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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Rising Lion Shows the U.S. Needs More Allies Like IsraelSince first exposing Iran’s nuclear weapons program in 1994, Israel knew that it might need to take military action. Yet, June’s attack was only seven months in the making....
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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Anderson Cooper 360 - Carrie CorderoCarrie Cordero, Robert M. Gates senior fellow and general counsel, joins CNN to discuss the situation with the National Guard and possible scenarios moving forward.Watch the f...
By Carrie Cordero
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Podcast
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Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened – Federalization of Law Enforcement in Washington DCThis week, the Trump administration took over command of the D.C. police department and surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard units into the city. While t...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Respect Umpires — on the Field and in the CourtroomCongress shouldn’t let the administration’s contempt slide. None of us should....
By Will Rogers
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Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?On CNN, Carrie Cordero breaks down the laws behind whether the President can deploy the National Guard to American cities, and whether the Insurrection Act will be invoked....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: The National GuardThe National Guard plays an integral role in U.S. national security, both at home and abroad. The Guard, unique among the military components, is governed by multiple provisio...
By Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its MissionsTaren Dillon Sylvester is a research assistant for the National Security Human Capital Program at the Center for a New American Security. In February 2025, New York Governor K...
By Taren Sylvester
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Extremist Militias on Federal DutyDakota S. Rudesill is associate professor at the Moritz College of Law, and national security simulation director and research associate at the Mershon Center for Internationa...
By Dakota S. Rudesill
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Protecting the Integrity of the National GuardClaire Finkelstein is the Algernon Biddle professor of law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is the faculty director of the Center for E...
By Claire Finkelstein
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Preventing the Use of the National Guard to Evade the Posse Comitatus ActElizabeth Goitein is senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. Limitations on military involvement in...
By Elizabeth Goitein
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Better Positioning the National Guard for 21st-Century EngagementsCarrie F. Cordero is the Robert M. Gates senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) where she leads the Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative. The National Gu...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congress Must Clarify the National Guard’s Section 502 Legal AuthoritiesMark Nevitt is currently an associate professor of law at Emory University School of Law, and previously served as a Navy judge advocate general and tactical jet aviator with ...
By Mark Nevitt
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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
Sharper: Trump's First 100 DaysDonald Trump takes office in a complex and volatile global environment. Rising tensions with China, the continued war in Ukraine, and instability in the Middle East all pose s...
By Charles Horn
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign InfluenceThe Trump administration should designate a senior member of the National Security Council staff as a coordinator of federal government efforts to counter malign foreign influ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This WeekendThe clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a sh...
By Carrie Cordero
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Legal Battle Over the TikTok Ban, ExplainedOn POLITICO Tech, national security attorney Carrie Cordero from the Center for a New American Security joins host Steven Overly to parse through the ruling, and discuss what ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Podcast
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Why Trump’s Pick for a Top U.S. Intelligence Position Is Setting Off Alarm BellsCarrie Cordero, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow and General Counsel at CNAS, joins to discuss concerns about Gabbard’s lack of qualifications for the DNI position and her past s...
By Carrie Cordero
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Indo-Pacific Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
‘Trump Will Use His Strength For Peace': Ex White House OfficialLisa Curtis, Director of Indo Pacific Security Program at the Centre For A New American Security, says that in his second term, Donald Trump has learnt to be careful with his ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Countering Election Falsehoods: Lessons from the HurricanesGive people the information they need to make an informed decision, and give it to them straight....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
How to Stop Rogue States Like Russia from Interfering in Our PoliticsDemocratic governments have done much to protect themselves in recent years. Still missing, however, is a mechanism for collective action....
By Richard Fontaine
