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Innovation in the New Era of Chinese Military Power
China’s State Council Information Office has just released a new national defense white paper, which is the first since the launch of major military reforms in 2015. This docu...
By Elsa B. Kania
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CNAS Launches Task Force on the Future of U.S. Coercive Economic Statecraft
Washington, July 23, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Energy, Economics, and Security Program today announced the launch of the Task Force on the Future of...
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The Tale of Turkey and the Patriots
Commentary
Watching the current trajectory of the U.S.-Turkish relationship is like witnessing two locomotives hurtling towards one another head-on. It’s a terrifying sight. As both capi...
By Jim Townsend & Rachel Ellehuus
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The US Is Unprepared to Mobilize for Great Power Conflict
The “fully mobilized Joint Force,” the National Defense Strategy tells us, will be capable of “defeating aggression by a major power; deterring opportunistic aggression elsewh...
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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The Second Battle of Midway
Commentary
The year is 2025 and a Chinese amphibious action group has set out for Taiwan. The United States will intervene to stop this effort, but there isn’t a U.S. ship within 4,000 m...
By David Zikusoka
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In Search of Ideas: The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Wants You
Commentary
Americans don’t want to grow old wondering what happened to their country’s place in the world. U.S. global leadership has fostered international institutions, strengthened hu...
By Robert O. Work & Eric Schmidt
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Can North Korea Be Deterred?
Commentary
Each time the world witnesses cycles of North Korean provocations or nuclear diplomacy, or both, Korea watchers and specialists question whether deterrence is possible or feas...
By Duyeon Kim
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A Looming Retention Crisis
Commentary
Some of the most significant retention challenges the military faces are choices related to military families and how cultural shifts in family dynamics shape the decisions of...
By LtCol Colin Smith
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Can South Korea and America Find a Common Position on China?
Commentary
The image two weeks ago of Presidents Donald Trump and Moon Jae-in greeting Kim Jong Un in the Korean Demilitarized Zone captivated the world. The impromptu, trilateral meetin...
By Richard Fontaine, Kristine Lee & Hannah Suh
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A Bold Idea for Security Reform in the Indo-Pacific Region
Commentary
Former Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan’s recent speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue was expected to herald a new approach to the Indo-Pacific region by the United S...
By CDR Bob Jones
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Can Tariffs and Sanctions Lead to a Better Climate Change Strategy?
Commentary
A little more than two years since he announced in the Rose Garden that the United States was “getting out” of the Paris climate change agreement, President Donald Trump was i...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Why Ivanka Trump didn’t belong anywhere near the DMZ or the G-20 summit
Commentary
Since President Trump took office, the White House has been pushing the boundaries of what the American public will tolerate in terms of family involvement in presidential dec...
By Carrie Cordero
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Acting or Not, the Play’s The Thing
Commentary
The musical chairs of “acting” officials at the Defense Department has taken on a dizzying pace. Army Secretary Mark Esper became the acting defense secretary after Patrick Sh...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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An Acting Secretary of Defense Isn’t Enough
The U.S. public is rightfully anxious about U.S. policy on Iran and whether the Trump administration is leading the country toward war in the Persian Gulf. The White House has...
By Jim Townsend
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INF Treaty Defenders Raise the Risk of Nuclear War
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President Trump last year announced the U.S. would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. That made sense because Russia was violating the pact and C...
By Elbridge Colby & Rep. Mike Gallagher
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US’ AI Ethics Debate: Overcoming Barriers in Government and Tech Sector
Commentary
Policymakers and private sector leaders are recognizing the need for ethics and norms building in artificial intelligence (AI)....
By Megan Lamberth
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This Is How to Solve America's Rare-Earths Dilemma
Commentary
Your computer, smartphone, car, your father’s pacemaker—they all require rare-earth elements. The U.S. military’s missile guidance systems, and platforms like fighter aircraft...
By Martijn Rasser & Ashley Feng
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Reforming National Security Tariff Tools: Issues and Recommendations for Policymakers
Commentary
Introduction President Trump’s late-May threat to impose tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico in response to illegal immigration, and ongoing threat of tariffs against U.S. aut...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump Keeps ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Even Though It Is Failing in Venezuela
Commentary
Escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf peaked last week when President Donald Trump abruptly canceled U.S. airstrikes against Iranian military assets, after Iran shot down an...
By Neil Bhatiya
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How to Address the Greater Russia-China Alignment
Commentary
The world’s leaders will gather this week for the G20 Summit in Japan. All eyes will be on President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinpi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
