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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Case for a Pacific Deterrence InitiativeWhen war broke out in Ukraine in 2014 the Department of Defense moved swiftly to invest billions in near-term enhancements in Europe to address growing military-operational sh...
By Randy Schriver & Eric Sayers
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Army trade-offs within FY21 budget
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Susanna Blume, senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at CNAS, discusses the Army leadership’s approach to the FY21 budget. Watch the full conversation in Governme...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Transcript from CNAS Fireside Chat with Ryan D. McCarthy and General James C. McConville
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On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, Ryan D. McCarthy, 24th Secretary of the Army, and General James C. McConville, 40th Chief of Staff of the Army, joined CNAS Defense Program Di...
By Susanna V. Blume, Ryan D. McCarthy & General James C. McConville
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The Overseas Basing Debate, Part 2
Host Kathleen Hicks continues a discussion with Susanna Blume, Zack Cooper, and Dave Ochmanek on the major debates surrounding U.S. overseas military forces. Listen to the fu...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Podcast
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A Front Row Seat to China's RiseHow have China's global ambitions sharpened under President Xi Jinping, and how should the United States respond? Dr. Kurt M. Campbell served in the Obama administration as th...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kurt Campbell
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Iranian Missile Strike Did Far More Damage Than Trump AdmitsOver 100 American soldiers have been treated for traumatic brain injuries following Iran’s missile strike on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. The strike came in retaliation f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Paul Scharre
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Navigating the Billions
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Introduction If you have never interacted with the defense budget it can be daunting. The process is made up of dozens of acronyms and the data is spread over thousands of pag...
By Molly Parrish
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The Overseas Basing Debate, Part 1
Host Kathleen Hicks moderates a discussion on the major debates surrounding U.S. overseas military forces with CNAS Defense program director, Susanna Blume, as well as&nb...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Why We Need A New Cold War Strategic Approach
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The United States needs to create a set of long-term concerted strategies of a type not seen since the Cold War if it is to successfully compete against Russia and China. Thos...
By Will Mackenzie
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Podcast
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Working Advance for the U.S. State DepartmentWhen American diplomats travel abroad and meet with foreign leaders, who works behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly? What negotiations go into preparing for...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Price B. Floyd
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Commentary
Defense / Technology & National Security
When the homefront becomes the (cyber) front lineAmerican soldiers have long marched off to war with one assurance: by fighting abroad they were keeping their families safe at home. Today, advances in digital technology comb...
By COL Sarah Albrycht
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Podcast
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Building the World’s Biggest BudgetWhat do the Pentagon's decisions about military spending say about our priorities as a nation? What goes into the DoD's $700 billion budget each year? Former Pentagon official...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Susanna V. Blume
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Transcript from CNAS Fireside Chat with General David L. Goldfein
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On January 27, 2020, CNAS hosted the 21st Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David L. Goldfein for a conversation with Susanna V. Blume, Director of the CNAS Defense Prog...
By Susanna V. Blume & General David L. Goldfein
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Armed services continuously make procurement reforms
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There has been years of continuous procurement reform for the Defense Department. Tinkering by Congress has rendered procurement into a sort of laboratory. And each of the arm...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Winning the Next War
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Chinese and Russian capabilities to exploit vulnerabilities in America's current way of war have grown. Without major changes to how it fights its wars, does the United States...
By Robert O. Work & Chris Dougherty
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Podcast
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Working National Security on John McCain’s Presidential CampaignRichard Fontaine spent years advising leading figures in American foreign policy, but working for the late Sen. John McCain was unlike anything he had experienced before. Now ...
By Richard Fontaine & Ilan Goldenberg
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Interservice rivalries: A force for good
It’s no secret that the military services fight hard to protect their shares of the defense budget. Just last week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday made his case...
By Susanna V. Blume & Molly Parrish
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Podcast
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Stories from the Backchannel: Season Two TrailerNow more than ever, Americans are interested in the people working behind the scenes on consequential national security decisions. In Season Two of Stories from the Backchanne...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Richard Fontaine, Susanna V. Blume, Kayla M. Williams, Price B. Floyd, Kurt Campbell & Kara Frederick
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Commentary
Defense / Middle East Security
Sending Troops Back to the Middle East Won’t Stop IranThe Trump administration’s decision to kill Qassam Soleimani is the latest in an escalatory “maximum pressure” Iran strategy that is shifting American foreign policy attention...
By Chris Dougherty & Kaleigh Thomas
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Defense Strategy for a Post-Trump WorldIn a recent piece warning about an emerging arms race in hypersonic missiles, The New York Times quoted Will Roper, the Air Force’s senior acquisition and technology official,...
By Van Jackson
