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China’s Balloon-Size Blunder Is a Huge Opportunity
Commentary
Whether a product of hubris or incompetence, the Chinese-spy-balloon affair has derailed Beijing’s charm offensive and raised grave suspicions among Americans....
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Bureaucrat’s Gambit: Why Is Dmitry Rogozin Sending Russian Uncrewed Ground Vehicles to Ukraine—and Does It Matter?The Marker’s appearance in the Donbas ahead of other, much larger and heavier vehicles may be more a reflection of a crafty former bureaucrat with the right connections than a...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons at Our Behest. Here’s What We Owe Them.
Commentary
The world is on the cusp of a dangerous new nuclear era, and the war in Ukraine might be a glimpse of what is to come. Reflecting this, the hands of the iconic Doomsday Clock,...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Biden Brings Semiconductors to the Forefront of Americans’ MindsPresident Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address brought semiconductors to the forefront of the nation’s attention. Heightened U.S.-China relations, widespread chip shortag...
By Sam Howell
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Stop Holding Recruits to One-Size-Fits-All StandardsWhether they are in uniform or not, if the military doesn’t attract these data scientists, engineers, and coders, it will continue to fall short of its recruiting goals, and m...
By LCDR Stewart Latwin & Col Ernest "Nest” Cage
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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: Critical TechnologyCritical technologies promise to upend traditional understandings of national security, economic prosperity, and everyday life. Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantu...
By Anna Pederson & Sam Howell
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China’s Balloon Could Be America’s Awakening
Commentary
Beijing’s blunder may well represent—forgive the expression—a great-power trial balloon. And it may even spur a broad American awakening....
By Richard Fontaine
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Personalist Strongmen: Challenges and Trends
Commentary
Personalist authoritarianism is harmful to global democracy, as these regimes are the least likely form of dictatorship to democratize upon their collapse....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Erica Frantz
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Alone and Unafraid: How to Prepare to Fight and Win the Next WarThe Department of Defense and Congress must push the envelope harder to reduce the time it takes to field and acquire new systems—technology at the speed of relevance....
By Col Ernest "Nest” Cage
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Why the Cloud Will Be Critical to U.S. Competitiveness in World Finance
Commentary
The Russo-Ukrainian war has bred an opportunity for stablecoins to be used as a store of illicit value as well as a store of legitimate value for people interested in maintain...
By Michael Greenwald
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To Help Afghanistan, Engage Its Political Opposition
Commentary
The effort to help Afghans shape a better alternative should begin now....
By Richard Fontaine & Lisa Curtis
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European Integration’s New Geopolitical Momentum
Commentary
Offering more tangible benefits of accession prior to full membership will both keep candidate countries motivated to continue reforms and allow for a more gradual adjustment ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Constructing a New Middle East: In Pursuit of an American-Led Regional Security Architecture
Commentary
Washington has a rare moment where policy and politics could align to build and ultimately achieve something of lasting strategic value that delivers better and more sustainab...
By Jonathan Lord
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The Significance of Juniper Oak
Commentary
On Monday, the United States and Israel launched Juniper Oak 23, a multi-day series of bilateral military exercises. US-Israel military exercises aren’t unusual in the region,...
By Jonathan Lord
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Uncertainty Hangs over Iraqi Kurdistan in 2023
Commentary
Ensuring stability in Iraqi Kurdistan is important for the U.S. and its allies....
By Hamzeh Hadad
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
How ‘Killer Robots’ Can Help Us Learn from Mistakes Made in AI PoliciesWhile recent events may have sparked a public outcry over the dangers of “killer robots,” we should not lose sight of the danger that poor processes create when deploying AI s...
By Michael Depp
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: National Security in a Divided CongressFollowing the 2022 midterm elections, a new U.S. Congress was sworn in, resulting in a divided House and Senate with narrow margins. Key national security legislative items ar...
By Anna Pederson & Cameron Edinburgh
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On LNG, Canada Turned Away Germany, Then Japan—This Country Cannot Keep Doing That
Commentary
Canada has an opportunity to insist producers invest in the cleanest LNG supplies...
By Rachel Ziemba & Leslie Palti-Guzman
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Congress, TikTok, and Securing Democracy in the Digital AgeA review of TikTok would also allow Congress to ask questions about and signal positions on some deeply important yet not often debated questions stemming from the separation ...
By Pablo Chavez
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The Fall and Rise of the Quad
Commentary
The Quad has become the linchpin of US strategy to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and to counter increased Chinese aggression and hegemony....
By Lisa Curtis
