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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Next Coronavirus Relief Bill Must Address Massive Oversight IssuesAs 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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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
China Has Squandered Its First Great OpportunityAmerica has been lucky that Beijing hasn’t acted with more deftness this time around....
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congress must use its tools to influence the decisions of warWith 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
A Window to Rein in DHSOversight and accountability of this massive department have lagged far behind....
By Carrie Cordero & Elizabeth Goitein
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Lawfare Podcast: The Expanded Intelligence Activities of the Department of Homeland SecurityYesterday, 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
How the Portland Secret Police HappenedThe rule of law matters most in times of crisis....
By Carrie Cordero
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Video
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Energy, Economics & Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Pitch: A Competition of New IdeasOn 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
A Message to the CNAS CommunityDear 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
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Agencies Require Expanded OversightHundreds of Department of Homeland Security officers have been called up to serve along with other federal law enforcement officers and the National Guard to provide security ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Video
Energy, Economics & Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Ashley Feng Discusses Latest Developments in Hong KongAshley Feng joins Paris Huang on Voice of America Chinese to discuss the latest developments surrounding Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong and the U.S. response. Watch th...
By Ashley Feng
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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
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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
More women in government roles leads to greater national securityThe United States is facing an unprecedented economic and health crisis due to the coronavirus. Decisions made now will have repercussions that last for years. Recovery from t...
By Katie Galgano
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
To Prepare for a Crisis, Read FictionFiction and policy too rarely mix. The learned policymaker reads reports and journal articles, books and research papers, all aimed at injecting the highest-quality thinking i...
By Richard Fontaine
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Podcast
Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Richard Fontaine Appears on Technology by DesignRichard Fontaine is the CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He came to Durham back in February and took some time to sit down with us to discuss the differen...
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: America's National Security WorkforceThe greatest source of strength in American national security is the people who lead and serve within its institutions. The ongoing U.S. response to the global coronavirus out...
By Emma Moore, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Now’s Not the Time for IsolationismThe coronavirus is a public health tragedy. If the United States isn’t careful, it could turn into a geopolitical one, too. How the U.S. manages—or mismanages—the coronavirus...
By Michèle Flournoy & Lisa Monaco
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in Combat: Five-Year Status UpdateIt has been five years since the ban on women in combat was lifted in 2015 and women began integrating previously closed combat arms billets in January 2016. Five years is the...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
VA must improve access to high-quality care for transgender veteransNearly two years ago, I argued that then-incoming VA Secretary Robert Wilkie should expand care to transgender veterans, removing the exclusion of gender confirmation surgery ...
By Kayla M. Williams
