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Trump has a point on trade, however small
Commentary
Whether he is conferring with a close ally or staring down an angry antagonist, President Trump has a beef to pick on trade. Thermonuclear crisis with North Korea? Time to lec...
By Harry Krejsa
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Commentary
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
The best course of action for Congress on Iran? Do nothingThis week, President Trump is expected to decertify that Iran is complying with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement. The Trump ...
By Peter Harrell
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Limbaugh, Hannity and Jones on North Korea: A parody in one act
(North Korea, marking the Oct. 10 founding of the ruling Workers' Party, has launched a nuclear strike on Seattle. Hundreds of thousands are dead. The United States gears up f...
By Neal Urwitz
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Worries about Trump’s Generals Are Overblown
It seems that President Trump’s reliance upon retired and active-duty generals in staffing the upper echelons of his administration has raised concerns among a large number of...
By Adam Routh & Jerry Hendrix
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
5 Ways America Can Defend Itself from 'Nonphysical' AttacksEarlier this month it was revealed that Russian-linked Facebook accounts purchased more than $100,000 in divisive political advertisements on the social network during the 201...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Harry Krejsa
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Networking Security in Asia
Commentary
The United States faces a dilemma in Asia. It wishes to preserve a balance of power, reinforce the rules-based regional order, avoid conflict, and maintain stable economic rel...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Uses and Misuses of Historical Analogy for North Korea
Amid a steady fusillade of ever more capable rockets from North Korea, and an escalating volley of threats and insults flying between Washington and Pyongyang, the crisis in N...
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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Nightmare Scenario
Commentary
The first reports about the horrific attack in Las Vegas on Sunday night will surely evolve into more detailed knowledge. But there are three lessons we might draw from the in...
By Phillip Carter
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Tunisia Passes Controversial Law, Undermining Democratic Transition
Commentary
Tunisia’s parliament recently passed a controversial law effectively granting amnesty to public officials involved in corruption under the Bourguiba and Ben Ali dictatorships ...
By Kate Bateman
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It's Not a Tax Cut — It's Generational Theft
Hey Baby Boomers — if you could stop stealing from my generation, we’d really appreciate it. To be clear, I’m referring to President Trump’s tax-cut proposal. His proposal, if...
By Neal Urwitz
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Hurricane relief isn’t reaching remote areas of Puerto RicoPhillip Carter, director of the Military, Veterans and Society program at CNAS, joins PBS NewsHour to discuss the slow U.S. military response in Puerto Rico following Hurrican...
By Phillip Carter
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The Party’s ‘Hurdles’: the Internet, Propaganda, and Power
Ahead of China’s annual National Cyber Security Publicity (Propaganda) Week, the Cyberspace Administration of China’s Theoretical Studies Center Group published an article in ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Building a 355-Ship Navy: It’s Not Just the Number, It’s the Mix
There is a debate ongoing within national security circles regarding the size of the United States Navy. How many ships does the nation require to uphold its interests on the ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Thank You for Your Service, Whoever You AreOn Sunday, dozens of NFL players took a knee and locked arms during the national anthem, a silent but powerful peaceful protest of the criminal justice system in the United St...
By Amy Schafer
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Merkel Will Spend the Next Four Years Battling Forces at Home
If you have attended a transatlantic conference in the past year — on any subject — you’ve no doubt encountered someone who opened his or her prepared remarks with, “Once we g...
By Julianne Smith
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Why We Must Not Build Automated Weapons of WarOver 100 CEOs of artificial intelligence and robotics firms recently signed an open letter warning that their work could be repurposed to build lethal autonomous weapons — “ki...
By Paul Scharre
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The Problem with 'the Best of Intentions' Foreign Policy
Commentary
The nineteenth-century Germans focused so much on philosophy partly in order not to compete with the protean genius of Goethe, who had dominated all the other literary genres ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump Is Ignoring Puerto Rico’s SufferingWhen it struck the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico six days ago, Hurricane Maria was the strongest storm to hit the American territories in 80 years. “Its force and fury s...
By Phillip Carter
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Iran's Post-Sanctions Financial Windfall Was Overstated. What Does That Mean for Policy?
Commentary
The Trump administration seems poised to scuttle the Iran nuclear agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement (JCPOA). If it does, this decision will be a triumph for...
By Edoardo Saravalle & Neil Bhatiya
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Michele Flournoy on NPR Morning Edition: Deciphering Trump's Foreign Policy
Commentary
CNAS CEO Michele Flournoy sits down with NPR Morning Edition host David Greene to analyze President Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly and consider his foreign policy s...
By Michèle Flournoy
