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Enemies Foreign and Domestic
Commentary
In early April, the leaders of the U.S. intelligence community outlined the most pressing national security threats facing the nation during testimony to the Senate and House ...
By Carrie Cordero
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FBI director sounds the alarm on the growing threat of domestic terrorism
Video
Carrie Cordero comments on FBI director Christopher Wray's testimony on Tuesday, reflecting on the Capitol attack and the growing challenges of domestic terrorism....
By Carrie Cordero
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DHS Warning: Domestic Violent Extremists
Podcast
David Priess sat down with Carrie Cordero to discuss the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security. Listen to the full conver...
By Carrie Cordero
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Modernizing the Department of Homeland Security
Commentary
There is a fresh opportunity to conceive of a forward-looking Department of Homeland Security....
By Carrie Cordero & Katrina Mulligan
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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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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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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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The Department of Homeland Security is broken. Here’s what it needs in a boss.
Commentary
The span of responsibility for DHS may well be the broadest of any single Cabinet department....
By Paul Rosenzweig & Carrie Cordero
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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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A Window to Rein in DHS
Commentary
Oversight and accountability of this massive department have lagged far behind....
By Carrie Cordero & Elizabeth Goitein
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Expanded Intelligence Activities of the Department of Homeland Security
Podcast
Yesterday, Lawfare published an article revealing and analyzing a document from the Department of Homeland Security that offers legal guidance to analysts ...
By Carrie Cordero
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How the Portland Secret Police Happened
Commentary
The rule of law matters most in times of crisis....
By Carrie Cordero
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Closing the Deal: National Security and Investment Scrutiny
Video
The United States and other major economies are enhancing investment screening and export controls in areas sensitive to national security....
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Peter Harrell, Carrie Cordero, David Cohen, Elbridge Colby, Wally Adeyemo, Deborah Lehr, Aimen Mir & Uzra Zeya
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The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas
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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
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Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement Agencies Require Expanded Oversight
Commentary
Hundreds of Department of Homeland Security officers have been called up to serve along with other federal law enforcement officers and the National Guard to provide security ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Health Surveillance Is Here to Stay
Commentary
Washington’s post-9/11 debate about how much surveillance a free society should allow has suddenly become about much more than counterterrorism and national security. Amid tod...
By Carrie Cordero & Richard Fontaine
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Transcript from Engagement and Competition: China, Technology, and Global Supply Chains with the Cyberspace Solarium Commission
Transcript
On March 26, 2020, the CNAS Technology and National Security Program and the Cyberspace Solarium Commission hosted a virtual panel discussion on "Engagement and Competition: C...
By Rep. Mike Gallagher, Samantha Ravich, John C. Inglis, Carrie Cordero & Martijn Rasser
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The Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s Mandate to Fix Congressional Oversight
Commentary
The report of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission is finally out—and it provides a fresh look at congressional oversight on cybersecurity. Congress established the commission a...
By Carrie Cordero & David Thaw
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We learned resilience after 9/11. But it’s the wrong kind for combatting a virus.
Commentary
Ever since the attacks of 9/11 shocked the nation, Americans have been urged by political leaders to learn resilience in the face of terrorism. That’s been critical to improvi...
By Joshua A. Geltzer & Carrie Cordero
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Congressional regulation of federal cybersecurity offers only a mixed-bag of solutions
Podcast
Cybersecurity is a big challenge for the federal government because of the way it encompasses technology, foreign policy, national security and crime. Carrie Cordero argues th...
By Carrie Cordero
