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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
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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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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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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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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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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In The News
National Security Human Capital / National Security Law
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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The Gutted, 'Unnerving' State of the Agencies Supposed to Keep the U.S. Safe
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As 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
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Technology & National Security
Unclear on unmanned, Part 3: A New Year’s resolution to slow downThe U.S. Navy began last year racing down a path to field a 355-ship fleet by 2030, a plan in which robot ships made up a significant portion of the new hulls, after Secretary...
By Paul Scharre
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'Your move, Mr President': North Korea sets the stage for Biden
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated his birthday with a long wish-list of new weapons. It included more accurate long-range missiles, super large warheads, spy satellit...
By Duyeon Kim
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South Korea urges Kim Jong Un to return to nuclear talks
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South Korean president Moon Jae-in has urged Kim Jong Un to return to talks with Seoul and Washington, as uncertainty builds over how Joe Biden's incoming administration will ...
By Duyeon Kim
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National Security Human Capital
Who decides when there are helicopters? Experts weigh in on National Guard monitoring protestsIt was not lost on many Americans — including President-elect Joe Biden — that after a violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol in Washington,...
By Kyleanne Hunter
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
CNAS Experts Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Peter Harrell Selected for National Security Council StaffWashington, January 8, 2021—The Center for a New American Security congratulates Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, ...
By Chris Estep
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National Security Human Capital
Vaccination crisis: The National Guard is being mobilized to come to the rescueIn a bid to speed up the vaccine roll-out, states are enlisting their National Guards. More than 20,000 members of the National Guard are engaged in the vaccination mission, w...
By Emma Moore
