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Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
An Acting Secretary of Defense Isn’t EnoughThe 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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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Reforming National Security Tariff Tools: Issues and Recommendations for PolicymakersIntroduction 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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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Renewing the National Security Consensus in CongressLoren DeJonge Schulman discusses bipartisan solutions to complex foreign policy challenges with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Chris Murphy (D-CT)....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Senator Josh Hawley & Senator Chris Murphy
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Fostering Bipartisanship in Intelligence OversightExperts and policymakers discuss setting intelligence oversight priorities, the importance of bipartisanship in intelligence oversight, and whether the intelligence committees...
By Carrie Cordero, Ellen Nakashima, Representative C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger & The Honorable Mike Rogers
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Commentary
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
What Congress Should Do with the 2020 Defense BudgetSummary There are many things that the administration’s 2020 defense budget request gets right. However, the proposal remains too focused on both the size of the joint force a...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to examine how the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election bega...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at RiskPresident Trump recently announced that his intended nominee for secretary of defense will be Patrick Shanahan, who became—way back in March—America’s longest-serving acting s...
By Carrie Cordero & Joshua A. Geltzer
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Managing the National Security Workforce CrisisThe federal national security workforce is entering a perfect storm shaped by workforce demographic trends, short-sighted leadership, slow adaptation to modern challenges, and...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Bombshells and Smart Women Talk SecurityRAND’s Radha Iyengar Plumb, CNAS’s Loren DeJonge Schulman (two of the Bombshell podcast hosts), and CSIS’s Alice Hunt Friend discuss mentoring young women (and men) and what i...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Nancy Pelosi and Theresa May are Leading on Borrowed TimePrime Minister Theresa May and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, two female politicians on either side of the Atlantic, each managed to stave off challenges to their leadersh...
By Livia Godaert & Chris Estep
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Podcast
Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Bombshell: Come What MayErin, Radha, and Loren invited Dr. Lindsay Cohn of the U.S. Naval War College to join their posse and explain America’s history of employing the military for domestic purposes...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Lindsay Cohn, Radha Iyengar & Erin Simpson
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Messy Reality Inside the Pentagon, Captured in Fiction“Thank you for your service” is one of the most frequently uttered phrases to those toiling in Americans’ most trusted, but least understood, institution: the United States mi...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women In National Security: Morgan Ortagus and Samantha VinogradSamantha Vinograd and Morgan Ortagus join the CNAS Women in National Security podcast to discuss their careers in national security, the private sector, and media, their evolv...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Samantha Vinograd & Morgan Ortagus
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Jennifer GriffinLaunching the second chapter in the Women in National Security podcast series, Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin talks with CNAS Senior Fellow Loren De...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Jennifer Griffin
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Nicole PilkusNicole Pilkus, Deputy Director of the Maritime Safety Office National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, talks with CNAS expert Julie Smith about her career in the defense indust...
By Julianne Smith & Nicole Pilkus
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Amanda SloatAmanda Sloat of the Brookings Institution shares what it's like working as a woman in national security....
By Dr. Amanda Sloat
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Laura RosenbergerLaura Rosenburger, former foreign policy advisor for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign, discusses the misconceptions women have about working in national security....
By Laura Rosenberger
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Emma AshfordEmma Ashford, a Cato Institute research fellow with expertise in international security and the politics of energy, shares her experiences working as a woman in national secur...
By Emma Ashford
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Mara KarlinMara Karlin, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, discusses the roadblocks that kee...
By Mara Karlin & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Women in National Security: Alina PolyakovaAlina Polyakova, the David Rubenstein Fellow for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, discusses the options available to women who want to work in national security....
