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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Rebecca ZimmermanRAND Corporation Policy Researcher Rebecca Zimmerman discusses her experiences in the defense community and navigating expectations in the field....
By Rebecca Zimmerman
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Michele Flournoy on NPR Morning Edition: Deciphering Trump's Foreign Policy
Commentary
CNAS CEO Michele Flournoy sits down with NPR Morning Edition host David Greene to analyze President Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly and consider his foreign policy s...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Would Trump attack North Korea? Here’s what we learned from his ‘Rocket Man’ speech at the U.N.
Donald Trump devoted a significant portion of his United Nations General Assembly remarks to North Korea’s nuclear and missile developments. Here are four things he told us (a...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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The Electoral College Is a National Security Threat
In Federalist No. 68, his pseudonymous essay on “The Mode of Electing the President,” Alexander Hamilton wrote that the Electoral College could shield the United States “from ...
By Matt Olsen
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How close is N. Korea to a nuclear missile?
Dr. Patrick Cronin discusses North Korea's nuclear progression with CNN's Brian Todd. Watch the video here....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Dr. Patrick Cronin on ABC Nightline: The War of Words with North Korea
Commentary
Dr. Patrick Cronin joins ABC Nightline to discuss Kim Jong-un's motivations for a nuclear North Korea. Watch the video here....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Congress must reassert itself on use of military force
Last Wednesday the Senate quietly rejected a proposal by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to rescind the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which wou...
By Andrew Swick & Amy Schafer
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Technology & National Security
The Collapsing Battlespace: NATO–Russian Nuclear Stability in an Era of Technological UpheavalThe military-technological environment has always been in a state of flux. But today, it is changing faster and in more ways than ever before. A series of new military technol...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Here's How Private Contractors Can Help Win the Afghan WarThe president has declared a “path forward” for Afghanistan. Given that the United States is at a nexus for strategic change, might there be an increased role for private cont...
By CDR Daniel G. Straub, USN
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A New Push for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Podcast
Susanna Blume, fellow with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses the new push for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Neal Urwitz & Susanna V. Blume
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What does the U.S. withdrawal mean for the 2015 Paris Agreement?
Podcast
Dr. David Gordon, Divya Reddy, and Elizabeth Rosenberg are the authors of the report, "After Paris: A Climate Agenda that Serves U.S. Interests." In this episode, the authors ...
By David Gordon, Divya P. Reddy, Elizabeth Rosenberg & JaRel Clay
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Nayyera HaqNayyera Haq, CEO of Avicenna Strategy, talks about the power of women owning their femininity and authenticity in a field full of men. Hosted by Loren DeJonge Schulman, Deputy...
By Nayyera Haq & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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China has a plan to cripple North Korea, so let's work with Beijing
The United States and North Korea are in a dangerous cycle of escalating military threats and rhetorical exchanges. The risk of a miscalculation that results in catastrophic c...
By Peter Harrell
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Elizabeth Rosenberg Testifies before the House Financial Services Committee
Congressional Testimony
North Korea’s alarming and dangerous recent expansion of provocations, including more ballistic missile launches and a sixth, powerful nuclear test, highlight the need for muc...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Will Trump’s Military Fetish End Up Hurting American Democracy — Or Saving It?
It is difficult to read a story about President Donald Trump without also hearing about “his generals.” Since Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster became national security advisor and retir...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Is China leaping past us?
Commentary
Sixty years ago this fall, the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching into orbit Earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The beach ball-sized spacecraft was an ast...
By Daniel Kliman & Harry Krejsa
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What It's Like on the Inside: Camille Grand on Working at NATO HQ
Camille Grand, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment at NATO, offers an inside-the-building update from NATO HQ. Things are busy in Brussels, and Camille offers h...
By Jim Townsend & Rachel Rizzo
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The Legal Steps and Policy Challenges of Reimposing Sanctions on Iran
Commentary
Under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), a 2015 statute designed to give Congress oversight over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement w...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Sixteen years after 9/11, are we any better at fighting terrorism?
In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks — 16 years ago on Monday — President George W. Bush declared a war on terrorism that he pledged would not end until every terrorist group o...
By Stephen Tankel
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North Korea’s Nuclear Threat Requires Diplomatic Talks
This is a hard essay to write. It is admittedly an awkward attempt to distill a lesson from a tragedy in order to apply it to a far larger problem facing our nation. In the na...
By Jerry Hendrix
