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The President Doesn’t Need a Trump Doctrine
Foreign policy doctrine season has come to the nation’s capital. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s forcible response to Bashar Assad’s gas attack in Syria, observers are...
By Richard Fontaine
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Isolationist who? Americans are more globalist than you might think.
It is old news that, as a candidate, President Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric departed sharply — dangerously, many would say — from decades-old precepts about the role of the...
By Kate Bateman
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Can Trump continue to engage in acts of war without congressional approval? And how far can he go?
Last week, a chemical weapons attack in a Syrian town killed more than 70 men, women, and children. As a result, the Trump administration took action against Syria, launching ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Trump hails military after it drops "Mother of All Bombs" on AfghanistanPresident Trump hailed the U.S. military after it dropped the "mother of all bombs," America's largest non-nuclear weapon, in Afghanistan on Thursday.But just like last week's...
By Adam Routh
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How Trump Can Build a 350-Ship Navy
When President Donald Trump wanted to send a message to North Korea, he did it the old-fashioned way: by sending the USS Carl Vinson—a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier that holds...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Military keeps American people and business safeIt appears that President Trump's proposed budget will not survive first contact on the Hill. The large cuts to some agencies, such as the State Department, and cultural inves...
By Lauren Fish
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
H.R. McMaster and James Mattis are steering the Trump administration away from “America First.”President Donald Trump swept into office with no government experience, few policy positions, and a team of iconoclastic outsiders who echoed his desire to put America first i...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Xi’s Visit Could Signal US Decline, if We Let ItWith Xi Jinping journeying to President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, it is worthwhile to question whether the world is witnessing the slow unfolding of o...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Why Was Steve Bannon Booted From the National Security Council: Three Theories
Even without the Russian intrigues of the nascent Trump administration, now would be a time for Kremlinology. Just as intelligence officers used to scrutinize every possible c...
By Phillip Carter
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Tips for Mattis on Navigating Swampland
When then President-elect Donald Trump announced that he had chosen Gen. Jim Mattis to lead the Pentagon, there was a collective sigh of relief across the national security es...
By Shawn Brimley
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Michèle Flournoy before the House Committee on Armed Services
Congressional Testimony
Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the House Armed Services Committee, it is truly an honor to testify before you today on the critical topic ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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What Is Michael Flynn’s Game?
News leaked on Thursday evening that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was shopping his testimony regarding the Trump administration’s Russia ties to anyone who might listen. Spe...
By Phillip Carter
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Lauren Fish on Exosuits and Gender Integration in the Military
Podcast
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses the use of exosuits in the U.S. military and their advantages and opportuni...
By Lauren Fish & Neal Urwitz
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Dr. Jerry Hendrix on Trump's 350-Ship Navy Plan
Podcast
Dr. Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow and director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses President Donald Trump's plan for the U.S. Navy. Hosted by Neal Urwi...
By Jerry Hendrix & Neal Urwitz
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What Trump's Budget Plan Means for the Pentagon
Podcast
Defense Strategy and Assessments experts Lauren Fish and Adam Routh discuss Trump's $54 billion proposed budget for the Department of Defense and what it means for readiness a...
By Lauren Fish, Adam Routh & Neal Urwitz
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For an Audience of One: Re-Booting Agenda SecDef
Since Jim Mattis accepted the role of secretary of defense, his proverbial rucksack has been loaded up with expectations: convincing President Trump that torture is not effect...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Shawn Brimley & Mara Karlin
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre before the Subcommittee on Airland of the Senate Armed Services CommitteeA video of the entire hearing is available online....
By Paul Scharre
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Combatant Commands in an era of multi-domain battle
The U.S. military is currently adapting to a new era of conflict. Senior military leaders, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, have focused heavily on improving re...
By Lauren Fish
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Aircraft Carrier: The Nation’s Trump Card Reborn
The usefulness of the aircraft carrier, long the centerpiece of American naval power in the world, was in serious question, even by me, one year ago. Chronic underfunding, poo...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Why Trump’s Military Buildup Is Not As Big As He Promises
Earlier this week the Trump administration announced it would seek a $54 billion increase in defense spending in an effort to make good on the president’s campaign promise to ...
By Paul Scharre
