This report examines how emerging AI capabilities could disrupt the cyber offense-defense balance....
Defense
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.
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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What If Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal? It’s Everybody’s Problem.e
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Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are finally getting their day in the U.S. Supreme Court....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops
In The News
The Trump administration’s decision to draw down troops from Romania is escalating the tug-of-war over how much say Congress should have in where the U.S. puts its forces....
By Jim Townsend
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Tariffs Are Trump’s Favorite Foreign Policy Tool. The Supreme Court Could Change How He Uses Them
In The News
President Donald Trump sees tariffs — or the threat of them — as a powerful tool to bend nations to his will....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Spoiler or Supporter? Trump Silent on EU Enlargement Process
In The News
Washington has historically supported the enlargement process on the basis that more member states joining the EU means more business and influence. Not anymore....
By Nicholas Lokker
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Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest Summit Axed Following Moscow Memo
In The News
The U.S. cancelled President Donald Trump’s planned Budapest summit with Vladimir Putin after a Russian memo to Washington holding firm to hardline demands on Ukraine was swif...
By Peter Schroeder
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To Compete with China on Military AI, U.S. Should Set the StandardsThe United States has an opportunity to lead in global norms and standards for military AI at a critical moment, when the foundations laid today could shape how militaries use...
By Jacob Stokes, Paul Scharre & Josh Wallin
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Are We Ready? | America’s Next Battlefield, with Thomas Shugart
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To Compete with China on Military AI, U.S. Should Set the StandardsThe United States has an opportunity to lead in global norms and standards for military AI at a critical moment, when the foundations laid today could shape how militaries use...
By Jacob Stokes, Paul Scharre & Josh Wallin
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Arirang News | China to Host APEC 2026
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Republican Lawmaker Says Don’t Give China Nvidia’s Blackwell ChipBy Tim Fist
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Airmen and Space Force guardians will be extended for 60 days due to shutdownThe Air Force is telling roughly 50 airmen and Space Force guardians who had expected to separate in November that their time in the service is being extended for 60 days due ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Extends Contract for Soldiers Nearing End of Service Due to ShutdownBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Army Scales Back Eligibility for Future Soldier Prep CourseBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops
The Trump administration’s decision to draw down troops from Romania is escalating the tug-of-war over how much say Congress should have in where the U.S. puts its forces....
By Jim Townsend
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Spoiler or Supporter? Trump Silent on EU Enlargement Process
By Nicholas Lokker
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Mike McFaul on Autocrats vs Democrats
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Inside the Pentagon fight with Congress over troops
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How a Peace Deal Between Hamas and Israel Will Reshape the Middle East
Rachel Brandenberg joins NPR to discuss how the region will change if Israel and Hamas continue to abide by the peace deal President Trump brokered. Listen to the interview o...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Oct. 7 Anniversary: Israel Battles Optics, Isolation, and Mounting Death Toll as World Pushes Trump Deal
By Adham Sahloul
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Donald Trump’s Gaza Plan Skips Step One
By Delaney Soliday
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How a Peace Deal Between Hamas and Israel Will Reshape the Middle East
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Economic Security in North America
Executive Summary In its request for comment, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) solicits comments on and recommendations for “specific actions [to promote] al...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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What If Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal? It’s Everybody’s Problem.e
By Emily Kilcrease
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How Sanctions Became a Way to Wage War and When They Actually Work, with Eddie Fishman
By Edward Fishman
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Economic Security in North America
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
To Compete with China on Military AI, U.S. Should Set the StandardsThe United States has an opportunity to lead in global norms and standards for military AI at a critical moment, when the foundations laid today could shape how militaries use...
By Jacob Stokes, Paul Scharre & Josh Wallin
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Defense / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
The Outlook CEO Perspectives on Risk, Resilience and ReturnsBy Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
The Trump-Xi Truce Shows Who Really Holds the LeverageBy Ruby Scanlon
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump Antifa Crackdown Steered to Agency That Targets Organized CrimeA Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office that works with prosecutors to pursue drug cartels, war crimes, and money laundering is shifting resources to investigate antifa...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why John Bolton Case Is More Serious than Those Against Other Trump CriticsBy Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Rising Lion Shows the U.S. Needs More Allies Like IsraelBy Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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Losing the Swing States
The United States has strained its relations with friendly BRICS members....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
- New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Losing the Swing States
