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#Protect2020
Commentary
Over the last four years, there has been an unprecedented all-of-nation effort to ensure that the 2020 election is as secure as any in U.S. history....
By Christopher C. Krebs
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The 9/11 Commission Report, the Pandemic and the Future of Homeland Security
Commentary
The report was specific in its remit, but its lessons withstand the passage of time....
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: The Next Congress
Commentary
When the 117th Congress is sworn in next January, legislators have the opportunity to exert substantial influence on the future of America's role in the world....
By Katie Galgano, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Partnerships to Protect Democracy: States vs. Nation-States
Commentary
There is a growing and gathering danger shadowing American democracy and our system of elections. It is that malicious foreign actors have demonstrated the motivation and capa...
By Scott Bates
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America Needs a ‘We Need You’ Message to Counter Foreign Election Interference
Commentary
We need a better understanding of why Americans are not more deeply engaged on the issue of foreign election interference....
By Dan Vallone
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The Department of Homeland Security is broken. Here’s what it needs in a boss.
Commentary
The span of responsibility for DHS may well be the broadest of any single Cabinet department....
By Paul Rosenzweig & Carrie Cordero
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Protecting Election Integrity by Prohibiting Deception and Disenfranchisement
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Implementing dual prohibitions on disenfranchisement and deception would go a long way toward protecting the integrity of elections....
By Chimène Keitner
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European Lessons for Tackling Election Interference
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The European experience with tackling election interference in the form of disinformation and cyberattacks can provide useful lessons for the United States....
By Erik Brattberg
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The Growing Threat of Domestic Disinformation in Poland
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Poland has a clear-eyed view of the threat of foreign interference, particularly from the Russian Federation. But the PiS government has embraced the disinformation playbook....
By Nina Jankowicz
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There’s Still Time to Protect American Democracy Against Threats to the 2020 Elections
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The importance of protecting the integrity of the vote—the very foundation of democratic governance—could not be clearer....
By Carrie Cordero & Claire Finkelstein
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The Death and Rebirth of American Internationalism
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The time has come for Americans to rethink their country’s role in the world and fashion an internationalism suited to today’s realities....
By Edward Fishman
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Republicans Can Learn From Democrats’ Foreign Affairs Committee Contest
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Republican legislators in both the House and the Senate have ample time to draw lessons from Engel’s loss and translate them into reform....
By Chris Estep
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The Next Coronavirus Relief Bill Must Address Massive Oversight Issues
Commentary
As Congress considers another coronavirus relief bill, it must not only build an effective and competent oversight mechanism, but also protect that oversight from interference...
By Katie Galgano
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China Has Squandered Its First Great Opportunity
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America has been lucky that Beijing hasn’t acted with more deftness this time around....
By Richard Fontaine
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Congress must use its tools to influence the decisions of war
Commentary
With its informal toolkit, Congress can question existing military and political strategies and test assessments about how the fight is going....
By Richard Fontaine & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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A Window to Rein in DHS
Commentary
Oversight and accountability of this massive department have lagged far behind....
By Carrie Cordero & Elizabeth Goitein
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Expanded Intelligence Activities of the Department of Homeland Security
Yesterday, Lawfare published an article revealing and analyzing a document from the Department of Homeland Security that offers legal guidance to analysts ...
By Carrie Cordero
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How the Portland Secret Police Happened
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The rule of law matters most in times of crisis....
By Carrie Cordero
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The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas
Video
On June 17, 2020, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted its premier event to elevate emerging and diverse voices in national security. Sixteen applicants made t...
By Richard Fontaine, Michèle Flournoy, Michael J. Zak, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Shai Korman, Carrie Cordero, Kristine Lee, David Zikusoka & Cole Stevens
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A Message to the CNAS Community
Commentary
Dear Members of the CNAS Community, The protests that have swept across all 50 states call for change that is both modest and monumental. Modest, by condemning the killing of ...
By Richard Fontaine
