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Sharper: Trump’s First 100 Days and Ukraine
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term has dramatically reoriented the United States’ relationship with its global allies and adversaries. Nowhere has this...
By Charles Horn
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A U.S. Strategy for Advancing EU Enlargement
In 2014, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker famously declared a pause in the European Union’s enlargement. This pause is now over, after Russia’s 2022 invasion ...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Five Objectives to Guide U.S. AI Diffusion
The Framework for AI Diffusion (the Framework) is an ambitious proposal to shape the global distribution of critical AI capabilities, maintain U.S. AI leadership, and prevent ...
By Janet Egan & Spencer Michaels
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Shaping the World’s AI Future: How the U.S. and China Compete to Promote Their Digital Visions
As the United States navigates evolving global AI competition, balancing these elements will be crucial in determining whose AI systems — and by extension, whose approaches, v...
By Keegan McBride
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Trump’s Crackdown on Foreign Students Is a Gift to China
When top global talent no longer sees America as a stable, long-term bet — in light of both visa and research funding insecurity — many will vote with their feet....
By Jordan Schneider
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America Can Still Lose the AI Race
China is poised to take advantage as countries begin to reduce their reliance on the American tech industry....
By Keegan McBride
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The Department of Defense’s Breakthrough Nuclear Moment Risks Slipping Away
Unless they act, the Department of Defense’s breakthrough nuclear moment may vanish before it really happens....
By Will Rogers
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Sharper: National Security Human Capital
U.S. national security depends on the nation’s ability to leverage the expertise of uniformed warfighters and the highly skilled civilian professionals who develop and impleme...
By Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
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ROTC for Hackers: Developing a Pipeline of Cyber Talent for National Defense
This commentary piece is part of CNAS’s The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, Matthew Hauwiller, won the Institutions and People Power Heat at the 2024 competitio...
By Matthew Hauwiller
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The Race for Space: America Needs Its Own Space Station
This commentary piece is part of CNAS’s The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, Gillian Daley, won the Technology and National Security Heat at the 2024 competition...
By Gillian Daley
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Creating a Multinational Shipbuilding Coalition
This commentary piece is part of CNAS’s The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, Julian Graham, won Best in Show at the 2024 competition. American power and prosper...
By Julian Graham
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Securing Talent for CHIPS Act Success
This commentary piece is part of CNAS’s The Pitch: A Competition of New Ideas. The author, Connor O’Brien, won the Technology and National Security Heat at the 2024 competitio...
By Connor O’Brien
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How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar
Commanding as the dollar may be, Trump’s return to office has created a genuine threat to its status for the first time in generations....
By Edward Fishman
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The Pentagon’s Endangered Brain Trust
In this environment, sound assessments of emerging threats and new ideas to counter them will be especially vital....
By Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, Jr.
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Around the Table with Diana Roy
Around the Table is a three-question interview series from the Make Room email newsletter. Each edition features a conversation with a peer in the national security community ...
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Sharper: Russia and the Axis of Upheaval
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine served as a dramatic catalyst for strengthening the global axis of upheaval. To sustain its war effort, Russia has imported Iranian weapons a...
By Charles Horn
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Awful but Lawful: China’s Australia Flotilla
As such, this was not a demonstration of Chinese freedom of navigation. It was a show of force....
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
But any resolution to the Houthis, as tangled as they are in wider regional and global problems, needs a local solution....
By Eitan Danon
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This Secret Deal Cemented U.S. Economic Power. Donald Trump Could Squander It.
The paradox of economic warfare is that sanctions and tariffs are only effective if you can first pull others in — and keep them there....
By Edward Fishman
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The Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
Strengthening and securing America’s AI dominance is crucial for U.S. national security and economic competitiveness...
By Vivek Chilukuri, Michael Depp, Bill Drexel, Janet Egan, Paul Scharre, Josh Wallin, Becca Wasser & Caleb Withers