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Commentary
Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Health Surveillance Is Here to StayWashington’s post-9/11 debate about how much surveillance a free society should allow has suddenly become about much more than counterterrorism and national security. Amid tod...
By Carrie Cordero & Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Right Way to Reform the U.S. President’s International Emergency PowersThere is growing discussion in Washington about potential reforms to presidential emergency powers, a debate that will only intensify as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
By Peter Harrell
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
9/11 swallowed U.S. foreign policy. Don’t let the coronavirus do the same thing.For two decades, American foreign policy has been shaped by the 9/11 attacks. The catastrophic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our failure to see the full threat posed by Russia...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s Mandate to Fix Congressional OversightThe report of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission is finally out—and it provides a fresh look at congressional oversight on cybersecurity. Congress established the commission a...
By Carrie Cordero & David Thaw
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
We learned resilience after 9/11. But it’s the wrong kind for combatting a virus.Ever since the attacks of 9/11 shocked the nation, Americans have been urged by political leaders to learn resilience in the face of terrorism. That’s been critical to improvi...
By Joshua A. Geltzer & Carrie Cordero
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
How the US military's coronavirus response may screw over the reservesThe endless pursuit of lethality combined with perverse incentives for commanders means the U.S. military’s reserve component risks being left in the lurch by the government’s...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Clawing Back Constitutional War PowersWashington is in the early innings of what has the potential to become the most significant congressional claw-back of constitutional war powers authority since Vietnam. Follo...
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congressional regulation of federal cybersecurity offers only a mixed-bag of solutionsCybersecurity is a big challenge for the federal government because of the way it encompasses technology, foreign policy, national security and crime. Carrie Cordero argues th...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
For House, Senate National Security Committees, Stopgaps for Term LimitsThe primary election season for the next Congress opens officially on March 3, as states from California to Arkansas begin counting votes for candidates vying for seats in the...
By Chris Estep
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Commentary
Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Dangers of Manipulated Media in the Midst of a CrisisIn the immediate aftermath of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the internet was flooded with purportedly real-time information about the circ...
By Megan Lamberth
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Iranian Missile Strike Did Far More Damage Than Trump AdmitsOver 100 American soldiers have been treated for traumatic brain injuries following Iran’s missile strike on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. The strike came in retaliation f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Digital DictatorsRapid technological change will likely produce a cat-and-mouse dynamic as citizens and governments race to gain the upper hand....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Podcast
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Working Advance for the U.S. State DepartmentWhen American diplomats travel abroad and meet with foreign leaders, who works behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly? What negotiations go into preparing for...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Price B. Floyd
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Podcast
Transatlantic Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Richard Fontaine Discusses U.S. Strategy, Iran, and John McCain's LegacyRichard Fontaine, CEO of CNAS, joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss conditions for military intervention, the future of the Iran crisis, and what he learned...
By Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Podcast
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Building the World’s Biggest BudgetWhat do the Pentagon's decisions about military spending say about our priorities as a nation? What goes into the DoD's $700 billion budget each year? Former Pentagon official...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Susanna V. Blume
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Man, I Feel Like A WomanErin, Radha and Loren welcome three special guests for their annual “manniversary” episode: Hayes Brown from Buzzfeed, Tommy Vietor of Pod Save the World, and Maj. Gen. Patric...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The AI regulation wave is coming: Industry should ride itAmerica’s artificial intelligence industry is increasingly likely to face government regulations that could blunt innovation. There is a perfect storm brewing on Capitol Hill,...
By Martijn Rasser
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Podcast
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Working National Security on John McCain’s Presidential CampaignRichard Fontaine spent years advising leading figures in American foreign policy, but working for the late Sen. John McCain was unlike anything he had experienced before. Now ...
By Richard Fontaine & Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congress has to figure out whether Trump's four embassy claim is realThe targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, carried with it significant potential to serve as a catalyst for a br...
By Carrie Cordero
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Video
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
What was the White House strategy on Iran?While President Trump seems to be standing down on further military action against Iran, the question of ‘why’ the White House isn’t retaliating remains. Loren DeJonge Schulma...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
