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What Congress Should Do with the 2020 Defense Budget
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Summary There are many things that the administration’s 2020 defense budget request gets right. However, the proposal remains too focused on both the size of the joint force a...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Counterintelligence Responsibilities and the 2020 Election: What Are the Rules of the Road?
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The attorney general has now directed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to examine how the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election bega...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk
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President Trump recently announced that his intended nominee for secretary of defense will be Patrick Shanahan, who became—way back in March—America’s longest-serving acting s...
By Carrie Cordero & Joshua A. Geltzer
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Great Power Rivalry Is Also a War For Talent
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China’s military is working harder to find and keep good people. The U.S. must step up its own efforts....
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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San Francisco lawmakers ban facial recognition technology
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Does this ban protect privacy or put public safety at risk? Technology and National Security associate fellow Kara Frederick debates former NYPD officer Darrin Porcher. View t...
By Kara Frederick
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Managing the National Security Workforce Crisis
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The federal national security workforce is entering a perfect storm shaped by workforce demographic trends, short-sighted leadership, slow adaptation to modern challenges, and...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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A Russian-Chinese Partnership Is a Threat to U.S. Interests
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Russia and China are strengthening ties across virtually every dimension of their relationship. Yet Washington is divided over what these growing ties portend. The conventiona...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea
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North Korea’s firing of short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9 and testing of a new “tactical guided weapon” on April 17 are stark reminders that the Kim Jong Un regime...
By Duyeon Kim, Nicholas D. Wright & Kristine Lee
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There Is Still Time for Diplomacy With Iran
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced this week that Iran would stop complying with certain elements of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The announcement, a year after Preside...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Not a “New Era”—Historical Memory and Continuities in U.S.-China Rivalry
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At first glance, the return to a world of great power rivalry may seem sudden.1 The National Defense Strategy, published in January 2018, highlighted the “reemergence of long-...
By Elsa B. Kania
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How to Win America's Next War
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The era of untrammeled U.S. military superiority is over. If the United States delays implementing a new approach, it risks losing a war to China or Russia—or backing down in ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Breaking down Facebook's attempt to silence hate speech
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Kara Frederick appears on Fox and Friends to discuss the latest developments surrounding Facebook's efforts at content policing. View the full conversation on Fox News:...
By Kara Frederick
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US helps those who help themselves
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The threat to Taiwan from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is increasing — sharply. Beijing is putting the nation under tremendous political pressure, but the military thr...
By Elbridge Colby
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The 5G Future Is Not Just About Huawei
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This week, representatives from the United States and more than 30 European Union and NATO countries met in Prague to hash out security principles for 5G—fifth-generation wire...
By Kara Frederick
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Venezuela's violent uprising: Will Guaido prevail over Maduro?
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Juan Guaido ramped up his efforts to topple the Venezuelan regime this week. Where does the country stand now? CNAS' Peter Harrell joins Fox News to discuss.Watch the intervie...
By Peter Harrell
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What Does German History Actually Say About German Defense Spending?
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Few aspects are more sensitive in Germany’s fraught relationship with history than the role and status of its military. Indeed, many Germans seem to think that, given its past...
By Elbridge Colby
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Sanctions Can’t Spark Regime Change
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In the last several decades, financial and economic sanctions have become a key tool of U.S. foreign policy. The Trump administration has made particularly heavy use of this t...
By David Cohen & Zoe Weinberg
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Challenge Accepted: Why America Needs to Confront Its Adversaries in the Gray Zone
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The return of great-power competition has dominated the national-security discussion in the United States since the release of the 2018 National Defense Strategy. However, lit...
By CDR Bob Jones
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Military and Public Service Policy Forum
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The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (NCMNPS) held a hearing on potential policies to encourage or require military, national, and public service ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Elsa B. Kania & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Maximum Pressure on Iran Won’t Work
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This week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo moved to end sanctions waivers on Iranian oil—a major step to increase financial pressure on Tehran. The new policy, once it goe...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
