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Technology & National Security
Human judgment and lethal decision-making in warFor the fifth year in a row, government delegates meet at the United Nationsin Geneva to discuss autonomous weapons. Meanwhile, the technology that enables greater autonomy in...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Meet the New Robot ArmyIn contemporary sci-fi—HBO’s “Westworld,” for example—sentient machines take up arms against humanity. In the real world, intelligent—and increasingly autonomous—robots are be...
By Paul Scharre
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Transcript: Discussion on Growing Gray Zone Challenges in the East China Sea
Discussion on Growing Gray Zone Challenges in the East China Sea A Special Launch Event for No Safe Harbor: Countering Aggression in the East China Sea by Patrick Cronin, Dan...
By Cara Abercrombie, Patrick M. Cronin, Jonathan W. Greenert, Daniel Kliman & Yuki Tatsumi
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Technology & National Security
Ethics and the Future of Artificial IntelligenceJoin Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, in a discussion with Amir Husain about the ethical implications of artif...
By Paul Scharre & Amir Husain
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Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs on his visit to the White House, Estonian security
Podcast
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser sits down with CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Jim Townsend to discuss his recent visit to Washington DC with the other Baltic Fore...
By Sven Mikser & Jim Townsend
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America Abroad: 'Syria and Fragile States'
Commentary
An America Abroad program about fragile states like Syria. An exploration of why this instability happens, how it affects the people who live there, and the best way to get th...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Careful what you wish for—change and continuity in China’s cyber threat activities (part 2)At a time when ‘cyber anarchy’ seems to prevail in the international system, the emergence in 2015 of US–China consensus against ‘cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property’...
By Elsa B. Kania
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One Year Ago, Pundits Welcomed a Turning Point in Syria. They Were Wrong.
Commentary
A year ago, 59 U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles hit Syria’s Sharyrat airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack perpetrated by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assa...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Derek Chollet
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Technology & National Security
Artificial Intelligence and National SecurityPartially autonomous and intelligent systems have been used in militarytechnology since at least the Second World War, but advances in machinelearning and Artificial Intellige...
By Gregory C. Allen & Taniel Chan
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Russian Strategists Debate Preemption as Defense Against NATO Surprise Attack
Commentary
Russian military and civilian leaders have long debated what to do in the face of a NATO surprise attack. One group of authoritative military strategists believes that, in the...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Technology & National Security
The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and MitigationArtificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities are growingat an unprecedented rate. These technologies have many widelybeneficial applications, ranging from machine...
By Paul Scharre
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Does China's Navy Really Have a Railgun? (Or Is It a Hoax?)
Commentary
In late January 2018, photos started circulating on social media showing a Chinese landing ship armed with a large gun turret fitted on its bow where the ship’s anti-aircraft ...
By Melodie Ha
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Nobody Puts Japan in the Corner
Commentary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s surprise two-day visit to Beijing resets the negotiating table for the future of the Korean Peninsula. Kim’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi J...
By Melodie Ha
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Policy Roundtable: Civil-Military Relations Now and Tomorrow
Commentary
President Donald Trump has been in office for over a year, and while many key staffers have departed and been replaced already, there are a few clear trends in his staffing de...
By Lauren Fish
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Commentary
Defense / Technology & National Security
Soldier Swarm: New ground Combat Tactics for the Era of Multi-Domain BattleWhen the US military prepares to fight its next major war, it won’t be planning to fight the insurgents it has faced over the last fifteen years. As China and Russia begin to ...
By Lauren Fish & Justin Lynch
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What is the impact of withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria?
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President Trump is pushing for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Syria. On Wednesday leaders from Iran, Russia and Turkey met to discuss what the future of the region may look ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Issue Brief: Trump's New Tool To Punish China Economically
Commentary
This week President Donald Trump announced that he would use a long-dormant trade policy tool, Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese i...
By Peter Harrell
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Careful What You Wish for—Change and Continuity in China’s Cyber Threats (Part 1)Although there’s been a discernible reduction in the magnitude of Chinese cyber intrusions in the past few years, the threat has been transformed, not diminished. While US dip...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Video
Technology & National Security
'Tech Tyranny': How Google plans to help ChinaBy Paul Scharre
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The Dish | April 3, 2018
Welcome to The Dish! Curated by the CNAS Transatlantic Security Team, the Dish sends you the latest in transatlantic relations once a week. If this is your first time receivin...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
