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The Sovereignty Gap in U.S. AI StatecraftThis article was originally published in Lawfare. As the India AI Impact Summit kicks off this week, the Trump administration has embraced the language of “sovereign AI.” Thro...
By Pablo Chavez
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The Sound of Munich: Autonomy, Anxiety, and the Twilight of Transatlantic Order
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This article was originally published in War on the Rocks. Munich was warmer than Washington this weekend, both in weather and in sentiment. Neither development was widely fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump’s Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
Commentary
This article was originally published in Bloomberg. When US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, early in the new year, the Trump a...
By Becca Wasser
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
America’s Key to Biotechnology Leadership? AI-Ready Biodata.This article was originally published in Just Security. From strengthening armor for U.S. warfighters to patching supply chain vulnerabilities, the convergence of AI and biote...
By Sam Howell & Michelle Holko
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Marco Rubio Is Rebooting the Neocons for the MAGA Era
Commentary
This article was originally published in Bloomberg. In his infamous guide to ruling, Niccolò Machiavelli also offers a warning to ambitious advisers: Power belongs to the pri...
By Chris Kennedy
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Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Migration Can Provide the Manpower for European DefenseThis article was originally published in Foreign Policy. Europe faces parallel challenges that policymakers have yet to connect: a pressing military recruitment shortage and a...
By Adham Sahloul
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Sharper: El Paso and the Drone Threat
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This week, the airspace over El Paso was suddenly closed after what turned out to be the use of a counter-drone direct energy weapon. The resulting confusion captured headline...
By Charles Horn & Sevi Silvia
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CNAS Insights | America Isn’t Ready for a Drone War
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This week, U.S. personnel near El Paso, Texas, tested a high-energy laser as part of their mission to shoot down cartel drones along the southern border. The resulting confusi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Trump’s NATO DilemmaThis article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. Last November, Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, startled a gathering of European officials at the Berl...
By Sara Moller
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CNAS Insights | Why the United States Needs Economic Coercion Doctrine
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Economic tools now sit at the center of U.S. global competition. Sanctions, export controls, investment restrictions, and financial measures are employed with a frequency and ...
By LtCol Mary Hossier
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There’s a Way Forward for Sovereign European Space Intel, but Is There the Will?
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This article was originally published in Space News. Germany’s top intelligence officials made waves last year by calling for the creation of a European spy network to lessen ...
By Cameron Olbert
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Want to Stop Trump Bullying Your Country? RetaliateThis article was originally published in The Guardian. In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He...
By Edward Fishman
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Opposites Attract (and Execute)
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Introduction The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in recent months has signaled interest in bringing new entrants into the defense industrial base (DIB), including venture-bac...
By Veronica Daigle & Grace Newsom
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plans for Venezuela’s Oil Revenue
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This article was originally published in Lawfare. Since removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power, President Trump has made clear that he intends to “get the oil...
By Alex Zerden
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Congressional Support Key for Sustaining Momentum of U.S., UK, Australia Partnership
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This article was originally published on The Hill. The fiscal 2026 defense appropriations bill which will be voted on by the House this week allocates $27.2 billion for naval ...
By Lisa Curtis & Ryan Claffey
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Around the Table with Sheriff Almakki
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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...
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Japan Wants Calm, China Not So Much
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This article was originally published in Asian Military Review. One of the most serious China-Japan diplomatic crises in recent years unfolded in November after Chinese offici...
By Derek Grossman
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
The Rise of the Answer MachinesThis article was originally published in Financial Times. Every spring, I take red-eyes from Austin, Texas, to Oxford, England, to teach a graduate seminar on AI and philosoph...
By Brendan McCord
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The Ever-Changing, Unchanged Defense Acquisition System
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Introduction The defense acquisition system has been and continues to be in a period of great change, both in terms of the laws and processes that govern it and the private se...
By Susanna V. Blume
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How America Can Stop Getting Played by China
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This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. In May 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton tested whether economic leverage could be converted into political influence...
By Liza Tobin & Addis Goldman
