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National Security Human Capital
Bad Idea: Relying on the Same Old Solutions to Meet the Military Recruitment ChallengeMilitary service provides the sense of mission, purpose, and stability that members of Gen Z seek that few other options offer....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Tom Spoehr
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The Pyrrhic Victory of a China Consensus
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A significant source of political ire in foreign policy today is bound not in adverse partisan rhetoric, but the race to see who can become a greater China hawk....
By Gibbs McKinley
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Intelligence Agencies as Truth-Telling Internet Informers?
Commentary
This commentary piece is part of CNAS' The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, William Coffin, won the Safeguarding Against Threats to Democracy heat at the 2022 co...
By William Coffin
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Institutionalizing Climate Diplomacy in the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service
Commentary
This commentary piece is part of CNAS' The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, Jacqueline White Menchaca, won the People’s Choice Award at the 2022 competition. The...
By Jacqueline White Menchaca
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
It’s Time to Appoint a US Special Envoy for SemiconductorsA special envoy for semiconductors could demonstrate U.S. leadership without acting unilaterally....
By Alexandra Seymour
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
China’s Censors Are Afraid of What Chatbots Might SayIf Xi grows worried that, for instance, AI-powered automation will displace too many jobs and thus metastasize the risk of social unrest, he would have to make a hard choice b...
By Jordan Schneider & Nicholas Welch
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
U.S. and China Can Show World Leadership by Safeguarding Military AIThe US and China must move beyond unilateral statements and begin developing shared confidence-building measures to manage the risks of military AI competition....
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
AI Nuclear Weapons Catastrophe Can Be AvoidedAI-enabled nuclear weapons are particularly concerning due to their civilization-destroying nature....
By Noah Greene
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Al-Sudani's First 100 Days
Commentary
The first 100 days of the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani are a model of appeasement....
By Hamzeh Hadad, Erwin van Veen & Folkert Woudstra
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Our Military Leaders Need a National Security ‘Fast Lane’ to Compete With ChinaThe spy balloon is a wake-up call that highlights the boldness and aggression of China. This should remind Americans to expect more focus and agility from their government’s n...
By General Mike Holmes, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) & Dan Patt
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
How to counter China’s scary use of AI techIn the face of these AI threats, democratic governments and societies need to work to establish global norms for lawful, appropriate and ethical uses of technologies like faci...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Generative AI Could Be an Authoritarian Breakthrough in BrainwashingThe U.S. and allies should also invest aggressively into counter-propaganda capabilities that can mitigate the coming waves of generative AI propaganda — both at home and with...
By Bill Drexel & Caleb Withers
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A Tool of Attrition
Commentary
Sanctions are more of a marathon than a sprint, and the long-term picture looks much more promising than the short-term one....
By Edward Fishman
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Sharper: Ukraine One Year Later
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Immediately after President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the general consensus was that Ukrainian forces would be overwhelmed in a matter of days. O...
By Michael Angeloni & Anna Pederson
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Of Strategy and Schnitzel: Munich Security Conference 2023
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The West is, they all said, in this for the long haul, and will support Ukraine for as long as it takes....
By Richard Fontaine
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U.S. Needs Attritable Systems, Strategic Logistics Analysis to Win Wars
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The idea of securing every inch of a complex weapon system’s supply chain—while an imperative—is perhaps a near-impossible task....
By Col Ernest "Nest” Cage
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The Difference between an Ally and a Partner
Commentary
Alliances and partnerships should not be treated as ends unto themselves. Washington should think carefully about the security goals It seeks to advance through its alliances ...
By Rachel Tecott Metz, Jason W. Davidson & Zuri Linetsky
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Trouble at the Roof of the World
Commentary
U.S. officials should take this possible flash point more seriously, mentioning it in every strategic document and speech relating to the Indo-Pacific....
By Lisa Curtis & Derek Grossman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital / National Security Law
Getting to Ground Truth on the Reach of Domestic Violent Extremist Groups into the Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement CommunitiesOn Jan. 17, three active-duty Marines, Cpl. Micah Coomer, Sgt. Joshua Abate, and Sgt. Dodge Dale Hellonen, were each charged with four misdemeanors in connection with the Jan....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero & Arona Baigal
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
The West Has Captured Thousands of Iranian Weapons. Send Them to Ukraine.Sending Iran’s weapons to Ukraine advances the mission in ways both tangible and symbolic. Washington should move without delay....
By Jonathan Lord & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
