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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What Crimea Tells Us About Asia's Future WarsCrimea and the complex military occupation that now exists in Ukraine is an all too reasonable and underexplored model for future conflict in Asia. When we think about conflic...
By Van Jackson
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
How to constrain Iran's support for terrorism - and still make a dealOne of the major criticisms of the nuclear deal with Iran is that lifting economic sanctions will strengthen Iran’s ability to support terrorist groups and other activities th...
By Peter Harrell
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The Guns of August 1990
Just after midnight on August 2, 1990, an invasion force of approximately 100,000 Iraqi troops crossed into Kuwait. As mechanized and armored Republican Guard divisions breach...
By Vance Serchuk
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Richard Fontaine discusses new report on combatting ISIS
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program / Energy, Economics & Security
Security assistance isn't the quick fix the US thinks it isBuilding partner capacity, or BPC, has become all the rage. But the recent capture of U.S.-trained rebels in Syria by the al Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra front is the latest in a...
By Dafna Rand
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From 1987: Robert D. Kaplan on Robert Conquest
At the height of the famine emergency in 1985, a few journalists sat around a restaurant table in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, considering analogies for the food cris...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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A Defining Moment for the Alliance?
Williams: To what extent is it fair to classify Europe's lack of investment in defense technology and national defense budgets as a threat to the capabilities of the Atlantic ...
By Julianne Smith
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National Security Human Capital Program
America's Allies Want More From the USDuring the past several years, U.S. allies got a “reset” and a “rebalance,” but what they really need and want is reassurance. During our time in the Obama administration, we ...
By Julianne Smith
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National Security Human Capital Program
Interview: Shawn Brimley on This Week in Defense News on DoD budgetBy Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
Why China likes the Iran dealAs members of Congress debate whether to back the deal over Iran's nuclear program, one source of support seems guaranteed -- China. It's one of the biggest winners in the agr...
By Alexander Sullivan & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Nick Heras: Assad is Stronger Than You Think
CNAS Researcher Nick Heras discusses why U.S. policymakers and the international community should not underestimate the ability of the Assad regime to prolong the Syrian civil...
By Nicholas Heras
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Stephen Hawking Doesn't Have to Fear Killer RobotsOn Monday, a broad group of several thousand academics, legal scholars, roboticists, and scientific luminaries – including Stephen Hawking – released an open letter warning th...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre on The Open Letter on the Dangers of Autonomous WeaponsMany high-profile scientists and academics, including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk, have signed an open letter warning of the dangers of autonomous weapons. CNAS Senior Fello...
By Paul Scharre
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Michèle Flournoy before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
CNAS Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Michèle Flournoy testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the national security implica...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
North Korea's saber rattling more worrying than RussiaWhile Iranian leaders prepare to pause on their nuclear program, Russia and North Korea appear locked in a contest for chief nuclear menace. Both Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Dr. Patrick Cronin before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Asia-Pacific Security Program Director Patrick Cronin testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on America's security role in the South China Sea....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
Ilan Goldenberg before the House Committee on Foreign AffairsMiddle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the implications of a nuclear agreement with Iran....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Contesting the Caliphate
On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared himself the Caliph, extending his position as the ruler of the Islamic State and claiming leadership of all Muslims. A remarkab...
By Marc Lynch
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Forecasting the Future of US-China CompetitionChina figured prominently in this year’s annual conference conducted by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), which held the massive, all-day event at the end of last...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Can the Iran deal be a new Camp David?
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement over Iran’s nuclear program announced on Tuesday is a genuinely historic accomplishment. While experts will closely pa...
By Marc Lynch