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CNAS Welcomes Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to Indo-Pacific Security Program
Washington, February 5, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the appointment of Lindsey Ford and Scott Hembrough to its Indo-Pacific Security P...
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Leaders Should Have More Control over Services’ Tech Budgets, GAO SuggestsThe Pentagon could further accelerate its technology purchasing if the services’ emerging-tech budget requests flowed through the office of the defense undersecretary for rese...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. Takes Energy Leverage to New Heights
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Energy markets, oil firms, producers and major importers have lived with the impact of US sanctions on the energy trade for decades. But the levers the administration of Presi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Anand Visits D.C. As Trump Administration Makes Case for Critical Minerals Trade Zone
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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for cr...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanThe U.S. military has bolstered its presence across the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, as nuclear talks were thrown into uncertainty Wednesday before being mo...
By Philip Sheers
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Walmart Hits Trillion Dollar Market Cap for the First Time
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Walmart has reached a $1 trillion market valuation, a first for the big-box retailer. The company’s shares hit a high on Tuesday morning trade as the stock continues to soar o...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ukraine Makes Its Case to Trump’s Congress
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Ukraine and its allies launched an advocacy week on Capitol Hill today, and got a warm welcome. But while Congress remains Kyiv’s staunchest supporter in Washington, sanctions...
By Jim Townsend
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National Security Human Capital
Army Recruiting Waivers for Mental Health Will Be Approved at Lower LevelsThe Army is loosening its grip on recruiting waivers for mental health and misconduct, putting those decisions in the hands of the commanders who oversee street-level recruiti...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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CNAS Launches National Security Law Program Led by Carrie Cordero
Washington, February 2, 2026 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today the launch of its new National Security Law Program, led by CNAS Senior Fellow and...
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Technology & National Security
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...
