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CNAS Launches Indo-Pacific Security Program, Names Lisa Curtis as Director
Washington, February 8, 2021—The Center for a New American Security today launched its new Indo-Pacific Security Program, one of seven core research programs within CNAS. Lisa...
By Cole Stevens
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Technology & National Security
The myth and reality of the super soldierIs China trying to make its own version of Captain America? US intelligence has suggested so. But beyond the hype, the possibility of a super soldier is not so outlandish and ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Five things to know about Biden's Yemen move
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President Biden's announcement this week that he is ending U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen’s civil war was his first major foreign policy move in office. Couple...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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CNAS Responds: U.S. Ends Support to Saudi War in Yemen
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President Biden has announced the end of U.S. support to Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen....
By Richard Fontaine, Ilan Goldenberg, Elisa Catalano Ewers, Becca Wasser & Kaleigh Thomas
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For Biden, Tough Talk on Saudi Arabia Meets Reality
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Even as the Biden administration has sought to talk tough on Saudi Arabia over its human rights abuses, it has quietly continued the workaday relations needed to preserve the ...
By Elisa Catalano Ewers
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Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas
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The delay in confirming President Joe Biden's Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a series of stark challenges, includi...
By Carrie Cordero
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Technology & National Security
Exclusive: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese militaryBGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, has worked with China’s military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reute...
By Elsa B. Kania
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CNAS Responds: Week One of the Biden PresidencyA week in, the Biden administration has made a series of moves across national security policy. In the advisory below, CNAS experts unpack key developments and possible outcom...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Chris Dougherty, Jason Bartlett, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth, Emma Moore, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Geopolitics at Stake in US Response to China’s Digital Yuan: ReportChina is leading the world in the development and piloting of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). With that lead comes increased scrutiny and concerns over the downstream ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Trump's Gone, But North Korea Tensions Still Loom in US-South Korea Alliance
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After U.S. President Joe Biden took office last week, perhaps no world leader breathed a bigger public sigh of relief than South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “America is bac...
By Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Middle East Security
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensionsThe U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the m...
By Becca Wasser
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Biden Has First Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin
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The White House said Tuesday that President Biden held his first call as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin and raised concerns about issues including the detaini...
By Jim Townsend
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Technology & National Security
Biden’s biggest clean-energy partner: China“Ultimately, bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. would require a rethink of economic policy,” said Martijn Rasser, a senior fellow at the bipartisan Center for a New Ameri...
By Martijn Rasser
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Technology & National Security
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
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 / National Security Law
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
