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Is Putin a Rational Actor?
Commentary
Western leaders must try to make Putin realize, as he considers turning to his nuclear arsenal, that there can be no winners in such a conflict....
By Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, Jr.
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Taking on China and RussiaToday Washington has chosen, perhaps by default, to compete with—and if necessary, confront—both Russia and China simultaneously and indefinitely....
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: ChipsThe reliance on semiconductor chips, from accomplishing everyday tasks to fighting wars, has placed them at the center of geopolitical decisions by leaders around the world. R...
By Anna Pederson
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
What We’re Getting Wrong about VeteransThe memories of combat are loud bells that clang and gong in every veteran’s head unexpectedly. The emptier you feel, the more their crashing sounds echo and linger....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Welcome to the New Age of Nukes
Commentary
Nuclear weapons are back, and in a disturbingly visceral way. Vladimir Putin’s saber-rattling—“this is not a bluff” he said, warning of nuclear use in Ukraine—has sparked conc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Climate of Opportunity: Iraq’s New Government as Regional Conciliator
Commentary
Iraq finally has a new government. A little over a year since the parliamentary election and amid ongoing instability and violence, Mohammed al-Sudani – the preferred choice o...
By Hamzeh Hadad
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The Geopolitics of Deep-Sea Mining and Green Technologies
Commentary
Demand for exploiting minerals on the seabed is rising. But the hasty development of a DSM regulatory framework could heighten geopolitical competition and environmental degra...
By Jocelyn Trainer
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Sharper: The Future of Russia RelationsWhile the recently released U.S. National Defense Strategy names the People's Republic of China as the greatest pacing threat facing the United States, Russia poses the most i...
By Anna Pederson
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Russia’s Dangerous Decline
Commentary
Despite Russia’s conventional losses in Ukraine, its nuclear arsenal is a logical offset to its conventional vulnerability and poses a credible threat....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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In a Visit with an Old Friend, Israel’s Herzog Can Help Biden Make the Strategic Choice
Commentary
For the United States to pivot toward dealing with the priorities of Russia and China, it will need to put the Middle East in a position to provide for more of its own securit...
By Jonathan Lord
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Around the Table with Natalia Cote Muñoz
Commentary
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter. Each edition features a conversation with a peer in the national security community ...
By Natalia Cote Muñoz
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Xi Jinping: An Echo of Saddam?
Commentary
Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power at the recent Communist Party congress in Beijing was accomplished with a Shakespearean twist. Xi’s predecessor as president, Hu Jintao, se...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Democracies Must Stop Playing Games with Myanmar’s Representation at the United Nations
Commentary
Member States that believe in human rights and democracy must take the necessary steps to give back to the Burmese people — from whom so much has been taken — their voice....
By Kelley Eckels Currie
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: The State of AIThe U.S. government's recent chip export controls are the latest salvo in the U.S.–China rivalry in artificial intelligence. Semiconductors are a key input for AI systems and ...
By Anna Pederson
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security
AUKUS Has Big Technology Hurdles with Some Very Big RewardsAmid the rise of Chinese power and the changing Indo-Pacific dynamic, allies like Australia and the US must work together even more closely than before....
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Under Pressure: The Present and Future of International OrderDefending a liberal international order requires unity and commitment. It entails costs....
By Richard Fontaine
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Carrie Cordero Keynote Speech: "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military, Veterans and Law Enforcement Communities"Drawing from the forthcoming Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report, "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Time to Unleash Congress on PutinCongress has played a major role in providing support to Ukraine’s war effort. But it has largely held back on Russia sanctions. For the West’s campaign against Russia’s oil s...
By Edward Fishman
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Mind the Gap, Part 2: The Cross-Strait Potential of China’s Civilian Shipping Has Grown
Commentary
China’s civilian roll-on/roll-off vessel fleet enhances the immediacy and the complexity of the invasion threat facing Taiwan. Washington should start preparing now to counter...
By Tom Shugart
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Europe and the US Must Compete with China
Commentary
The future of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative will likely hinge on the viability of liberal democratic alternatives....
By Carisa Nietsche & Nicholas Lokker
