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American AI Companies Can’t Get Enough Chips
James Sanders, Janet Egan, Rory Madigan | May 07, 2026
Who Will Make Money on AI?
Geoffrey Gertz, Emily Kilcrease | May 05, 2026
Hit It with Your Best Shot
Emily Kilcrease | April 01, 2026
Repairing the Breach
Lisa Curtis, Keerthi Martyn, Sitara Gupta | March 26, 2026
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American AI Companies Can’t Get Enough Chips
In 2026, artificial intelligence (AI) chip production has become a binding constraint on the pace of the AI compute buildout. Demand for computing power to train and deploy ad...
Reports
Who Will Make Money on AI?
The private sector is playing a leading role in advancing the frontier of artificial intelligence (AI). As a result, commercial incentives are likely to have a significant imp...
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Hit It with Your Best Shot
America needs an economic pressure doctrine. The country is using economic pressure in more novel ways and at greater scale than any other time in the postwar period....
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Repairing the Breach
U.S.-India relations stumbled badly during the second half of 2025. Differences between U.S. and Indian officials over how a ceasefire was reached between New Delhi and Islama...
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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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What We Know About U.S. Sea Drone Used in Helicopter Crew Rescue Mission
In The News
"This Corsair vessel has been around for a few years now - the US Navy has about 50 of them," according to Dr Stacie Pettyjohn, a US military expert at the Center for a New Am...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Weighs Releasing Billions to Iran After Blasting Past Payments
In The News
“Based on our modeling, a lot of these potential bargaining chips look similar to those available during the Obama, Trump I and Biden administrations,” said Alex Zerden, an ad...
By Alex Zerden
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In The News
Technology & National Security
The Hands-off Era of AI Oversight Is Ending. What Comes Next?“The [executive order], the bill, advocacy in the AI companies [are all] really focused on this kind of unique layer of so-called catastrophic risk,” says Daniel Remler, a sen...
By Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
Compute Becomes Lifeblood, Constraint of AI BoomSupply chains are also a key factor constraining compute, noted Janet Egan, senior fellow and deputy director of the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for...
By Janet Egan
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In The News
National Security Human Capital
Pentagon Creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for General and Admiral PromotionsIn the context of general and flag officer promotions, “joint warfighting experience” typically refers to assignments at commands in charge of more than one military branch th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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What We Know About U.S. Sea Drone Used in Helicopter Crew Rescue Mission
"This Corsair vessel has been around for a few years now - the US Navy has about 50 of them," according to Dr Stacie Pettyjohn, a US military expert at the Center for a New Am...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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CNAS Insights | The Golden Dome Needs a Strategy
By Kalena Blake
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Sec. Pete Hegseth Criticized over D-Day Immigration Speech
By Becca Wasser
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What We Know About U.S. Sea Drone Used in Helicopter Crew Rescue Mission
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XI Jinping Looking to Bring North Korea Back Into China’s Orbit: Analyst
Duyeon Kim, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, says her sources have informed her that Beijing is unhappy with Pyongyang’s growing relationship w...
By Duyeon Kim
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Chinese Military Hovered as Global Executives Flocked to Taiwan Tech Show
By David Feith
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Does the Quad Still Matter?
By Lisa Curtis
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XI Jinping Looking to Bring North Korea Back Into China’s Orbit: Analyst
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National Security Human Capital
Pentagon Creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for General and Admiral PromotionsIn the context of general and flag officer promotions, “joint warfighting experience” typically refers to assignments at commands in charge of more than one military branch th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
Female Navy Officers Say They Fear a Career Cap After Hegseth Cuts Women from Promotions ListBy Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital
The Kid Rock Flyby Controversy and the Erosion of Military ProfessionalismBy Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning
Over the last several weeks, European allies have been trying to interpret a steady stream of signals from Washington about the future of the U.S. military role in Europe, dis...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Jeffrey Edmonds
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The Coming Crisis of NATO Deterrence
By Celeste Wallander
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U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning
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Trump Weighs Releasing Billions to Iran After Blasting Past Payments
“Based on our modeling, a lot of these potential bargaining chips look similar to those available during the Obama, Trump I and Biden administrations,” said Alex Zerden, an ad...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump Confirms Helicopter Shot Down by Iran and Vows US Response
By Jim Townsend
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Who Calls the Shots? Trump and Netanyahu Clash over Diverging Goals in Middle East War
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Weighs Releasing Billions to Iran After Blasting Past Payments
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Trump’s Replacement Tariffs Will Have Unintended Consequences for USMCA
Ultimately, this is a choice between two models of economic leadership. One relies on rules, predictability, and partnership. The other leans on discretion, leverage, and shor...
By Emily Kilcrease
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US Inflation Picks Up to 3 Year High, Eroding Paychecks
By Chris Kennedy
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Ziemba: US Strategic Reserves Lowest in Over 40 Years
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Replacement Tariffs Will Have Unintended Consequences for USMCA
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Technology & National Security
Red LinesExecutive Summary Chinese advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose a serious and growing threat to U.S. national security. At least seven Chinese developers now prod...
By Daniel Remler
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic CEO Doesn’t Know If Claude Used in Iran School StrikeBy Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Compute Becomes Lifeblood, Constraint of AI BoomBy Janet Egan
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Can the Secretary of Defense Remove Admirals from a Promotion List?
At stake is whether Congress’s carefully constructed promotion system can continue to serve its core purpose: ensuring that advancement to the military’s highest ranks is base...
By Mark Nevitt
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Technology & National Security / National Security Law
CNAS Insights | The Case for Long-Term CISA 2015 ReauthorizationBy Carrie Cordero & Morgan Peirce
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Legal Background: Distinguishing Between Law Enforcement Powers
By Matthew Kroscher
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Can the Secretary of Defense Remove Admirals from a Promotion List?
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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
