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Congressional Testimony
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Budget and Future Options for the PentagonSubmitted Written Testimony I. Introduction Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Rodgers, distinguished members of the committee and staff thank you for inviting me to testify today...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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United States must reach consensus on specifics of threat from China, says defense strategy expert
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Chris Dougherty, senior fellow in the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the need for additional resources in the Navy and its “strategic ban...
By Chris Dougherty
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Back to the Future: Resetting Special Operations Forces for Great Power Competition
Podcast
What will be the role of special operations forces (SOF) in this era of great power competition? Where is SOF falling short in the shift to meet this new focus area? Michèle F...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Gradually and then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy's Strategic Bankruptcy
The real impediments to urgent change are a lack of consensus on the risks posed by China, a lack of a shared vision for the future of the fleet, and limited options for imple...
By Chris Dougherty
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Pentagon: Diversify Your Orbital Regimes
Commentary
Resilience is a key attribute of any defense space architecture – legacy or disruptive....
By Sarah Mineiro
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Video
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Early-career investment in personnel strengthens military leadership decades laterOn June 9, 2021, CNAS Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program Katherine Kuzminski discussed the possible confirmation of former California co...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Francis Rose
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Defense TechThe prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the growing centrality of information warfare, and threats to traditional command and control are redefining combat in ...
By Jennie Matuschak, Ainikki Riikonen & Anna Pederson
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United States can improve deterrence by posing dilemmas to China and Russia
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Chris Dougherty, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins Government Matters to discuss strategy for multi-domain information warfare. Watch the full in...
By Chris Dougherty
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The Pentagon needs a plan to get punched in the mouth
The Pentagon should aim for degradation dominance: operating effectively enough with degraded systems. Put simply, the Pentagon needs a plan for getting punched in the mouth....
By Chris Dougherty
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Podcast
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
U.S And 25 Other Nations To Participate In Huge Joint Training ExerciseLast year the pandemic derailed large-scale war gaming – this year it's back with a vengeance. The U.S. military is taking part in a massive joint training exercise across Eur...
By Becca Wasser & Jay Price
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: The Next 100 DaysAs the administration marks its 100th day in office, what lies ahead?...
By Anna Pederson & Chris Estep
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America’s Military Risks Losing Its Edge
Commentary
Much about the way the Pentagon operates continues to reflect business as usual, which is inadequate to meet the growing threats posed by a rising China and a revisionist Russ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Pentagon must act now to address vulnerability in its enterprise
Commentary
The Defense Department cannot wait for another stress test before addressing fragility in its enterprise; it must learn and adapt now....
By Tara Murphy Dougherty & Billy Fabian
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Storm Clouds Ahead: Musings About the 2022 Defense Budget
Commentary
One hopes Washington won’t lose another year as its competitors continue to chip away at America’s conventional overmatch....
By Robert O. Work
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All About Eve: What Virtual Forever Wars Can Teach us About the Future of Combat
Commentary
The defense world could learn a lot from the gaming world. In some cases, it already has....
By Tom Shugart
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Want an Agile Pentagon? Don’t Go Chasing ‘Waterfalls’
Commentary
Clinging to familiar, outdated processes will provide little comfort when China surpasses the United States as the world’s foremost military power....
By Chris Dougherty
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Simulating War: Three Enduring Lessons from the Louisiana Maneuvers
Commentary
The Louisiana Maneuvers can provide contemporary defense planners with a number of valuable and enduring insights....
By Jennifer McArdle
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Revitalizing U.S. Global Leadership: The Case for an Alliance-Based Approach to Frontier Domain Engagement
Commentary
To strengthen U.S. global leadership and competitiveness, the United States should take an alliance-based approach to frontier domains like outer space, the Arctic, and the de...
By Khyle Eastin
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Ditch Use-or-Lose Budgets in the Department of Defense
The “use-it-or-lose-it” budget phenomenon remains problematic for the department....
By Luke Chen
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Trends, Timelines, and Uncertainty: An Assessment of the Military Balance in the Indo-Pacific
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Introduction Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts on the mil...
By Tom Shugart
