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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 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...

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...

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...

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 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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Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel China
Taiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...

By Stacie Pettyjohn
- The Wall Street Journal
- June 28, 2025
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U.S. Ending All Trade Negotiations with Canada over Digital Tax: Trump
United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US is immediately ending trade talks with Canada in response to the country’s digital services tax on technology co...

By Rachel Ziemba
- Al Jazeera
- June 27, 2025
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Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer Offensive
Vladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive....

By Samuel Bendett
- The National Interest
- June 27, 2025
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Global Swing States
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...
- June 26, 2025
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
President Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...

By Stacie Pettyjohn
- The New York Times
- June 26, 2025

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Virtual Event | Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
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Virtual Event | Fireside Chat with Richard Fontaine and Edward Luce
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- Jun 25, 2025
Virtual Event | The Future of U.S. Policy in the Middle East Amid Israel-Iran Conflict

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- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
  Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel China
  Taiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...
  
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
- Defense
  Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jun 26, 25] Season 3 E25: Focus Forward
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - Podcast
- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
  How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
Indo-Pacific Security
- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
  Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel China
  Taiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...
  
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security
  The Pentagon’s AUKUS Review is an Opportunity — If Done Right
  By Jennifer Hendrixson White
  - Commentary
- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
  How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
National Security Human Capital Program
- National Security Human Capital Program
  Could the U.S. Bring Back the Draft?
  In this episode of At the Boundary, GNSI’s Dr. Guido Rossi sits down with Katherine Kuzminski, Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), to explore...
  
  By Katherine L. Kuzminski
  - Podcast
- National Security Human Capital Program
  Air Force Lowered Annual Recruiting Goal Due to Budget Woes, But Still on Track to Hit Target This Month
  By Taren Sylvester
  - In The News
- National Security Human Capital Program
  White House Denies Reporting by Guardian on VA Benefits: ‘Totally FALSE Story’
  By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
  - In The News
Transatlantic Security
- Transatlantic Security
  The Future of Arms Control Part 2: The Case for Saving Global Arms Control
  This episode of Brussels Sprouts is the second part in our series on the future of the New START treaty and the viability of arms control between Russia and the United States....
  
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
- Transatlantic Security
  The Future of Arms Control Part 1: "No New START"
  By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
  - Podcast
- Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
  Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer Offensive
  By Samuel Bendett
  - In The News
Middle East Security
- Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
  How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
  President Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...
  
  By Stacie Pettyjohn
  - In The News
- Defense / Middle East Security
  U.S. Troops in Middle East Will Remain Dispersed and at Elevated Alert, Analysts Say
  By Becca Wasser
  - In The News
- Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
  The Alluring Fantasy of a Quick Win in Iran
  By Richard Fontaine
  - In The News
Energy, Economics & Security
- Energy, Economics & Security
  U.S. Ending All Trade Negotiations with Canada over Digital Tax: Trump
  United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US is immediately ending trade talks with Canada in response to the country’s digital services tax on technology co...
  
  By Rachel Ziemba
  - In The News
- Energy, Economics & Security
  Richard Nephew on the U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program
  By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
  - Podcast
- Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
  Beyond Bans: Expanding the Policy Options for Tech-Security Threats
  By Geoffrey Gertz
  - Commentary
Technology & National Security
- Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
  Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer Offensive
  Vladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive....
  
  By Samuel Bendett
  - In The News
- Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
  Beyond Bans: Expanding the Policy Options for Tech-Security Threats
  By Geoffrey Gertz
  - Commentary
- Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
  Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
  By Vivek Chilukuri, Lisa Curtis, Janet Egan, Morgan Peirce, Elizabeth Whatcott & Nathaniel Schochet
  - Reports
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
- 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....
  
  By Carrie Cordero
  - Video
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  Sharper: The National Guard
  By Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
  - Congressional Testimony
- Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
  DOJ Tests National Security Defense in Fight for Trump Agenda
  By Carrie Cordero
  - In The News
Global Swing States
- Global Swing States
  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...
  - Press Release
- Global Swing States
  Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
  By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
  - Reports
- Technology & National Security
  Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
  By Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
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