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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter Dies at 68
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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Carter was a key figure in the development of the U.S. initiative to disarm the nuclear arsenals of former Soviet states, helping c...
By Jim Townsend
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National Security Human Capital
Ashton Carter, Defense Chief Who Opened Combat Roles to Women, Dies at 68Ashton B. Carter, a longtime adviser on nuclear and strategic policies who served as defense secretary in the last years of the Obama administration, overseeing the opening of...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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CNAS Names Jacob Stokes and Becca Wasser as Senior Fellows
Washington, October 25, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has named Jacob Stokes and Becca Wasser as Senior Fellows. "Through their impactful research on a ra...
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Technology & National Security
How Tsmc and US-China Tensions May Dictate Fate of Global EconomyThe effects of such a halt would be "economically devastating," says Martijn Rasser, a former senior intelligence officer at the CIA who is now a security and technology exper...
By Martijn Rasser
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New CNAS Report: "Assessing Russian State Capacity to Develop and Deploy Advanced Military Technology"
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Washington, October 21, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, "Assessing Russian State Capacity to Develop and Deploy Advanced Milit...
By Michael Kofman, Richard Connolly, Jeffrey Edmonds, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Iranian Kamikaze Drones: An Economical Solution for Russia Instead of Cruise MissilesBut analysts speculate that the main reason for Russia using them now to attack cities like Kyiv is that the fighting has gone on for much longer than Russia or Putin ever ant...
By Samuel Bendett
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Why Iran Is Helping Russia against Ukraine
The third out-of-the-box reason is that the effectiveness of Iranian drones in a major war is the best advertisement possible for those weapons. Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drone p...
By Jonathan Lord
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CNAS Elects Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Board of Directors
Washington, October 21, 2022—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced the election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to its Board of Directors. "We are thrilled t...
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Musk’s Tweets Irk Biden but Offer Scant Room for Security Review
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There may be an argument for some sort of CFIUS review, but it’s thin, according to Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. The panel would...
By Emily Kilcrease
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The Arctic Ice between Russia and the US Is Melting. What’s at Stake at the Top of the World?
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Some Indigenous nations tell stories of the northern lights as torches guiding warriors to victory. Today experts say the Arctic is increasingly becoming a theatre of conflict...
By Jim Townsend
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Stealthiest U.S. Submarine Makes Rare Appearance in Arabian Sea
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Former submariner Tom Shugart noted that the Arabian Sea is roughly the same distance from Beijing and Moscow, and that the messaging could be to both. Technically, the locati...
By Tom Shugart
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Technology & National Security
Hundreds of Russia’s Top Software Developers May Have Left the CountryBy the same token, the loss of so many tech workers could be a significant blow to Russia’s long-term prospects. “Their permanent departure from the Russian labour pool or fro...
By Samuel Bendett
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As Russia Retreats, Abandoned Gear Joins Ranks of Ukraine Army
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On Monday, the Ukrainian defence ministry posted on its Twitter account a video of a Ukrainian vehicle towing what it said was the "latest model" of Russian T-90A tank out of ...
By Michael Kofman
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Lawmakers Cry Foul as Biden Mulls Lifting Some Sanctions
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It’s the type of drawn-out political fight that could make U.S. sanctions less effective over time if adversaries come to believe that, no matter what they do, Washington will...
By Edward Fishman
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Technology & National Security
Biden Just Clobbered China’s Chip IndustrySemiconductors are among the most intricate tools that human beings have ever invented. They are also among the most expensive to make. The latest chips — the sort that power ...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
U.S. Has Viewed Wreckage of Kamikaze Drones Russia Used in UkraineThe drones pose a significant problem, analysts say. Many defensive systems capable of defeating them are costly, designed mostly for bigger threats like jets and helicopters,...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Israel Holds Fire amid Mounting Pressure from UkraineBecca Wasser, senior fellow for the defense program at the Center for New American Security, said one reason the U.S. may not send its own Iron Dome is that it only has two, a...
By Becca Wasser
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Technology & National Security
Explainer: Killer Drones Vie for Supremacy over UkraineAccording to the Ukrainian online publication Defense Express, which cites Iranian data, the delta-wing Shahed is 3.5 meters (11½ feet) long, 2.5 meters (8 feet, 3 inches) wid...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Here’s What We Know about Why Russia Is Reportedly Using ‘Kamikaze’ Drones, and Where They Are Using ThemThe incessant buzzing of the propeller-driven Geran-2 drones — dubbed "mopeds" and "lawnmowers" by combatants — can induce terror for anyone under its flight path because no o...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Western Suppliers Cut Ties with Chinese Chipmakers as U.S. Curbs BiteIt is common for Western companies to broadly suspend exports in the immediate wake of new U.S. restrictions, and then resume some later, once they decipher the rules, lawyers...
By Martijn Rasser
