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Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation ParadoxWhen the Biden administration rolled out its semiconductor export restrictions in October 2022, the logic seemed airtight: cut off Beijing’s access to advanced AI chips, and y...
By James Sanders
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Trump Cuts India Tariffs to 18% as Modi Agrees to Stop Buying Russian OilUnited States President Donald Trump has agreed to slash US tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent from 50 percent in exchange for India lowering trade barriers as well as stop...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Meet VECTOR: An Unofficial Soldier-Made AI Tool the Army Suspended Pending a ‘Compliance Review’
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The message started circulating in some Army circles last week. It promoted an artificial intelligence tool, one that would “revolutionize” how soldiers approach talent manage...
By Carlton Haelig
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Is Trump’s Choice for Us Fed Chair a ‘Chameleon’ or a ‘Solid’ Pick?
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Dovish. Judicious. A chameleon. Those are just some of the terms being used to describe Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reser...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Debatable: Trump’s National Defense Strategy
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The new national defense strategy rolled out by President Donald Trump’s administration drew criticism for downplaying the threat posed by China compared to past iterations....
By Lisa Curtis
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Goodbye Arms Control, Hello Nuclear Anarchy
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The era of nuclear arms control officially ends next week. On Feb. 5, New START, the last such treaty between the United States and Russia, will expire....
By Richard Fontaine
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Technology & National Security
The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?The Detroit Auto Show is the nation’s showcase for cutting-edge vehicles, and this year, along with flashy new Cadillac SUVs and Ford pickups, a model with a lot less chrome m...
By Paul Scharre
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Cuba Decries Trump’s ‘Genocidal’ Threat, Girds for Calamity
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Cuba hit back at Donald Trump’s plans to use tariffs to choke off all oil supplies to the struggling island, calling it extortionary and declaring an emergency with conditions...
By Chris Kennedy
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Sheinbaum Warns of Deeper Cuba Crisis After Trump Oil Threat
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that the latest US tariffs threatened by Donald Trump on goods from countries that support Cuba with critical energy supplies could ...
By Chris Kennedy
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Experts Have Questions About the New National Defense Strategy—on China, Force Design, and More
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The soft-pedal rollout of the National Defense Strategy—a Friday-night email to press as the Washington, D.C., area braced for a crippling snowstorm—has experts wondering whet...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Becca Wasser
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CNAS Announces 2026 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows
Press Release
Washington, January 28, 2026—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today the selection of the 2026 Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Fellows. N...
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Iran’s Neighbors on Edge as U.S. ‘Armada’ Arrives in Middle East
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Iran’s neighbors are on edge over the possibility that President Trump will pull the trigger on strikes against Iran, as Tehran and its allies have promised to forcefully reta...
By Adham Sahloul
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Trump Tells Iran Time Running Out for Deal as Ships Enter Region
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President Donald Trump warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the US or face military strikes far worse than the attack he ordered last June, increasing pressure on the regim...
By Becca Wasser
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Technology & National Security
Algorithmic Warfare: AI a Double-Edged Sword for Cyber Defense, OffenseArtificial intelligence holds great potential to enhance both offensive and defensive operations in the cyber domain, but it remains to be seen which side of the coin will ben...
By Caleb Withers
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Behind China’s Race to Build Aircraft-Carriers
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Just before Christmas, the Pentagon quietly released its annual report on the Chinese armed forces. The public document, based on classified intelligence assessments, was quic...
By Tom Shugart
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Inside China’s AI Army: Drones Learn to Hunt and Kill like Nature’s Predators
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China is teaching its drones to fight like animals. Engineers at Beihang University, a military-linked school, created a system in which defensive drones mimic hawks by target...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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New U.S. Defense Strategy ‘Barely Mentions Technology’
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The new National Defense Strategy broadly prioritizes the Trump administration’s plans for protecting U.S. territories and assets and juicing the military’s industrial base, b...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Pentagon Broadens Counter-Drone Authorities in Bid to Shore up Vulnerable U.S. Bases
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The Pentagon said it consolidated policies around protecting American military facilities from drone threats after unclear guidance that left base commanders scrambling on how...
By Molly Campbell
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David Feith on Trump 1.0 vs Trump 2.0 and China
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David Feith, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, served as an official in both of the president’s terms discusses why Trump has become less hawkish on China, and his sudden departure ...
By David Feith
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Trump Administration Pushes Out Official Whose Unit Banned Chinese Vehicles
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President Donald Trump's administration has pushed out a Commerce Department official whose office effectively barred nearly all Chinese cars from the US market for national ...
By Geoffrey Gertz
