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The Fed, Ed Accreditation, and DHS
Podcast
Loren and Radha reminisce about wintry memories and Benedict Cumberbatch before a cocktail parties worth of gossip on Fed rates, tariffs, and appropriations politics. In dumps...
By Carrie Cordero
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Accountability and Oversight Concerns in DHS
Video
CNAS general counsel and senior fellow Carrie Cordero joins CNN to discuss a 2020 CNAS report detailing how to improve the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through enhanc...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Questions Remain After U.S. Capture of Maduro
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CNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the arrest and capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro, legal issues surrounding the military campaign ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Nicolás Maduro Indictment Implications
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CNAS senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero joined CNN to discuss the case brought against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration's interventi...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
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Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined CNN to discuss the administration's justifications for its intervention in Venezuela. Watch the full interview ...
By Carrie Cordero
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The Venezuelan Air Strikes and the Rule of Law
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Are the Venezuelan Boat Strikes legal? What legal regime governs these actions and what state institutions exercise oversight and accountability? General counsel and senior fe...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Insights | The 2025 National Security Strategy
Commentary
The White House recently released its long-awaited National Security Strategy (NSS), a document mandated by U.S. law since the mid-1980s. The NSS of the second Trump term prom...
By Richard Fontaine, Paul Scharre, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Emily Kilcrease, Lisa Curtis, Carrie Cordero, Vivek Chilukuri, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Pentagon Officials on Capitol Hill to Brief Congress on Double-Tap Boat Strike
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Pentagon officials made their case for the double-tap strike, saying survivors were still “in the fight” and were radioing for help. But is that legally enough to justify the ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Colombian Family Files Legal Complaint on U.S. Strikes in Caribbean
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Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined the CNN Situation Room to discuss the prosecution of the accused National Guard shooter in Washington, D.C., and...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Implications of Trump's Response to Democratic Lawmakers
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Carrie Cordero, CNAS senior fellow and general counsel, joined CNN to discuss the political and legal implications of a recent video released by six Democratic lawmakers and P...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.K. Suspends Intelligence Sharing with U.S.
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Center for a New American Security senior fellow and general counsel Carrie Cordero spoke to CNN about the United Kingdom's suspension of some intelligence sharing with the Un...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump Admin Faces Deep Skepticism from Supreme Court on Tariffs
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President Donald Trump’s attorney faced deep skepticism from several key conservative justices in early arguments at the Supreme Court over his sweeping global tariffs – a pot...
By Carrie Cordero
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CIA Cyberattacks and Boat Strikes in the Pacific
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Carrie Cordero, general counsel and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joined CNN to discuss the reported CIA cyberattacks targeting the Maduro regime, t...
By Carrie Cordero
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Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Send Troops to Portland
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Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow and General Counsel Carrie Cordero spoke to CNN about James Comey's motion to dismiss federal charges and the appeals court ru...
By Carrie Cordero
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Anderson Cooper 360 - Carrie Cordero
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Carrie 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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Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened – Federalization of Law Enforcement in Washington DC
Podcast
This 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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Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?
Video
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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Better Positioning the National Guard for 21st-Century Engagements
Commentary
Carrie 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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Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign Influence
Commentary
The 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 / National Security Law Program
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
