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Safe and Effective
Josh Wallin | March 13, 2025
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
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Becca Wasser, Philip Sheers | April 03, 2025
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
Jacob Stokes | March 18, 2025
Defense
Safe and Effective
The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy to change the character of war inches closer to reality...
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...
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 ...
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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CNAS Launches New National Security Human Capital Program to Safeguard America’s Warfighting Edge
Press Release
Washington, April 16, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is launching its new National Security Human Capital (NSHC) Program, a major research program...
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Richard Fontaine Statement on the Passing of CNAS Board Member Richard L. Armitage
Washington, April 15, 2025 – Today, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) CEO Richard Fontaine issued the following statement on the passing of Board Member Richard L. Arm...
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The Pentagon’s Rapid Response X Account Loves Pete Hegseth
In The News
A new Pentagon account on X and Facebook has been hyping up Pete Hegseth with videos of jogs, handshakes, and football throws and taking shots at unfavorable media coverage li...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
In The News
If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Wants to Make the US Military ‘Badass’ Again. Am I Tough Enough to Pass the Test?
In The News
By my feet on the artificial turf of the ‘Human Performance Forge’, a 44,000 square foot gym, lie a mannequin on a stretcher, three fuel canisters, several ammunition cartons ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War
By Becca Wasser
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Apr 09, 25] CNAS' Becca Wasser and Phil Sheers on Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
By Becca Wasser & Philip Sheers
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Administration Realises That The Tariff Strategy Has Backfired: Lisa Curtis
By Lisa Curtis
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South Korea Will Hold a Presidential Election June 3 to Choose Yoon’s Successor
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
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CNAS Launches New National Security Human Capital Program to Safeguard America’s Warfighting Edge
Washington, April 16, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is launching its new National Security Human Capital (NSHC) Program, a major research program...
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The Pentagon’s Rapid Response X Account Loves Pete Hegseth
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump Wants to Make the US Military ‘Badass’ Again. Am I Tough Enough to Pass the Test?
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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CNAS Launches New National Security Human Capital Program to Safeguard America’s Warfighting Edge
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Trump ‘Humiliated’ as Putin Sends Clear Message That He Doesn’t Care About US
"Putin is not playing ball." Putin's Palm Sunday attack on Sumy is "embarrassing for the White House" as it comes just days after Steve Witkoff met with the Kremlin, says adju...
By Jim Townsend
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The Hidden Past and Uncertain Future of the U.S. and Ukraine with Celeste Wallander
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Celeste Wallander
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South Sudan’s Opposition in Crisis over Leadership Change
By Kate Johnston
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Trump ‘Humiliated’ as Putin Sends Clear Message That He Doesn’t Care About US
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
But any resolution to the Houthis, as tangled as they are in wider regional and global problems, needs a local solution....
By Eitan Danon
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Don’t Trust Russia to Mediate the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
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Trump Administration Realises That The Tariff Strategy Has Backfired: Lisa Curtis
Trump administration realises that the tariff strategy has backfired, says Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and program director at the Center for a New American Security.Watch the ...
By Lisa Curtis
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What Just Happened in the Trade War + Getting Yippy with Richard Fontaine
By Emily Kilcrease & Richard Fontaine
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What to Watch for as Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Kick In
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Administration Realises That The Tariff Strategy Has Backfired: Lisa Curtis
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The Ripple Effect Trump’s Tariffs Will Have on the Rest of His Agenda
President Trump promised to wield tariffs to benefit American workers and the U.S. economy. He maintains they will, but there is a risk that tariffs undercut his goals of redu...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Siliconsciousness: The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies: Part 1
By Dr. ED McGrady
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How Drones in Ukraine Are Reshaping War
By Samuel Bendett
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The Ripple Effect Trump’s Tariffs Will Have on the Rest of His Agenda
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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
By Emma Moore, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
By Emma Moore
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Developing Leaders to Promote Gender Integration
