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Europe Stepping Up and the United States Stepping Back
This week, the Allies met for the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, in what was billed as a summit of low expectations. President Donald Trump once again created headlines with ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Technology & National Security
AI, Trust, and the Future of WarfareLieutenant General John (Jack) N.T. Shanahan, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, helped shape the Department of Defense...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Why the U.S. Is Losing the Drone War
The US defense industry is struggling to keep up with the revolution in cheap drones vs. expensive reusable military equipment. Today on the show, we talk with Stacie Pettyjoh...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Bridge as Tensions Escalate
The US has struck a major bridge in Iran, with casualties reported and warnings of further attacks. Tehran says it will not be pressured into a deal, raising questions over wh...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Prospects for Ukraine and a Look Ahead to Ankara
The past month has featured a series of major transatlantic gatherings that together tell an important story about where the alliance is headed. At the NATO Foreign Ministers ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Getting the Brits Ready to Fight
On June 22, United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Keir Starmer announced that he would resign as leader of the Labour Party and leave the premiership. Starmer had faced mounting ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Jun 19, ’26 Washington Roundtable
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, f...
By Jim Townsend
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Are the 301 Tariffs Really About Forced Labor? with Josh Kagan
Josh Kagan joins Emily and Geoff to give the big picture behind recent U.S. tariffs related to forced labor, as well as providing an insider’s view on the future of trade and ...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Technology & National Security
We Need AI Treaties. This Is How We Get ThemIn this episode, Tristan sits down with two experts in this field to discuss the kinds of verification technology we need for AI, the challenges of building it, and the world ...
By Janet Egan & Tim Fist
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Brussels Sprouts Live: Four Ambassadors Reimagine the Transatlantic Relationship
Today's episode comes from the CNAS Annual Conference held last week in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year's conference was “New Rules,” and nowhere is that more evident ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Franz-Stefan Gady on Why It’s So Hard to Judge Progress or Advantage in Modern Conflict
Franz-Stefan Gady, a defense analyst and consultant in Vienna who is also an adjunct fellow with Center for a New American Security think tank and author of several books incl...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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U.S. Posture Changes and the Future of European Defense Planning
Over the last several weeks, European allies have been trying to interpret a steady stream of signals from Washington about the future of the U.S. military role in Europe, dis...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Europe’s Looming Trade War with China, with Tobias Gehrke
Emily and Geoff sit down with Tobias Gehrke to talk about why Europe is facing a looming trade war with China and how prepared (or not) it is to handle trade wars on multiple ...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Technology & National Security
AI on the Battlefield: Project Maven and the Future of War with Jack ShanahanProject Maven stands as one of the earliest and most consequential efforts to bring AI into military operations. This week, Elisa sits down with Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, former...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Daily Energy Markets - June 1st
Have markets become too optimistic about a US-Iran breakthrough? Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joined Daily Energy Markets to...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Window of Opportunity? Deterrence and Moscow’s Calculus
In the last episode of Brussels Sprouts, we looked at the dizzying series of U.S. announcements about America’s military posture in Europe. Since then, new reporting has emerg...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend & Jeffrey Edmonds
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U.S. Military Posture and Implications for European Security
Over the last several weeks, U.S. allies have been trying to make sense of a dizzying series of announcements about America’s military posture and broader role in Europe. Firs...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jim Townsend
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Managed Scarcity: Governments, Stockpiles, and Defence Spending
Rachel Ziemba, Adjunct Senior Fellow in the CNAS Energy, Economics, & Security Program, outlines how the Strait of Hormuz closure has triggered shocks across energy and mi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Stability Without Deterrence Doesn't Work, with Sara Schuman
Sara Schuman joins Emily to debrief on the Trump-Xi summit. She explains why it's OK to have a summit that is light on deliverables, describes how China is viewing its relativ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Technology & National Security
The U.S.–China Deep Tech Arms RaceIn this episode of TechSurge, host Michael Marks speaks with Vivek Chilukuri, Senior Fellow at CNAS, where he focuses on U.S.–China technology competition, AI policy, and digi...
By Vivek Chilukuri