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Energy Markets, Geopolitics, and COVID-19
Commentary
On May 14, members of the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a Twitter conversation on the impact of COVID-19 on energy markets and geopolitics. EES Progr...
By Sam Dorshimer & Abigail Eineman
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It’s Only Going to Get Harder to Recruit and Retain Troops in a Post-Pandemic World
The U.S. military has long seen the need to move past various industrial-age personnel policies as it works to attract and retain talented people, and has begun to d...
By Emma Moore & CAPT Mike Martinez
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Digital Threats to Democracy: A Double-Edged SentenceThis ongoing series from Technology for Global Security (T4GS) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines the elements and potential implications of digital th...
By M. Nina Miller
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Benefits for Survivors and DependentsIn the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, service members, their familie...
By Zachary Jaynes
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Technology & National Security
Are AI-Powered Killer Robots Inevitable?In war, speed kills. The soldier who is a split second quicker on the draw may walk away from a firefight unscathed; the ship that sinks an enemy vessel first may spare i...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
The Peace Corps Needs a Media Literacy ProgramLast month, a hoax circulated online that people wearing shoes indoors led to a spike in coronavirus cases in Italy. Worldwide, rapidly spreading misinformation and&...
By Monika Bochert
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about the US military's role in defending the nationThe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a stark reminder that America’s defense requires more than the Department of Defense. This was awkwardly clear earlier this month,...
By Lt Col Stewart Parker
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Digital Threats to Democracy: Breaking News
Commentary
When a society loses trust in the media and the public does not know where to find credible data and information, polarization increases....
By Vera Zakem
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The United States Can’t Afford to Turn Away Chinese TalentIntellectual property theft is a real concern, and China has been the world’s foremost infringer. But a blanket exclusion of Chinese students from U.S. academic and scien...
By Elsa B. Kania & Lindsay Gorman
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
What the government should or should not do to help space industryThe COVID-19 economic slowdown will have lasting implications on the new space sector. Yet the United States cannot afford another lost decade of commercial space innovation. ...
By Mikhail Grinberg
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It’s Time to Rethink our Wargames
Commentary
National security practitioners held several high-profile pandemic wargames and exercises in the years prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. Often, these games eerily predicted e...
By Chris Dougherty
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National Security Human Capital Program
Banning COVID-19 survivors from military service is a recruiting mess waiting to happenA recent memo from Military Entrance and Processing Command (MEPCOM) added to previously issued start-stop guidance from the Department of Defense relating to COVID-19. U...
By Nathalie Grogan & Emma Moore
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Trump’s Latest Decision on Immigration Is Bad for AmericaAs the pandemic continues, President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to impose new and potentially sweeping restrictions on immigration. Back in April, Tr...
By Elsa B. Kania & Megan Lamberth
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
What Afghanistan Can Teach Us About Fighting CoronavirusAs worried Americans look for answers in the midst of a global pandemic, it is no surprise that many have turned to the symbols and language of war. Public officials from Gove...
By Pat A. Basu & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
How to use the next stimulus to counter China“Build back better” was the mantra New Orleans adopted after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. It should be our country’s motto as we work to recover from the economic and...
By Stephen J. Hadley & Anja Manuel
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump Wants Answers on the Pandemic’s Origins. Politicizing Intelligence Won’t Help.Where did the coronavirus come from? The Trump administration says it wants answers to this question—but conflicting statements from U.S. leaders are further undercutting the ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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A Strongman Brand Others Can Emulate
Commentary
For the past 20 years, Putin has been driven principally by his desire to maintain power. To this end, he has weakened the state, eliminated competition, and personalized Russ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Digital Threats to Democracy: The Online Brain
Commentary
What Is Digitally Impaired Cognition? A growing reliance on digital systems is gradually subverting human cognition by making it more difficult for individuals to maintain att...
By M. Nina Miller
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Online and Off-Kilter: Forecasting Digital Threats to Democracy
Commentary
New technologies come with unintended consequences. It is increasingly clear that the breakneck pace of technological development in the 21st century poses new digital threats...
By M. Nina Miller
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Emerging Trends in Coercive Economic Measures Used by the United States and China
Commentary
On April 24, the CNAS Energy, Economics, and Security (EES) program held a live discussion on trends in coercive economic measures in the U.S.-China relationship. This event c...
By Ashley Feng
