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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Case for the Trans-Pacific PartnershipCongress reached a rare and significant bipartisan breakthrough last week on legislation that would provide the executive branch with so-called Trade Promotion Authority - pav...
By Vance Serchuk
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
ARGUMENT China’s Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
China's Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
North Korea threatens U.S. ambassadorBy Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Is the Muslim Brotherhood the Key to Egypt's War on Terror?As Egypt seeks to reclaim its prominence in regional affairs, President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi must acknowledge the fact that his rule is not infallible. The Arab Spring showed t...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Way AheadThank you Mr. Chairperson. We would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have heard this week. The international community has come together to discuss a challenging is...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Presentation on Public Opinion and Security Issues of Autonomous Weapon SystemsIn April, Dr. Michael Horowitz, adjunct senior fellow at CNAS, presented to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) the public opinion and security...
By JaRel Clay
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Keeping Killer Robots on a Tight LeashThis week, delegates to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons will discuss autonomous weapon systems, or what activists call “killer robots.” Colorful ...
By Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Meaningful Human ControlThe concept of “meaningful human control” has been repeatedly raised during this week’s discussions. Many countries have said they support meaningful human control, while othe...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
When ‘Killer Robots’ Declare WarThis week, nations from around the world will debate the future of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or so-called “killer robots,” at the United Nations Convention on C...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Technical IssuesCNAS is an independent non-profit research institution that has had an ongoing project on the legal, ethical, moral, and policy implications of autonomous weapons. I would lik...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed EnergyAdvocates have long argued that directed energy weapons — including high energy lasers, high power microwaves, and other radiofrequency technologies — may carry substantial op...
By Jason D. Ellis
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Presentation at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional WeaponsAutonomy is playing a bigger role in many industries and aspects of our lives, from self-driving cars to autonomous Twitter bots. Similarly, autonomy will be used increasingly...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Forget F-16s for Taiwan: It's All About A2/ADThe time has come for the United States to consider ending the sale of upgrades for F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan and instead shift military sales and cooperation to emphasi...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Solving the THAAD Puzzle in KoreaSouth Korea has been an ally of the Unites States for over 60 years. Over the decades, there have been numerous defense issues between the two allies. The latest issue hanging...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program pens an op-ed discussing the state of U.S.-Japan Relations.At 9:30 AM on April 28, 1952 the U.S.-Japan alliance stood up as the U.S. occupation of Japan stood down. At the end of this month, the U.S.-Japan alliance will step up as Jap...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Japan Leads a New Asian OrderPrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress later this month will mark the first time a Japanese leader has spoken before America’s premier ven...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
From Political Taboo to Strategic Hedge: A US Perspective on Ballistic Missile DefenseBallistic missile defense (BMD) is both expensive and largely unproven;1 so on what basis might we judge its value? This article offers a US perspective about the utility of B...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic SwarmsSwarming with a large number of low-cost autonomous systems can be useful for a wide range of applications in warfare, and the U.S. military should move to harness the advanta...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Let’s Lock in the Rebalance to AsiaAmerica’s rebalance to Asia is real today. Whether it endures as a permanent feature of U.S. foreign and defense policy very much depends on the next several years. A bit of m...
By Shawn Brimley & Jerry Hendrix