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Defense / Transatlantic Security
NATO is Racing to Arm its Russian Borders. Can it Find the Weapons?With countries already worried about their own munitions stockpiles and Ukraine in acute need of more shells and weapons from allies, there is a risk that not all NATO allies ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Jim Townsend
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At a Steam-Age Arsenal, U.S. Army Forges Cannons for a Digital Era, War in Ukraine
Watervliet holds special status as a rare Army-operated industrial manufacturing facility, but that hasn’t always translated to funding. For years after the Cold War, the indu...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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BUDGET 2024: Flat Army Request Signals Focus on Indo-Pacific Capabilities
The significant investments into missiles — particularly long-range fires capabilities — and air and missile defense systems underscore the Army’s vision for “future Pacific o...
By Andrew Metrick
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Russia’s Downing of US Drone Sparks Fears of Escalation
Administration officials said the MQ-9 was flying over the Black Sea on a routine flight before it was flanked by two Russian jets. The jets flew alongside the drone for 30 t...
By Becca Wasser
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Russian Submarines off U.S. East Coast Spark Cold War Comparisons
Tom Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank, told Newsweek there is a "clear linkag...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Neighbors Seek Expanded Partnerships With U.S. to Deter, Defend
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security think tank, said that because the existing sites have languished, it’s unlikely tha...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
“We’re really bad about pouring concrete in the Indo-Pacific,” said Becca Wasser, a senior fellow and lead of the gaming lab at the Center for a New American Security, a Washi...
By Becca Wasser
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U.S. Unveils Sweeping New Sanctions on Russia
The anniversary comes after Mr Biden made a historic visit to Europe's eastern flank, including a surprise stop in Kyiv and a rousing speech in the Polish capital Warsaw, wher...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Wargame Report: China’s Nuclear Arsenal More Survivable in Taiwan Conflict
China’s diverse nuclear arsenal makes it more survivable and would provide China with more coercive options in a conflict with the United States over Taiwan. The findings were...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Hannah Dennis
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Satellite photos show expansion of Chinese-funded naval base in CambodiaA number of new structures have been built at the center of the base, one of which resembles a cement plant to provide for the whole project, according to Tom Shugart, Adjunct...
By Tom Shugart
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Russia’s War on Ukraine, China’s Rise Expose US Military Failings
At the nub of the problem is the Pentagon’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, known as PPBE. It controls the resources that make weapons programs happen,...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The Post-cold War Era Is Gone. A New Arms Race Has ArrivedMany lessons from the war in Ukraine have less to do with hardware than the softer issues of logistics, training and strategy that have no borders. “The Russians showed how de...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Ukraine: Lessons for War in the Middle East and Taiwan
Western stockpiles of everything are down, from small ammunition to high-end precision munitions and air defense. Ukraine's allies are straining to catch up with demand. Becca...
By Becca Wasser
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What the U.S. Is Doing to Curtail Chinese Land OwnershipChina has maintained the first aircraft was a wayward civilian weather balloon and has not been named by U.S. officials as the source of the others. Tom Shugart, a senior fell...
By Tom Shugart
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Earthquake Outweighs China in U.S. Navy’s Decision to Close Docks
A potential giant earthquake could trigger a series of large tsunamis and lead to landslides, land subsidence and widespread flooding -- which would have disastrous consequenc...
By Tom Shugart
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A Problem of Logistics: Is the US Sending Ukraine the Wrong Tank?
The Abrams and the Leopard, along with the UK’s Challenger tank, have the same Cold War roots. Designed with potential Soviet incursions over the intra-German border in mind, ...
By Andrew Metrick
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White House Optimistic on Tech Sharing for AUKUS Security Pact
Becca Wasser, a defence expert at the CNAS think-tank, said there was a push to make progress on the tech transfer issue but cautioned that wholesale reform of Itar would be h...
By Becca Wasser
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defense industry“The Ukraine conflict has been an important wake-up call for decision makers at the Pentagon,” says Martijn Rasser, director of technology and national security at the Center ...
By Martijn Rasser & Stacie Pettyjohn
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What the Chances of a War between the US and China Actually Look Like, according to Experts
Ultimately, a war between China and the United States would largely arise from political decisions that Chinese Communist Party leaders make, especially China’s President Xi J...
By Tom Shugart
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Can Board Games Teach Us about the Climate Crisis? Game Creators Say Yes
Ed McGrady, a chemical engineer by training, has run wargames for a range of government entities, including the White House. An adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New A...
By Dr. ED McGrady