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Sharper: 2020
Commentary
2020 featured an ever-evolving series of national security challenges....
By Sam Dorshimer, Nathalie Grogan, Emily Jin, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Trump’s lame-duck pardons will all be legal, no matter how corrupt they look
Commentary
The prospect of more pardons in the next couple of months seems more likely than not....
By Carrie Cordero
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Make Good Choices! National Security Transitions and the Policy and Process Decisions
Commentary
Who leads, how agencies implement policy, and the role of the National Security Council process draw less attention than strategy and policies, but they shape the impact of a ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Alex Tippett
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Intelligence officials are now warning about election interference in real time
Commentary
Time is running out to get the right amount of accurate information out to the public to prevent a foreign adversary from influencing voters....
By Carrie Cordero
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Congress Can Do Far More to Oversee America’s Foreign Wars
Commentary
Congressional attention to the use of force should today be at a premium....
By Richard Fontaine & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Successful 2020 Elections Will Require a Whole-of-Society Approach
Commentary
Every citizen, from Congress to the Intelligence Community to social media companies to the general public, has a role in supporting a successful 2020 election....
By Katie Galgano
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If the Military Can't Handle Its Sexual Assault Problem, Congress Needs to Step In
Commentary
Should the DoD continue failing at comprehensively and effectively addressing sexual violence, Congress must intervene more robustly....
By Katie Galgano & Emma Moore
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#Protect2020
Commentary
Over the last four years, there has been an unprecedented all-of-nation effort to ensure that the 2020 election is as secure as any in U.S. history....
By Christopher C. Krebs
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The 9/11 Commission Report, the Pandemic and the Future of Homeland Security
Commentary
The report was specific in its remit, but its lessons withstand the passage of time....
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: The Next Congress
Commentary
When the 117th Congress is sworn in next January, legislators have the opportunity to exert substantial influence on the future of America's role in the world....
By Katie Galgano, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Partnerships to Protect Democracy: States vs. Nation-States
Commentary
There is a growing and gathering danger shadowing American democracy and our system of elections. It is that malicious foreign actors have demonstrated the motivation and capa...
By Scott Bates
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America Needs a ‘We Need You’ Message to Counter Foreign Election Interference
Commentary
We need a better understanding of why Americans are not more deeply engaged on the issue of foreign election interference....
By Dan Vallone
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European Lessons for Tackling Election Interference
Commentary
The European experience with tackling election interference in the form of disinformation and cyberattacks can provide useful lessons for the United States....
By Erik Brattberg
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The Growing Threat of Domestic Disinformation in Poland
Commentary
Poland has a clear-eyed view of the threat of foreign interference, particularly from the Russian Federation. But the PiS government has embraced the disinformation playbook....
By Nina Jankowicz
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There’s Still Time to Protect American Democracy Against Threats to the 2020 Elections
Commentary
The importance of protecting the integrity of the vote—the very foundation of democratic governance—could not be clearer....
By Carrie Cordero & Claire Finkelstein
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Republicans Can Learn From Democrats’ Foreign Affairs Committee Contest
Commentary
Republican legislators in both the House and the Senate have ample time to draw lessons from Engel’s loss and translate them into reform....
By Chris Estep
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The Next Coronavirus Relief Bill Must Address Massive Oversight Issues
Commentary
As Congress considers another coronavirus relief bill, it must not only build an effective and competent oversight mechanism, but also protect that oversight from interference...
By Katie Galgano
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China Has Squandered Its First Great Opportunity
Commentary
America has been lucky that Beijing hasn’t acted with more deftness this time around....
By Richard Fontaine
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Congress must use its tools to influence the decisions of war
Commentary
With its informal toolkit, Congress can question existing military and political strategies and test assessments about how the fight is going....
By Richard Fontaine & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas
Video
On June 17, 2020, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted its premier event to elevate emerging and diverse voices in national security. Sixteen applicants made t...
By Richard Fontaine, Michèle Flournoy, Michael J. Zak, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Shai Korman, Carrie Cordero, Kristine Lee, David Zikusoka & Cole Stevens
