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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
ARGUMENT China’s Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
China's Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
North Korea threatens U.S. ambassadorBy Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Is the Muslim Brotherhood the Key to Egypt's War on Terror?As Egypt seeks to reclaim its prominence in regional affairs, President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi must acknowledge the fact that his rule is not infallible. The Arab Spring showed t...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Way AheadThank you Mr. Chairperson. We would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have heard this week. The international community has come together to discuss a challenging is...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Presentation on Public Opinion and Security Issues of Autonomous Weapon SystemsIn April, Dr. Michael Horowitz, adjunct senior fellow at CNAS, presented to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) the public opinion and security...
By JaRel Clay
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Keeping Killer Robots on a Tight LeashThis week, delegates to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons will discuss autonomous weapon systems, or what activists call “killer robots.” Colorful ...
By Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Meaningful Human ControlThe concept of “meaningful human control” has been repeatedly raised during this week’s discussions. Many countries have said they support meaningful human control, while othe...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
When ‘Killer Robots’ Declare WarThis week, nations from around the world will debate the future of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or so-called “killer robots,” at the United Nations Convention on C...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Technical IssuesCNAS is an independent non-profit research institution that has had an ongoing project on the legal, ethical, moral, and policy implications of autonomous weapons. I would lik...
By Kelley Sayler
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Elizabeth Rosenberg before the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg testifies before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade on the national security implications of a new oil exp...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Security Human Capital
Why I Write: A Veteran Reflects on Coming Home From WarTwo years ago, I ran into a veteran buddy I hadn't seen in years. He was an Army officer who had just finished his final tour in Afghanistan and was preparing for life after t...
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed EnergyAdvocates have long argued that directed energy weapons — including high energy lasers, high power microwaves, and other radiofrequency technologies — may carry substantial op...
By Jason D. Ellis
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Presentation at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional WeaponsAutonomy is playing a bigger role in many industries and aspects of our lives, from self-driving cars to autonomous Twitter bots. Similarly, autonomy will be used increasingly...
By Paul Scharre
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REMAINING HURDLES TO A NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
The announcement last week of an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 on the parameters that would form the basis of a final nuclear agreement was a historic breakthrough. If t...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Forget F-16s for Taiwan: It's All About A2/ADThe time has come for the United States to consider ending the sale of upgrades for F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan and instead shift military sales and cooperation to emphasi...
By Van Jackson
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America will lose patience with European appeasement
Appeasement is an age-old tactic of diplomacy. It can be a defensible one, but not as a frame of mind for an entire continent. Yet no word captures the general mood of Europe ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Solving the THAAD Puzzle in KoreaSouth Korea has been an ally of the Unites States for over 60 years. Over the decades, there have been numerous defense issues between the two allies. The latest issue hanging...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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Technology & National Security
The importance of cyber offense: Sanctions are a good startOn April 1, the Obama administration announced a new sanctions program to target "malicious cyber-enabled activities" -- the criminal hackers and government-backed spies who t...
By Peter Harrell
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program pens an op-ed discussing the state of U.S.-Japan Relations.At 9:30 AM on April 28, 1952 the U.S.-Japan alliance stood up as the U.S. occupation of Japan stood down. At the end of this month, the U.S.-Japan alliance will step up as Jap...
By Patrick M. Cronin