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Superpowers and AGI
Jacob Stokes | August 27, 2026
Whither the Coalition?
Emily Kilcrease, James Crabtree | August 18, 2026
An Uphill Climb
Lisa Curtis, Annie Pforzheimer | July 28, 2026
Hibernating Bear
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Peter Schroeder, Kate Johnston | July 21, 2026
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Superpowers and AGI
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) systems continue to progress at a steady pace. This trend has fed forecasts that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—generally...
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Whither the Coalition?
Executive Summary The future of Taiwan, a self-governing island democracy that is claimed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), remains one of the most complex and fraught ...
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An Uphill Climb
Executive Summary To avoid what is becoming a human rights catastrophe for the women and girls of Afghanistan and a ticking time bomb for a major terrorist resurgence in the n...
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Hibernating Bear
Executive Summary Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been several crises—in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Venezuela, and Iran—where Russia did not intervene ...
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CNAS Insights | A Better Way to Deal with Canada
These days, Canada and the United States sound more like adversaries than the closest of allies. President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs over the weekend on a range ...
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CNAS Insights | Sovereign AI’s Second Wave Is Coming Into View
Earlier this year, CNAS launched the Sovereign AI Index to track every government-backed sovereign AI project since 2023. These projects seek to improve a country’s AI self-re...
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CNAS Insights | Japan isn’t rearming. It’s adapting to a new era.
Japan’s defense posture is changing and changing fast. Military spending has increased sharply over the past four years. Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are acquiring long-r...
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U.S. to Urge Hands-off AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting, Official Says"It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek C...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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National Security Human Capital
Afghanistan Under the TalibanSome U.S. military officials warn that the deportations could set a precedent that undermines American interests. Potential allies are likely to think twice if American promis...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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World Mostly Shrugs Off Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Warnings
In The News
“As the war passes the six-month mark, the public actions taken by the Treasury Department this week do not match the hype,” said Alex Zerden, an adjunct senior fellow at the ...
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Trump Hails ‘Historic’ Deal for U.S. to Control 65BN Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil
In The News
Rachel Ziemba, from think tank The Center for New American Security, said the agreement could help spur job growth and imports in Venezuela, but there were too few details to ...
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Russia Is Slowly Grinding Through the Donbas as Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Fight over Its Last Strongholds
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Military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady, author of Attack: When War Comes to Us and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, offers a somewhat more optimist...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Russia Is Slowly Grinding Through the Donbas as Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Fight over Its Last Strongholds
Military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady, author of Attack: When War Comes to Us and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, offers a somewhat more optimist...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Manufacturing a New National Security
By James Swartout & Nick Doucette
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The Russia-Ukraine Air War Has Entered a New, Deadlier Phase
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Russia Is Slowly Grinding Through the Donbas as Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Fight over Its Last Strongholds
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Indo-Pacific Stability Depends on Eastern Africa’s Prosperity
The Strait of Malacca, Taiwan, and the South China Sea dominate the Asian debate. However, chokepoints further from home could prove similarly devastating....
By Derek Grossman
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Superpowers and AGI
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump Is Linking Economic Investment With Military Alliances: Political Analyst
By Derek Grossman
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Indo-Pacific Stability Depends on Eastern Africa’s Prosperity
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National Security Human Capital
Afghanistan Under the TalibanSome U.S. military officials warn that the deportations could set a precedent that undermines American interests. Potential allies are likely to think twice if American promis...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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National Security Human Capital
Sexual Assault Rates Decline in Latest Pentagon Survey Following ReformsBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
More Troops Reported Sexual Assaults Last Year as Incidents FellBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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A Surprise Moscow Visit and Russia vs. the West with Hanna Notte
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a highly unusual visit to Moscow this week. Although we don’t know with certainty everything that was discussed, multi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Aug 28, ’26 Washington Roundtable
By Jim Townsend
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Why Russia Is Threatening The UK
By Jim Townsend
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A Surprise Moscow Visit and Russia vs. the West with Hanna Notte
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World Mostly Shrugs Off Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Warnings
“As the war passes the six-month mark, the public actions taken by the Treasury Department this week do not match the hype,” said Alex Zerden, an adjunct senior fellow at the ...
By Alex Zerden
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Washington Lays Out Its Toolbox for Pressuring Iran and Its Partners
By Alex Zerden
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Rational Security: The “All Takin’ and No Givin’” Edition
By Alex Zerden
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World Mostly Shrugs Off Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Warnings
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UAE Fends Off Iran Attack as Conflict Escalates
Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East & Africa to discuss the latest on the Iran War and the r...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Hails ‘Historic’ Deal for U.S. to Control 65BN Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran War Exposes Limits of U.S. Military Endurance
By Chris Kennedy
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UAE Fends Off Iran Attack as Conflict Escalates
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Technology & National Security
U.S. to Urge Hands-off AI Regulation at G20 Tech Meeting, Official Says"It has increased urgency for this administration to make sure that the rest of the world stays within the American tech ecosystem and doesn't seek alternatives," said Vivek C...
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Technology & National Security
Trump Administration Working on AI Rule to Curb China’s Remote Access to ChipsBy Michelle Nie
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Technology & National Security
Nvidia Is Bolstering Support for Chinese Open AI Models as It Warns of White House CrackdownBy Daniel Remler
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
There is a path forward to ending shutdowns, should Congress choose to do so. Federal armies just can’t be part of it....
By Mark Nevitt
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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
By Mark Nevitt
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How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter
By Mark Nevitt
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
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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
