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National Security Human Capital Program
The Military Is Not a Political PropThe power of the president, as commander in chief of the armed forces, has evolved over more than two centuries, constrained by congressional action, the emergence of a standi...
By Phillip Carter
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The Trump Team’s Blinkered Obsession With the Iran Deal Is Poisoning the Well
When seemingly spontaneous protests erupted in cities across Iran, beginning in the last days of 2017, the prospect of a new, uncertain, and even hopeful chapter in the countr...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Frustrations at the White House and the Pentagon
Commentary
In early February, months-long tensions between the White House and the Pentagon over how to address North Korea spilled out into the public scene. As officials revealed to th...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Julianne Smith
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When Putin Invades the Baltics
Commentary
Vladimir Putin is playing a vast chess game with NATO, and his next move will be to invade the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. When this happens, the United ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Beyond sanctions: On Russia policy, Congress should focus on new tools
Commentary
The Trump administration shocked observers by not imposing new Russia-related sanctions by a January 29 deadline. This decision came on the same day when CIA Director Mike Pom...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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Trump’s Use of Sanctions May Be Unsustainable
A year into his presidency, President Donald Trump has become an aggressive practitioner of economic sanctions. So far, the Treasury Department has added over 700 people, comp...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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NASA Needs a Politician More Than a Scientist for Its Chief
NASA is still in search of an Administrator. While Rep. Jim Bridenstine awaits the full Senate vote, it would be useful to think through the qualities that are necessary to be...
By Adam Routh
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Maximum Pressure: A Clarifying Signal in the Noise of North Korea Policy
At the height of the Roman Empire two thousand years ago, the Stoic philosopher Seneca counseled that any quest for a fulfilling life should begin with a clear objective: “Our...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Too Many Secrets
Commentary
Last week’s decision by House Intelligence Committee Republicans and the White House to declassify a misleading, politically charged memo about evidence in the Russia investig...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
I’m an Iraq War veteran. The military doesn’t want or need Trump’s parade.A military parade down one of Washington’s broad avenues would seem to epitomize so much that is great about the United States, from the fine fiber of our troops to the might ...
By Phillip Carter
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Tech entanglement—China, the United States, and artificial intelligenceIn Washington and Beijing’s complex bilateral relationship, artificial intelligence has emerged as a new domain of both cooperation and competition. Even as China and the Unit...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
“Unmanned, Intangible, Silent Warfare” – New Threats and Options for TaiwanAs the character of conflict is transformed by the advent of robotics and artificial intelligence on the battlefield, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recognizes and...
By Elsa B. Kania
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The History and Future of Heartland Security
In his new report, Heartland Security, Bacevich Fellow, Harry Krejsa, argues foreign policy pays off for the middle class when domestic policy *makes* it pay off -- and nation...
By Harry Krejsa & Rachel Rizzo
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Full Metal Podcast: What is your major malfunction, 3rd Offset?
Podcast
In the inaugural Full Metal Podcast episode, the CNAS defense team discusses the status of the 3rd Offset Strategy, the National Security and National Defense Strategies, and ...
By Jerry Hendrix, Lauren Fish & Adam Routh
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CNAS CEO Victoria Nuland on NATO, the EU, and Russia
Podcast
The Center for New American Security's new CEO Victoria Nuland joins Brussels Sprouts to discuss her storied 32-year diplomatic career working on European issues. She shares h...
By Victoria Nuland, Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Testimony before Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Congressional Testimony
Submitted testimony Co-chairmen and members of the Commission, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. I’m grateful for the leadership this Commission has shown...
By Richard Fontaine
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Succeed or Fail, the Falcon Heavy Launch is Good for America
Commentary
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is set to launch today for the first time. According to SpaceX, the heavy lift vehicle “will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a fa...
By Jerry Hendrix & Adam Routh
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Victoria Nuland on "Face the Nation": Future of U.S. National Security
Video
After one year in office, the Trump administration faces a looming threat posed by the North Korean and Iranian regimes, an ongoing fight to defeat ISIS caliphate an...
By Victoria Nuland
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How the United States Can Get More Strategic Bang For Its Force Structure Buck
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis released an unclassified summary of the new National Defense Strategy two weeks ago. The big news in the strategy is a front-and-center focus o...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Technology & National Security
Artificial Intelligence’s Transformative Effects on SocietyJoin Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security program at CNAS in a discussion with Helen Toner, Senior Research Analyst, Open Philanthr...
By Paul Scharre
