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A Scientist Is Arrested, and Academics Push BackIt was Donald J. Trump’s last full week in office, so Andrew E. Lelling, the federal prosecutor in Boston, knew he had limited time left in his job. But there was one more imp...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Technology & National Security
Russia Enters Military Drone Export Market With Sale To MyanmarRussian news media are reporting a deal to supply Orlan-10E drones to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. The transaction with a military widely condemned for its actions agains...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and ChinaBeijing’s rush for antisatellite arms began 15 years ago. Now, it can threaten the orbital fleets that give the United States military its technological edge. Advanced weapons...
By Greg Grant
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CNAS Experts and Alumni Selected for Senior Leadership Positions in the Biden Administration
Washington, January 21, 2021—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates its experts and alumni selected for positions of responsibility in the Biden administr...
By Shai Korman
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Technology & National Security
Here’s What to Expect from the New Administration in Technology PolicyAs they prepared for their new roles in the White House, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had access to the most necessary piece of technology in governmen...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
What Should Be Addressed in Austin’s Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary?Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing to become defense secretary. If confirmed, he would be...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Senators to grill Austin on domestic threats, civilian control of DefensePresident-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is likely to face tough questions during his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Service...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program
General education: What Austin can learn from Mattis’s rocky relationship with CongressThe Warrior Monk was having a bad meeting. At the Capitol in the fall of 2017, Sen. John McCain was fuming to then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Unless Mattis turned over the ...
By Jim Golby
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North Korea’s Kim could be planning missile launch to welcome Biden administration
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North Korea appears to be taking steps toward a new test of a powerful submarine-launched missile, U.S. weapons experts said, as it steadily dials up the pressure on President...
By Duyeon Kim
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If Kim Jong Un destroyed North Korea's economy to keep Covid-19 out, will sanctions stop him from pursuing nuclear weapons?
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After arguably the most challenging year of his near-decade rule of North Korea, Kim Jong Un is sticking to his guns. Kim announced last week at the Eighth Workers' Party Cong...
By Duyeon Kim
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Pompeo, Who Led Trump’s Mission at State Dept., Leaves With a Dubious Legacy
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Spurned by many foreign allies, ridiculed by adversaries, disliked by a significant number of his own diplomats and trying to preserve his political future, Secretary of State...
By Richard Fontaine
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How to Counter the Secretary of Sabotage
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The craziest thing Mike Pompeo did this past week wasn’t even touting links between Al-Qaeda and Iran. As President Donald Trump rages his way out the door, his sabotage-minde...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Russia says it will follow US out of Open Skies Treaty. Can it still be saved?
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Russian leaders on Friday announced plans to leave the Open Skies Treaty, two months after the Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of the pact, further reducing slim hope...
By Jim Townsend
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In The News
National Security Human Capital Program
Far-Right Militias Pose Greatest Threat to US National Security, Experts SayFar-right militias pose the greatest threat to the national security of the United States, experts tell Newsweek. In stark language, they warned of the increasingly grave risk...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Conspiracy theories and a call for patriots entice veterans at the CapitolThe day President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, Jeremy Michael Brown, a retired Special Forces soldier with multiple combat tours, was in Washington, D.C., dressed f...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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CNAS Co-Founder and Board Chairman Kurt Campbell Selected as Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council
Washington, January 15, 2021—The Center for a New American Security congratulates Kurt Campbell, CNAS Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, on his selection by Pr...
By Chris Estep
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Pompeo Shapes Legacy and Stands by Trump in Farewell Tweetstorm
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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo chose the day of his boss’s impeachment to promote a very different kind of recognition for Donald Trump: Award the president the Nobel Peace...
By Richard Fontaine
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In The News
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Gutted, 'Unnerving' State of the Agencies Supposed to Keep the U.S. SafeAs the federal government girds against threatened riots in Washington this weekend and possible violence at the inauguration and state capitals across the country, it’s deali...
By Carrie Cordero
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Biden expected to push for heavy investment in Ukraine aid
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As vice president, Joe Biden ran point for the Obama administration on Ukraine, pushing to assist the beleaguered ally in ways President Barack Obama was not always comfortabl...
By Jim Townsend
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Technology & National Security
How the Pentagon’s AI Center Aims to Advance ‘Responsible AI Literacy’ in 2021In 2021, the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center intends to further push forward foundational guidance and projects promoting responsible AI use and strengthened a...
By Megan Lamberth
