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China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
In The News
The extent to which China will escalate its response to the Pelosi visit -- flexing its military muscle, cyber attacks and economic sanctions -- remains to be seen. Given its ...
By Tom Shugart
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Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training
To invade Taiwan, China would need to mobilize its fleet of civilian ferries, which are operated by state-owned companies, said retired Navy Capt. Thomas Shugart, a military i...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine turning point? The offensive against Russia that may decide the warWe don’t know exactly when this offensive will begin, and the people who do know have no incentive to tell us. But it’s likely to be sooner rather than later, perhaps in a mat...
By Chris Dougherty & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Which drone was used in Al-Zawahiri strike? Experts point to General Atomics’ Reaper
In The News
The White House announced the successful operation on Aug. 1, without saying how it was conducted. The Associated Press reported that the CIA carried out the strike, citing fi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
War With Russia Enters New Phase as Ukraine Readies Southern CounterblowChris Dougherty, a former U.S. Defense Department strategist now at the Center for a New American Security, said that, despite all the materiel the West has given to Ukraine, ...
By Chris Dougherty
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Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk drones headed for retirement in FY27
In The News
Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, said it will be important for the Air Force to retain its Block 40 drones “as a st...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Can Kyiv Launch An Offensive To Take Back Southern Ukraine?
In The News
Russian supply lines in occupied parts of southern Ukraine as Kyiv signals the possible launching of a major counteroffensive in the region.The high-mobility artillery rocket ...
By Chris Dougherty
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In The News
Defense / Middle East Security
Following Biden’s MidEast visit, Pentagon aims to do more with less“If the US is going to to be the lynchpin, it would put a further demand on some of the air and missile defense forces,” said Becca Wasser, a fellow at the Center for New Amer...
By Becca Wasser
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Russian Navy's massive submarine could set the stage for 'a new Cold War' in the oceans
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The Russian Navy has taken delivery of what is the world's longest known submarine, one its maker touts as a research vessel -- but what others say is a platform for espionage...
By Tom Shugart
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Himars precision rockets shift the balance in Ukraine: experts
In The News
US-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing...
By Chris Dougherty
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Satellite photos show China destroyed object similar to Japan plane
In The News
China has destroyed an object believed to be shaped like a Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) aircraft in a desert area of Xinjiang, Nikkei has learned through analysis of satell...
By Tom Shugart
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With a new carrier and rumors of more bases, a vision of China's global presence is getting clearer
In The News
In the years ahead, the design of China's carriers and the limited experience of their crews will likely keep them in the Western Pacific, where Beijing is focused on Taiwan a...
By Tom Shugart
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A 'NATO' for the Middle East?
In The News
Late last week, the king of Jordan made headlines when he told journalists that he would support a military alliance in the Middle East that was similar to NATO. "I would be o...
By Becca Wasser
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Why this tiny island in the Pacific may be ground zero in a war with China
In The News
In a war with China, the American territory of Guam would likely become the 21st Century Pearl Harbor. Stacie Pettyjohn, a defense strategy and wargaming expert, said that mos...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Russia’s War on Ukraine at 100 Days Has No End in Sight, Threatening Global Costs
In The News
After 100 days, Russia’s war on Ukraine is turning into a bloody slog with no end in sight, causing mounting devastation in Ukraine and prolonged costs world-wide. The biggest...
By Chris Dougherty
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China has the power to take Taiwan, but it would cost an extremely bloody price
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On his first trip to Asia as United States President last week, Joe Biden gave his strongest warning yet to Beijing that Washington was committed to defending Taiwan militaril...
By Tom Shugart
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Why Ukraine is pleading with the US for rocket artillery
Because the Russians have plenty of multiple-launch rocket systems and they are well skilled at using them, the Ukrainians need comparable rocket artillery “to have a fighting...
By Col James Frey
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China tests missile targeting for specific planes: CNAS' Shugart
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China has set up what appears to be a mock-up of an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in a desert area of Xinj...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Gaming Lab Leads Wargame on NBC's Meet the Press
Press Release
Washington, May 16, 2022—The Gaming Lab at CNAS recently led a strategic-operational wargame, "Dangerous Straits: Battle for Taiwan 2027," in partnership with NBC's Meet the P...
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Navy grappling with the future of its unmanned fleet
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Tom Shugart, a defense analyst with the Center for a New American Security and a retired submarine warfare officer, said the Navy’s current approach to unmanned maritime syste...
By Tom Shugart
