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Where Do We Go from Here?
Commentary
Introduction Over the past nine months, The New American Defense Industrial Base essay series has brought together a wide range of participants to deliver a variety of views o...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Sharper: China's AI RiseArtificial intelligence has become a strategic priority for Beijing and Washington, yet both countries continue to pursue dramatically different strategies in their bid for gl...
By Charles Horn & Cadence Barker
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Indo-Pacific Stability Depends on Eastern Africa’s Prosperity
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The Strait of Malacca, Taiwan, and the South China Sea dominate the Asian debate. However, chokepoints further from home could prove similarly devastating....
By Derek Grossman
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Manufacturing a New National Security
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Introduction The United States sits atop the world’s pedestal of military superpowers—particularly when it comes to developing and employing the most sophisticated technology—...
By James Swartout & Nick Doucette
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Technology & National Security
Why Empowering Private Companies to Fight Cybercrime Had to HappenThere is no question that the government needs to adapt to the reality of the evolving civilianization of the security environment. It should do so boldly, quickly, but carefu...
By Gary Corn
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The Impossible Middle East
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The Middle East today has some thinking to do. It will need to draw up new ways to preserve its wealth, to pursue greater self-sufficiency, and to diversify—and even own—its s...
By Becca Wasser
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We Cannot Let the Lebanon-Israel Breakthrough Slip Away
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The US has helped to open a window. For the sake of Lebanon, Israel and the wider region, they must not allow it to close....
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Technology & National Security
Beneath the Surface: Overlooked Cyber Security ThreatsThis article was originally published in War on the Rocks. Cyber security remains a persistent concern for public and private sector organizations alike. Given the potential i...
By Caleb Withers
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From Ukraine to Iran, Attacks on Civilian Sites Put Us All at Risk
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If more and more countries demonstrate a willingness to break these norms, their power will continue to diminish, and Russia may abandon any semblance of restraint it still re...
By Nicholas Lokker
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Beijing Sees One Theater. Washington Should, Too
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Giving Taiwan the means to remain free is not a call for war. It is how the United States deters one, preserving peace along the First Island Chain and across the broader Indo...
By Ryan Claffey
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The Risks of Downplaying China’s Military
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Deterrence can succeed, and continued U.S., Taiwanese, and allied investment can matter a great deal — if undertaken with the urgency the situation demands....
By Tom Shugart
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Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
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There is a path forward to ending shutdowns, should Congress choose to do so. Federal armies just can’t be part of it....
By Mark Nevitt
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Sharper: Defending TaiwanDefending Taiwan has long been a complex issue for the United States, with Washington sticking to its “One China” policy and embracing the principles of strategic ambiguity to...
By Charles Horn & Cadence Barker
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Technology & National Security
Test, Standardize, Restrict: A U.S. Policy for Chinese AI ModelsThe most durable way to mitigate the risks of Chinese AI models and maintain America’s edge is to go on offense against China’s AI developers....
By Daniel Remler
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Iran and the U.S. Are Trapped In a War Neither Knows How to Win
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Both the US and Iran have adopted military strategies that can prevent defeat but cannot produce a decisive victory....
By Becca Wasser
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GenAI.mil and Three Implications for National Security’s AI Era
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Introduction Roughly six months ago, the Department of War (DoW) launched its internal platform for hosting generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, known as GenAI.mil....
By Joshua Marcuse
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Japan Is Emerging as a Regional Security Power Broker
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While Japan’s re-emergence as a security partner in the Indo-Pacific may not be welcomed by its geopolitical antagonists, Tokyo’s multilateral approach to preserving the statu...
By Derek Grossman
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China Presses a Weakness in America’s Tech Policy
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America’s semiconductor strategy now must confront not only who controls the factories, tools, and materials required to make chips, but also who controls the language those c...
By David Feith
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Sorry, Europe: Trump Has Found Better Allies in Asia
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Trump may think his European partners are not worth more than a few days of summitry. He cannot think the same about the U.S.’s golden allies in Asia....
By Derek Grossman
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Europe’s Dangerous Hesitation on Its Own Air Defense
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A NATO that credibly signals that it will not only attempt to defend against incoming missiles but also shoot the archer would strengthen deterrence, preventing war in the fir...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
