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Technology & National Security
Defense Innovation - Between a Rock and a ClichéBy Ben FitzGerald
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National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Put the X-47B Back to Work — As a TankerSalty Dog 501 and 502 sit silent in their hangars, their expected contributions to naval aviation unfulfilled. Before the Navy spends time and money ginning up another expensi...
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
The B-21 Bomber Should Be Unmanned on Day 1While plans for the B-21 — née Long Range Strike-Bomber — have long included an unmanned option, Air Force officials have shown little interest in having that capability on Da...
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement at United Nations CCW Expert Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapon SystemsAs we enter our third year of discussions on lethal autonomous weapons, I would like to applaud states for their continued engagement on this important topic as well as offer ...
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Reforming Acquisitions and the Need for SpeedThis month, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, unveiled new acquisition reform legislation. The draft stand-alone bill is noteworthy from a ...
By Alexandra Sander, Ben FitzGerald & Jacqueline Parziale
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Building social science knowledge on public attitudes and autonomous weaponsLast week, Charli Carpenter published an important piece advancing the conversation about public attitudes, public conscience, and autonomous weapons. Her post critiqued my re...
By Michael Horowitz
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Autonomous Weapons in the NewsNew CNAS Research on Autonomous Weapons CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael C. Horowitz released two papers this week on issues surrounding autonomous weapons. Public opinion a...
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Technology & National Security
Opinion: Cybersecurity collaboration needs a toolkit. So we built a prototypeFinancial sector institutions from the US and Britain tested their cybersecurity cooperation last month in a joint exercise, dubbed operation Resilient Shield. The table-top e...
By Alexandra Sander & Ben FitzGerald
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Technology & National Security
Ben FitzGerald before the Senate Armed Services CommitteeSenior Fellow Ben FitzGerald testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the next steps regarding acquisition reform....
By Ben FitzGerald
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Smartphone Wars are ComingWe are living today in the midst of the greatest democratization of information since the invention of the printing press. Smartphones transform any person into a citizen repo...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
A Better, Smarter Approach to Beating ISISThe ISIS threat looms large in the American psyche. Recent polling shows that strong percentages of Americans support sending ground troops to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Re...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
INFOGRAPHIC: The Value of EnduranceDownload a PDF of the infographic....
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Testimony before the Senate Armed Services CommitteeA video of the entire hearing is available online....
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
How American Can Cross the Digital Security DivideIn the past year, the United States has learned about unprecedented digital data breaches ranging from the confidential files of Sony Pictures, to the security clearance recor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre on the Future of the Ground Forces ProjectBy Paul Scharre
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Crackdown: Time to Pressure China on Cyber TheftAt last month’s state visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping, both Xi and President Obama pledged that their governments would refrain from cyberespionage targeting intellectua...
By Harry Krejsa
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Transforming Training for a 21st Century Threat LandscapeSenior Fellow Paul Scharre joined RealClearPolitics as a panelist for their event with Sen. Tom Cotton: “Transforming Training for a 21st Century Threat Landscape.” ...
By Paul Scharre
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
The Right Way to Sanction Cyber ThreatsAs cybersecurity was a major topic for President Obama’s summit with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, the Obama Administration has a clear opportunity to use U.S. economic sanction...
By Peter Harrell
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Technology & National Security
Bob Butler before the House Foreign Affairs CommitteeBob Butler, adjunct senior fellow for the CNAS Technology and National Security Program, testified for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs....
By Bob Butler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Video: Paul Scharre on Unmanned and Autonomous Systems and Emerging Weapons TechnologiesPaul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the 20YY Warfare Initiative leads a discussion called "Unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies" during th...
By Paul Scharre