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Sharper: National Security in a Divided Congress
Commentary
Following the 2022 midterm elections, a new U.S. Congress was sworn in, resulting in a divided House and Senate with narrow margins. Key national security legislative items ar...
By Anna Pederson & Cameron Edinburgh
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Schedule F: An Unwelcome Resurgence
Commentary
The U.S. government is able to take on high-risk, high-cost ventures—nuclear security, pandemic response, environmental clean-up, food safety, and more—because civil servants ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Western Hemisphere Migration is a Long-Term Challenge
Commentary
Addressing western hemisphere migration should be a national and international priority....
By Carrie Cordero & Cris Ramón
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The Lawfare Podcast: Klein and Cordero on the Latest FISA Numbers
Podcast
To discuss the latest in FISA transparency news, the data and what it all means, Benjamin Wittes sat down on Lawfare Live with Carrie Cordero of the Center for a New American ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Opportunity to Reform the Department of Homeland Security’s Biodefense Operations and Governance
Commentary
If Russia were to engage in biological warfare against Ukraine, that act could embolden other countries to develop and use such weapons in other conflicts....
By Carrie Cordero & Asha M. George
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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
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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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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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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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
