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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Au Revoir QDRWhatever version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) emerges from the House-Senate conference process later this year, it seems likely that the 20-year old Quadre...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Video: It’s the weapon of choice for U.S. mass murderers: the AR-15
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Put the X-47B Back to Work — As a TankerSalty Dog 501 and 502 sit silent in their hangars, their expected contributions to naval aviation unfulfilled. Before the Navy spends time and money ginning up another expensi...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Commentary: What happens if pope rejects 'just war' theory?
Recent events in Rome indicate that some influential figures in the Vatican want Pope Francis to use his next encyclical to jettison the "just war" theory as the way the churc...
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital
It’s Time to Declare Our Independence from Russian RocketsLast week, the Pentagon sent a letter to Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., an influential legislator when it comes to American space policy. Within the letter, Deputy Defense Secretar...
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
The B-21 Bomber Should Be Unmanned on Day 1While plans for the B-21 — née Long Range Strike-Bomber — have long included an unmanned option, Air Force officials have shown little interest in having that capability on Da...
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Time for Twitter to grow up: Column
Twitter recently barred Dataminr, a business partner of Twitter in which the social media company also holds a 5% stake, from providing its technology to the United States int...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Dynamic Rebalance: An Alliance Requirements Roadmap
On May 26, 2016, CNAS hosted a rollout event for the Asia-Pacific Security Program’s latest report titled “Dynamic Rebalance: An Alliance Requirements Roadmap.” The authors be...
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Elizabeth Rosenberg before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Vietnam: From enemy to partner(CNN) – Traveling to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain a few years ago, it was clear to me just how far the relationship between two former enemies had come. Viewing the dark cel...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Video: Obama Lifts Embargo on VietnamBy Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. ‘Ambiguity’ on Taiwan Is DangerousIf China were to attack Taiwan, would American forces come to the island’s defense? It is hard to know because the U.S. maintains a policy of “strategic ambiguity” concerning ...
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital
Naysayers Are Learning the Wrong Lessons About the Littoral Combat ShipRecently, the distinguished national security practitioner and analyst Lawrence Korb, whom I hold in the highest professional regard, detailed four lessons from the saga of th...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Fighting Terrorism in Syria: It's More Than ISIS
The fact of the matter is that although the United States has provided military assistance to individual Syrian armed opposition groups led by “trusted commanders” since 2012,...
By Nicholas Heras
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The liberal international order is under fire. The United States must defend it.
Hardly a day goes by without evidence that the liberal international order of the past seven decades is being eroded. China and Russia are attempting to fashion a world in the...
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Video: Rollout Event for Extending American Power
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
The DIUx Is Dead. Long Live The DIUx.Defense Secretary Ash Carter launched his high-profile Silicon Valley outpost a year ago to great fanfare and high expectations. Less than a year later, he has completely over...
By Ben FitzGerald & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Elizabeth Rosenberg before House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs discussing the risks of economic engagement with Iran....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Security Human Capital
Observations on Global Military PostureThe secretary of defense has outsized influence over America’s global network of bases, the number of military personnel stationed overseas, and the frequency of internation...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Middle East Security
From the Bottom, Up: A Strategy for U.S. Military Support to Syria’s Armed OppositionAs negotiations continue to uphold a teetering ceasefire in Syria, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program researcher Nicholas Heras has written...
By Nicholas Heras