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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Scrap ‘Air Policing’ for Alert Status, Ex-Nato Commander Demands amid Russia ‘Hybrid’ War
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The escalating “hybrid attacks” on NATO member Lithuania highlight a larger strategic failure in which the West remains “completely deterred” by Russia, according to retired f...
By Philip Breedlove
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Lakshmi Mittal’s Energy Venture Bought Russian Oil Transported on Blacklisted Ships
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Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has bought Russian oil transported on sanctions-listed vessels, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, ship...
By Emily Kilcrease
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Saudi Arabia, Rich with Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. ExporterIn northwest Saudi Arabia near the Red Sea, a planned $5 billion data center would provide enough computing muscle for coders as far away as Europe to build artificial intelli...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Syria’s Fractured Banking Sector Poses New Challenge for US Regulators
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Syria is continuing to focus on attracting foreign investment as it seeks to be reintegrated into the global financial system, but the country’s damaged banking sector poses a...
By Alex Zerden
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In The News
Technology & National Security
Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.Often lost in the Trump administration's on-again, off-again offer to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is the proposed deal that would see Kyiv supply military technology ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Is the U.S. Ready for War with China?U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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The Air Force Wants to Put Private AI Data Centers on Its Bases, Raising Security, Land-Use Fears
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New National Security Strategy Could Redefine Homeland Defense: Expertsca
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Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
For nearly two years, Voice of America, a federal news agency dedicated to projecting American values around the world, provided intensive Persian-language coverage of Israel’...
By Lisa Curtis
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Trump Heads to Asia with High-Stakes Meeting with China’s Xi on the Agenda
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China
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Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out
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Army Extends Contract for Soldiers Nearing End of Service Due to ShutdownThe Army is extending the tour of service for soldiers with upcoming separation dates by 45 days as a result of the federal government shutdown, an official confirmed on Wedne...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Army Scales Back Eligibility for Future Soldier Prep CourseBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
Troops Get Paid as Shutdown Becomes a ‘Kitchen-Table Crisis’By Kyleanne Hunter
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Scrap ‘Air Policing’ for Alert Status, Ex-Nato Commander Demands amid Russia ‘Hybrid’ War
The escalating “hybrid attacks” on NATO member Lithuania highlight a larger strategic failure in which the West remains “completely deterred” by Russia, according to retired f...
By Philip Breedlove
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A New Era of Strongman Rulers Is Upon Us
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level
By Richard Fontaine
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Scrap ‘Air Policing’ for Alert Status, Ex-Nato Commander Demands amid Russia ‘Hybrid’ War
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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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Lakshmi Mittal’s Energy Venture Bought Russian Oil Transported on Blacklisted Ships
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has bought Russian oil transported on sanctions-listed vessels, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, ship...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Syria’s Fractured Banking Sector Poses New Challenge for US Regulators
By Alex Zerden
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U.S.-China Trade Talks Return to ‘Fragile Ceasefire’ – Former China Director
By Liza Tobin
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Lakshmi Mittal’s Energy Venture Bought Russian Oil Transported on Blacklisted Ships
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Technology & National Security
Inside Zelensky’s “Mega-Drone Deal” with the U.S.Often lost in the Trump administration's on-again, off-again offer to deliver Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is the proposed deal that would see Kyiv supply military technology ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Saudi Arabia, Rich with Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. ExporterBy Vivek Chilukuri
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Technology & National Security
NOTUS Perspectives: AI Requires Massive Allocations of Energy. Will Other Sectors Suffer?By Janet Egan
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why John Bolton Case Is More Serious than Those Against Other Trump CriticsPresident Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to see his critics investigated, pressuring the Justice Department to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New...
By 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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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Not Like Calling 911’—How A National Guard Call-Up Actually WorksBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Losing the Swing States
The United States has strained its relations with friendly BRICS members....
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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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
