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Afghanistan Has No Silver Bullet
Commentary
Last week, NBC News reported that President Donald Trump laced into top military leaders in mid-July over U.S. strategy and performance in Afghanistan. He refused to sign off ...
By Stephen Tankel
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Assessing North Korea's Nuclear Threat
Podcast
Dr. Daniel Kliman, a senior fellow with the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the implication...
By Daniel Kliman & Neal Urwitz
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Make Globalization Work Again
Commentary
President Donald J. Trump has sought to make the concerns of American workers the centerpiece of his administration – especially those who feel left behind by the significant ...
By Harry Krejsa
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Can This National Security Council Handle a Real Crisis?
It’s hard to believe, but this administration has not experienced a genuine national-security crisis in more than six months in office. Yes, missile tests in North Korea and a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump’s 21 Club SaluteAccording to an incredibly detailed NBC News report of a highly classified National Security Council meeting, President Donald Trump unloaded on his top military leaders over ...
By Phillip Carter
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What "Winning" Looks Like in Pakistan and Afghanistan
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Stephen Tankel discusses what "winning" looks like in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Stephen Tankel & Neal Urwitz
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North Korea and the ‘Blink’ of War
At a time when peace in Asia seems to hang by a thread of hope that untested leaders will exercise restraint, a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) seems a ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Recommendations for Implementing Sanctions on Russia
Commentary
The new sanctions that Congress passed against Russia on July 27 have the potential to increase economic and political pressure on Moscow and represent an important U.S. respo...
By Peter Harrell
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Warrior CasteWhen the new White House chief of staff, then a Marine general, John Kelly received a knock on the door in November 2010, he became the highest-ranking military officer to los...
By Amy Schafer
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Is the U.S. Ready for Russia’s Largest Military Exercises Since the Cold War?
Before his visit to Estonia, Vice President Mike Pence probably didn’t know the Russian word for “west” — zapad. But he knows it now, because it is the codename for one of the...
By Jim Townsend
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre discusses Facebook Shutting Down its AI ProgramPaul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, weighs in on news that Facebook shut down its artificial intelligence program af...
By Paul Scharre & Neal Urwitz
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National Security Human Capital Program
How Trump Is Turning Off Millennials Even More Than He Did BeforeOne of President Trump’s latest tweetstorms took on a new and concerning target: actively serving members of the United States military. In a flurry of tweets believed to be a...
By Amy Schafer
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Dr. Jerry Hendrix on the Defense Industrial Base
Podcast
Dr. Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses Trump's executive order on the Defense Industrial Base. Hosted ...
By Jerry Hendrix & Neal Urwitz
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The War Over Who Controls U.S. Foreign Policy Has Begun
The unprecedented, massive new sanctions bill that Congress sent to President Donald Trump on Thursday is a statement of outrage by legislators over the president’s failure to...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Congress can’t save Jeff Sessions
Senators from both parties are telling President Donald Trump not to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told reporters that “if Jeff Sessions is f...
By Phillip Carter
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The US Air Force Needs More Bombers Than It’s Asking For
In a future combat zone dominated by advanced 3-D air search radars, directed-energy weapons, electromagnetic railguns, and hypersonic missiles, there is still room — indeed, ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Lauren Fish on the NDAA and Defense Policy
Podcast
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses new challenges and opportunities with the National Defense Authorization Ac...
By Lauren Fish & Neal Urwitz
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Connect the Dots to Stop Terror PlotsWhy didn’t intelligence agencies prevent 9/11? According to the 9/11 Commission, before the attacks, information from intelligence agencies “often failed to make its way to cr...
By Adam Klein
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Economic Levers of U.S. Policy Toward North Korea
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By Patrick M. Cronin, Peter Harrell & Edward Fishman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel PolicyThe U.S. military is often described as the “best fighting force in the world,” and we agree. It’s superior to its possible adversaries in nearly every way. No other military ...
By Amy Schafer
