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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Better Positioning the National Guard for 21st-Century EngagementsCarrie 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign InfluenceThe 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Countering Election Falsehoods: Lessons from the HurricanesGive people the information they need to make an informed decision, and give it to them straight....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Countering Domestic Violent Extremism in the Ranks: Barriers to Recruitment ScreeningLawful interaction with the technology sector, including social media platforms, is essential to effectively address national security threats, foreign and domestic....
By Carrie Cordero & Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Lessons of 9/11 Can Help the U.S. Dismantle HamasHamas's savage attack on Israel on October 7 has pulled the world’s attention back to the menace of international terrorism. Although it did not disappear in the twenty-two ye...
By Carrie Cordero
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Middle East Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The U.S. Needs to Make Sure Hamas Isn’t a Threat to the HomelandCongress should renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Without congressional action, this provision will expire at the end of the year....
By Carrie Cordero
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Getting to Ground Truth on the Reach of Domestic Violent Extremist Groups into the Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement CommunitiesOn Jan. 17, three active-duty Marines, Cpl. Micah Coomer, Sgt. Joshua Abate, and Sgt. Dodge Dale Hellonen, were each charged with four misdemeanors in connection with the Jan....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero & Arona Baigal
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Carrie Cordero Keynote Speech: "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military, Veterans and Law Enforcement Communities"Drawing from the forthcoming Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report, "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Perceptions of SafetyAs part of our Safe@Home forum and Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative, we partnered with the non-profit organization More in Common to gain a better understanding on what Amer...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Western Hemisphere Migration is a Long-Term ChallengeAddressing western hemisphere migration should be a national and international priority....
By Carrie Cordero & Cris Ramón
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Opportunity to Reform the Department of Homeland Security’s Biodefense Operations and GovernanceIf 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
How Cybersecurity Saved U.S. DemocracyIn 2020, the threats compounded as compared to 2016....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Was the US Gamble on Releasing Ukraine Intelligence Worth it?Indeed, the world's eyes have been opened to a despot's perverse plot to crush a sovereign nation every step of the muddied way....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Will Biden’s ‘Severe Costs’ on Russia Include Cyber Attacks?The lack of openness about how nations are operating in the cyber domain may be limiting the world’s understanding of what activities may be going on behind the scenes....
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Securing U.S. DemocracyNot only do Americans need to feel safer at home; they also need to be safer at home in their communities....
By Carrie Cordero
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20 Years After 9/11
If national security is fundamentally about protecting the continuation of our constitutional democracy, then the national security community should be focusing on threats her...
By Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Republican lies have thrust America into its third revolution. We are a nation in crisis.We are witness to a political revolution that will define American society and governance for decades to come...
By Carrie Cordero & Edward Lawson
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Enemies Foreign and DomesticIn 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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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Modernizing the Department of Homeland SecurityThere is a fresh opportunity to conceive of a forward-looking Department of Homeland Security....
By Carrie Cordero & Katrina Mulligan
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Commentary
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump’s lame-duck pardons will all be legal, no matter how corrupt they lookThe prospect of more pardons in the next couple of months seems more likely than not....
By Carrie Cordero
