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Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Law Program
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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National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
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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National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
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
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Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Energy, Economics & Security / National Security Law Program
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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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security / National Security Law Program
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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Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Law Program
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 / National Security Law Program
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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Clawing Back Constitutional War Powers
Washington 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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Congressional regulation of federal cybersecurity offers only a mixed-bag of solutions
Cybersecurity 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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For House, Senate National Security Committees, Stopgaps for Term Limits
The 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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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security / National Security Law Program
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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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / National Security Law Program
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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Transatlantic Security / National Security Law Program
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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Defense / National Security Law Program
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