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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Who Will Make Money on AI? With Paul ScharrePaul Scharre joins Emily and Geoff to talk about how commercial markets for AI might evolve and how different market outcomes may mean different types of risks for U.S. nation...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Paul Scharre
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How the Pentagon Is Fumbling the Nuclear Energy Renaissance
This article was originally published in The National Interest. In June 2024, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced it was stepping back into the nuclear reactor business ...
By Will Rogers
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Will Trump’s Shipping Insurance Plan Work?CNAS adjunct senior fellow Rachel Ziemba joined NPR's Planet Money to discuss the traffic jam of shipping vessels outside the Strait of Hormuz, political risk insurance, and m...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
The Economic Crisis of the Iran War Goes Far Beyond OilThe Strait of Hormuz is the tiny bottleneck that could destabilize the global economy. As a critical passageway for crude oil, natural gas, and critical inputs for fertilizer,...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Could There Be a Way to Make Economic Sanctions More Mission Oriented?
One of the main tools foreign policy leaders have to exert pressure on other governments is through the use of economic tools. Sanctions, export controls, investment restricti...
By Lt Col Mary Hossier
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Boosting Economic Security Collaboration Among G7 Economies and like-Minded Allies
Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the CNAS energy, economics, and security program, and Geoff Gertz, senior fellow, participated in the T7, the official engagemen...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Ducking Climate Science Is a Danger to the U.S. Military. Congress Must Help.
This article was originally published in Breaking Defense. The Trump Administration’s recent decision to revoke the EPA “endangerment finding” is emblematic of a trend in Amer...
By Will Rogers
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CNAS Insights | Trump's Plan B for Tariffs
The administration is already pivoting to a new tariff architecture that will mostly, though not entirely, recreate his previous tariffs....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Sanctions on Iran Have Dramatically Affected Its Economy and Led to ProtestsPresident Trump is pondering military action in Iran. His administration has already been engaging in economic warfare. Recently, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that st...
By Edward Fishman
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Marco Rubio Is Rebooting the Neocons for the MAGA Era
This article was originally published in Bloomberg. In his infamous guide to ruling, Niccolò Machiavelli also offers a warning to ambitious advisers: Power belongs to the pri...
By Chris Kennedy
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CNAS Insights | Why the United States Needs Economic Coercion Doctrine
Economic tools now sit at the center of U.S. global competition. Sanctions, export controls, investment restrictions, and financial measures are employed with a frequency and ...
By LtCol Mary Hossier
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Want to Stop Trump Bullying Your Country? RetaliateThis article was originally published in The Guardian. In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He...
By Edward Fishman
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Unpacking the Trump Administration’s Plans for Venezuela’s Oil Revenue
This article was originally published in Lawfare. Since removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power, President Trump has made clear that he intends to “get the oil...
By Alex Zerden
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Trump's Davos Speech
Edward Fishman, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to discuss the Davos forum, and President Trump's claims that only the U.S. can protec...
By Edward Fishman
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Washington’s New China Tech Strategy
Mike joins Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, to unpack how U.S. national se...
By Emily Kilcrease
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How America Can Stop Getting Played by China
This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. In May 1993, U.S. President Bill Clinton tested whether economic leverage could be converted into political influence...
By Liza Tobin & Addis Goldman
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U.S.-China Competition Accelerates Across the Tech Stack
This article was originally published in Just Security. Over the course of 2025, the United States and China rapidly escalated trade and tech restrictions toward each other, t...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Fortress North America: Mexico’s Role in Securing the Region’s Economic Future
Executive Summary Economic security has become the new organizing principle of global trade policy, reflecting a fundamental shift in how states define and defend their econom...
By Diego Marroquín Bitar
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It’s Complicated...
Introduction The United States is Canada’s closest economic and security partner. While both countries share many interests, neither their interests nor the means they use to ...
By Jeff Mahon & Wolfgang Alschner
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Moving On From Free Trade with Mark DiPlacido
Geoff sits down with Mark DiPlacido of American Compass to discuss his recent series of essays, On Balance, that advocates U.S. trade policy should move away from the previous...
By Geoffrey Gertz