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Five Objectives to Guide U.S. AI Diffusion
Commentary
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
Commentary
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
Commentary
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
Commentary
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
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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
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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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Securing Talent for CHIPS Act Success
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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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Creating a Multinational Shipbuilding Coalition
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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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ROTC for Hackers: Developing a Pipeline of Cyber Talent for National Defense
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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
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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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How Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar
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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
Commentary
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
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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
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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
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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
Commentary
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.
Commentary
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
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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
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The Key to Ukraine’s Survival
Commentary
No one country in Europe has the financial and industrial resources to replace the United States, but together they can add up to formidable support to Ukraine....
By Celeste Wallander
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A Primer on 21st-Century Economic Weapons
Commentary
As the economic statecraft vision of the second Trump administration begins to take shape, “Chokepoints” serves as an essential guide for some of the key battles in U.S. econo...
By Alex Zerden
