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U.S. Is Close to Degrading Iran Militarily but Very Far from Regime Change, Says Think Tank
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Richard Fontaine, CEO of the national security think tank CNAS, says greater clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump’s objectives is needed to make progress in negotiations wit...
By Richard Fontaine
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Around the Table with Preston Marquis
Commentary
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter as a part of the CNAS Make Room initiative. Each edition features a conversation with...
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CNAS Insights | Can the United States Sustain Its War Against Iran?
Commentary
As Operation Epic Fury nears its one-week mark, the Trump administration is preparing to host U.S. defense companies at the White House for a discussion on defense production....
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Philip Sheers
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Podcast
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Europe’s View on Operation Epic FuryOn February 28, the United States launched Operation Epic Fury, a major military campaign against Iran carried out alongside Israeli strikes. The opening wave targeted Iranian...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Deterrence at Scale
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Introduction From the Punic Wars to Franco-Prussian competition in the Renaissance to World War II, history is replete with examples of when industrial capacity—not simply tac...
By Jennifer McArdle
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
CNAS Insights | Setting the Rules for AI WarfareThe escalating feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic, one of world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies, highlights a crucial question that will shape security i...
By Paul Scharre
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Commentary
Defense / Middle East Security
Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Are Racing the ClockThis article was originally published in Foreign Policy. At first glance, the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran is an uneven fight. The United States and Israel have overwhelming ai...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Podcast
Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
AI Goes to WarPaul Scharre, executive vice president at the Center for a New American Security, spoke with Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram about how AI and the military are becomin...
By Paul Scharre
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Video
Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
AI and the Future of WarfareRapid developments in artificial intelligence are changing modern warfare and raising a new batch of ethical questions. The U.S. military reportedly used Anthropic’s AI model ...
By Paul Scharre
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How Congress Is Reacting to the Iran Conflict
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The US and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, and Congress is scrambling to catch up. In this episode, Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta is joined by Stacie Pettyjohn of the ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Middle East Security
Key Questions, and an Expert Take, After U.S. Strikes IranWhat is the US trying to accomplish with continued, massive military strikes in Iran? The Center for a New American Security’s Stacie Pettyjohn joins host Aaron Mehta to dive ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In Brief: Increasing Tensions Between China and Japan Create Risks for the Region
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This article was originally published in War on the Rocks. China’s latest pressure campaign targeting Japan serves multiple purposes for Beijing. One is to redirect domestic p...
By Jacob Stokes
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Defense / Middle East Security
Iran Retaliates Following U.S.-Israel StrikesBloomberg Economics Defense Lead and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Becca Wasser discusses Iran's retaliation to US-Israeli strikes over the weekend, and what potential moves lie ...
By Becca Wasser
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Trump’s Way of War
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This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. When bombs began falling on Iran this weekend, most Americans were as surprised as the rest of the world. The U.S. fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Pentagon Update on Iran, U.S. Israeli War with Iran, Gulf Countries Bear the Brunt
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Richard Fontaine, the CEO of the Center for a New American Security, joined NPR to discuss the potential of reopening negotiations between President Trump and Iran. Fontaine s...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Future of Iran and the Middle East
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Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, joined Sky News to discuss the future of Iran in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes. Watch the full intervi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Iran vs U.S.: Iran Vows Ferocious Retaliation After Khamenei Killed
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Daniel Silverberg, Center for a New American Security adjunct senior fellow and former foreign policy advisor to the House Democratic Leadership and foreign policy analyst, di...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Reflecting on Four Years of War in Ukraine
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This week marks the four-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Brussels Sprouts wanted to mark this somber milestone with a look at the conflict and the...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Boosting Economic Security Collaboration Among G7 Economies and like-Minded Allies
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Emily Kilcrease, senior fellow and director of the CNAS energy, economics, and security program, and Geoff Gertz, senior fellow, participated in the T7, the official engagemen...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Could There Be a Way to Make Economic Sanctions More Mission Oriented?
Podcast
One of the main tools foreign policy leaders have to exert pressure on other governments is through the use of economic tools. Sanctions, export controls, investment restricti...
By Lt Col Mary Hossier
