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Defense / Technology & National Security
Testimony before the Senate Armed Services CommitteeA video of the entire hearing is available online....
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Alliance Requirements Roadmap: The OverviewBy Harry Krejsa, Mira Rapp-Hooper & Patrick M. Cronin
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The Reality in Syria Casts a Shadow Over Vienna
Hope is fleeting in Syria. The civil war has killed approximately 250,000 people, displaced more than 11 million (which is more than half of Syria’s pre-war population), cause...
By Nicholas Heras
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Elbridge Colby before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic ForcesElbridge Colby testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on adapting U.S. nuclear strategy and posture to a more contested and competitive wor...
By Elbridge Colby
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Harry Krejsa on the Rise of China's GDPBy Harry Krejsa
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National Security Human Capital
Why Military Personnel Reform MattersThe United States is notoriously bad at predicting future conflicts and changes in the international order. From the bestselling The Coming War With Japan in the early 1990s t...
By Amy Schafer
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Shawn Brimley before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on arresting the erosion of America’s military edge....
By Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
South China Sea Artificial Islands -- U.S. Navy & Law of the SeaThe recent passage of an American warship within 12 nautical miles of one of China’s artificial (and illegal) “islands” in the South China Sea represents the sustainment of ov...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
After the Freedom of Navigation Exercise: What Did the U.S. Signal?On Friday, we published a “what to watch for” guide to the then-imminent U.S. freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea. Yesterday, the USS Lassen, an Arl...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
How American Can Cross the Digital Security DivideIn the past year, the United States has learned about unprecedented digital data breaches ranging from the confidential files of Sony Pictures, to the security clearance recor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Waiting for Widodo: The Limits of Security Assistance and the U.S. Rebalance to AsiaIndonesia’s President Joko Widodo makes his first visit to Washington for a summit meeting with President Obama in less-than-auspicious circumstances. The honeymoon period tha...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea: What to Watch ForIt is widely expected that in the next several days, the United States will conduct a freedom of navigation exercise near China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea. Th...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Obama's veto of defense bill offers conservatives opportunity to think hard about spendingThe Congress finds itself dealing with a veto of the National Defense Authorization Act from the president and has no reason to act surprised. A redistributionist president, c...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Projecting Power in the South China SeaBeijing’s land reclamation in the South China Sea has prompted reports that the U.S. Navy will soon conduct freedom of navigation exercises in the area. If they pass within 12...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Future of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: Implications for the Alliance and Regional Security
The CNAS Asia team recently hosted an experts’ briefing on the future of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The first of our Alliance Requirements Seminar Series, the ev...
By Harry Krejsa
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre on the Future of the Ground Forces ProjectBy Paul Scharre
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This Is How to Save America's Aircraft Carriers from Becoming Obsolete
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain has released his annual “America’s Most Wasted” report on bloated defense programs and makes a startling suggestion: Cease...
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital
America Must Prepare for 'Limited War'AMERICA’S MILITARY preeminence is eroding. As the Pentagon and defense experts are becoming increasingly fervent in insisting, there are growing challenges to the dominance of...
By Elbridge Colby
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The Future of the Carrier Air Wing Looks Dim
Two problems emerge in the history of superpowers. First, it takes a significant investment in military infrastructure to stay on top. Second, they present a large target for ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Slowing GDP Growth Doesn't Have To Spell Doom For ChinaIt was announced Monday that the Chinese economy’s growth continued to slow in the third quarter, falling to 6.9 percent. While not as steep a decline as many economists feare...
By Harry Krejsa