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Daniel Remler | June 12, 2026
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Red Lines
Chinese advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose a serious and growing threat to U.S. national security. At least seven Chinese developers now produce systems with f...
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Thwarting Communications Blackout
Control over the physical means of transmitting information—the lifeblood of modern societies—has become a central area of contestation between Taiwan and the United States on...
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The Entanglement Edge
Quantum networking—technologies that transmit quantum states between nodes—is an underappreciated but potentially consequential dimension of U.S.-China quantum competition....
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Invested Allies
The United States is seeking to strengthen its domestic capabilities and supply chain resilience in a number of sectors critical for its economic security, including semicondu...
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CNAS Insights | MATCHing Policy to Strategy
Advanced semiconductors underpin the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). The computing power they provide drives military capability, economic productivity, ...
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CNAS Insights | American AI Exports Need a Sovereignty Solution
Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce opened applications for the American AI Exports Program, an ambitious effort to deploy American AI technology, tools, and infras...
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CNAS Insights | A Year After Liberation Day, Can Trump’s Trade Wars Be Salvaged?
As the trade wars have played out over the last year, the Trump administration has fumbled its opportunity....
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Marines Condemn ‘Disturbing Statements’ from Veteran Running for CongressAny time that currently serving troops or veterans make partisan comments while in uniform, it damages the relationship between the military and society, said Katherine Kuzmin...
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U.S. Terror Delisting Opens Syria to Gulf Investors
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“The U.S. can’t compel private businesses to actually do business in Syria,” [Alex] Zerden said. “They need to make their own independent risk-based decisions about what their...
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Donald Trump’s Return to War with Iran Offers No Clear Path to Victory
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“It’s very hard to see what continually striking Iran via air power is actually going to net the US. And right now, that seems to be the option that President Trump is continu...
By Becca Wasser
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AI & Tech Brief: Exclusive | An Open-Source FrameworkAccording to Daniel Remler, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, the concern is not only that Chinese open-source models could act as “Trojan horses” for...
By Daniel Remler
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Hegseth Pushes for Action After Sailors Appear to Flout His Beard PolicyThose EEO reforms are a welcome effort to improve a process that has long been plagued by delays, according to Katherine Kuzminski, a scholar at the Center for a New American ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Donald Trump’s Return to War with Iran Offers No Clear Path to Victory
“It’s very hard to see what continually striking Iran via air power is actually going to net the US. And right now, that seems to be the option that President Trump is continu...
By Becca Wasser
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U.S. Iran Talks Face Persistent Impasse
By Becca Wasser
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Defense Tech’s Big Test
By Mela Louise Norman
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Donald Trump’s Return to War with Iran Offers No Clear Path to Victory
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On Foreign Policy, Graham’s Influence May Have Been Felt the Most
Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. mil...
By Richard Fontaine
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China Sends Nuclear Missile Message as Us Looks Elsewhere
By Jacob Stokes
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Thanks to Trump, Russia’s Own ‘Pivot to Asia’ Is Bearing Fruit
By Derek Grossman
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On Foreign Policy, Graham’s Influence May Have Been Felt the Most
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National Security Human Capital
Marines Condemn ‘Disturbing Statements’ from Veteran Running for CongressAny time that currently serving troops or veterans make partisan comments while in uniform, it damages the relationship between the military and society, said Katherine Kuzmin...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Hegseth Pushes for Action After Sailors Appear to Flout His Beard PolicyBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Hegseth Goes Quiet on Iran as Trump Pursues DiplomacyBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back
This week, the Allies met for the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, in what was billed as a summit of low expectations. President Donald Trump once again created headlines with ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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NATO Weathers Another Trump Storm but Braces for More After Ankara Summit
By Jim Townsend
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Would the U.S. Protect NATO Allies If They Were Attacked?
By Jim Townsend
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Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back
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U.S. Terror Delisting Opens Syria to Gulf Investors
“The U.S. can’t compel private businesses to actually do business in Syria,” [Alex] Zerden said. “They need to make their own independent risk-based decisions about what their...
By Alex Zerden
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Why Iran’s Limited Economic Relief Was Easy Come, Easy Go
By Alex Zerden
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Rethinking Treasury's Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Office
By Alex Zerden
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U.S. Terror Delisting Opens Syria to Gulf Investors
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Ziemba: Alternates Pipelines as Hormuz Pressure Remains
Risks around the Strait of Hormuz remain elevated as U.S.-Iran tensions pressure a fragile truce. Ziemba Insights founder [and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New Am...
By Rachel Ziemba
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After the Trump-Xi Summit, What’s Next for the U.S. and China?
By Rachel Ziemba
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What New Iran Attacks Means for the Future of the Oil Market
By Chris Kennedy
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Ziemba: Alternates Pipelines as Hormuz Pressure Remains
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Technology & National Security
AI & Tech Brief: Exclusive | An Open-Source FrameworkAccording to Daniel Remler, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, the concern is not only that Chinese open-source models could act as “Trojan horses” for...
By Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
New Drone Czar’s Success Hinges on Personalities, Pentagon Politics: ExpertsBy Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
The Kill Switch and the Long ArmBy Pablo Chavez
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
If Congress wishes to preserve merit-based military promotions while respecting presidential command authority, the solution is not to eliminate executive discretion but to ca...
By Mark Nevitt
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Ex-Trump Adviser John Bolton Pleads Guilty to Mishandling Classified Documents
By Carrie Cordero
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Congress Lets Part of Spy Law Lapse. What’s Next for Counterterrorism Efforts?
By Carrie Cordero
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
Join us for the CNAS 2026 National Security Conference: New Rules, on Thursday, June 11!...
By Gibbs McKinley
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Transatlantic Security / Global Swing States
Beyond the SahelBy Kate Johnston, Valeria Allende & Isabel Dlabach
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CNAS Insights | Why the “Swing States” Approach Is Right for Africa
By Gibbs McKinley
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CNAS Insights | New Rules for U.S. Foreign Aid
