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Technology & National Security / National Security Law
CNAS Insights | The Case for Long-Term CISA 2015 ReauthorizationLast fall, one of the United States’ most important cyber defense laws expired. For six weeks, the private sector no longer had legal protections to share critical cyber threa...
By Carrie Cordero & Morgan Peirce
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I Was the Russian Commander in a War Game. This Is How I Defeated NATO.
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Deterrence depends not only on military capabilities—which are lacking—but also on what the enemy believes about your resolve....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Technology & National Security
Taiwan Is the Key to AI DominanceA country determined to win the defining technological race of the century can’t allow its chief rival to control the industrial base on which that race depends....
By David Feith
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Does OPEC Still Matter?
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On April 28, the United Arab Emirates announced that it would leave OPEC, effective May 1 — ending nearly six decades as an OPEC member. In terms of oil production, it is the ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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From Innovation Ecosystem to Industrial Base
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Introduction America’s defense technology boom is real. Venture-backed firms building in artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, space, and advanced manufacturing are winning ...
By Brian Katz
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The U.S. Is Losing Ground to China in Southeast Asia
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Without routine engagement, Southeast Asian countries become uneasy about U.S. commitments and tend to look elsewhere—such as to China—to fulfill their needs....
By Derek Grossman
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China’s Pharmaceutical Weapon
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Until SAPIR is extended to biologically derived drugs, until the FDA clears the bovine pathway, and until at least one American-owned heparin manufacturer operates on US soil,...
By Jennifer Hendrixson White
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An Achievable Balance
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Terrence M. Cunningham is the deputy executive director and chief operating officer of the IACP. Gene Voegtlin is the director of policy, research, and public affairs at the I...
By Terrence M. Cunningham & Gene Voegtlin
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Legal Background: Distinguishing Between Law Enforcement Powers
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Matthew Kroscher is a second-year law student at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and was a spring 2026 CNAS legal intern....
By Matthew Kroscher
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The Dhaka Test: Washington and New Delhi’s Alternative to China in a New Bangladesh
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The challenge is not that each vertex lacks interest in stabilising Bangladesh, but rather that each is pursuing those interests in ways that undermine the others, at the prec...
By Keerthi Martyn
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Blurring the Line
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Mark Nevitt is currently an associate professor of law at Emory University School of Law and a CNAS adjunct senior fellow....
By Mark Nevitt
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Modernize States’ Legislative Efforts on Unsanctioned Militias While Protecting Constitutional Rights
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Matt Gimovsky is senior corporate counsel at Kroll and an Army JAG with active-duty experience in administrative law and with the trial defense service....
By Matt Gimovsky
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Around the Table with Karim Farishta
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Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter as a part of the CNAS Make Room initiative. Each edition features a conversation with...
By Karim Farishta
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Experts Make Their Picks for Acquisition Reform Litmus Tests
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If the department cannot pass these easy tests, there is little reason to believe it will do well on the harder ones....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How the War with Iran Is Shaping U.S.-Chinese Competition
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The war also gives Beijing an opportunity to court developing countries....
By Jacob Stokes
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Technology & National Security
The Political Limits of China’s AI Diffusion AmbitionsBeijing’s drive to diffuse AI will increasingly run up against its commitment to employment stability and fear of collective action....
By Ruby Scanlon
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Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict
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The Pentagon should clarify, with precision, the legal authorities underpinning each maritime enforcement action....
By Mark Nevitt
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Distinguishing Between Soldiers and Law Enforcement Officers
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Carrie F. Cordero is the Robert M. Gates senior fellow and director of the National Security Law Program at CNAS....
By Carrie Cordero
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Masked and Anonymous
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David Aaron is a former Manhattan assistant district attorney and Department of Justice national security and cyber prosecutor. He is now in private practice at an AmLaw 50 la...
By David Aaron
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Leveraging the Defense Innovation Ecosystem for Maximum Effect
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Introduction At a moment when the resilience of the wartime acquisition system is a national priority, start-ups, primes, investors, and the U.S. government must align to turn...
By Aaron Peterman & Sohaila Mali
