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Sibling Rivalry: Military Services in High-Stakes Tussle Over Long-Range Fires
Air Force and Army leaders and their supporters are trading barbs over which branches of the military should be investing in long-range strike capabilities. The outcome of the...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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US Navy deployment could leave an aircraft carrier-sized gap in Asia's tense waters
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United States Navy commanders face a potential shortfall in their Asia sea power in the coming weeks as tensions simmer with China in the region's waters. According to two unn...
By Tom Shugart
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US Naval Services Aim to Put Network-War Concepts to Global Test
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For the past several years, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been developing super-agile networked versions of age-old warfighting concepts. Now the services will try them ...
By Becca Wasser
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CNAS Launches New Initiative: A New American Way of Training
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new initiative on “A New American Way of Training.” Situated within CNAS’ “A New American Way of ...
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Space Force Aims to Take on an Air Force Surveillance Mission
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A few years ago, the Air Force began looking at ways to replace its JSTARS surveillance aircraft, to ensure it could keep providing a clear picture of ground movement when the...
By Sarah Mineiro
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"What degree of human involvement should there be in the use of force?"
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In an interview with the Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, Paul Scharre offers insights on weapon autonomy and the human role in future warfighting. After multiple t...
By Paul Scharre
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80,000 Russian Troops Remain at Ukraine Border as U.S. and NATO Hold Exercises
Russia has withdrawn only a few thousand troops from the border with Ukraine, senior Biden administration officials said, despite signals from Moscow last month that it was di...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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US eyes using Japan's submarines to 'choke' Chinese navy
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For all its massive military buildup, China has some weaknesses that are hard to overcome. One of them is geography. "When you look at China's submarine bases, every single on...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Responds: Assessing the Biden Administration's First 100 Days
Press Note
President Biden will mark his first 100 days in office with a joint session address to Congress this evening. In the press note below, CNAS experts offer insights and reflecti...
By Richard Fontaine, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Ilan Goldenberg, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Nathalie Grogan & Jim Townsend
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Pentagon turns to the stars to survive China's electronic warfare
Every newly commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy's surface fleet carries a copy of Nathaniel Bowditch's "The American Practical Navigator" (1802) on its bridge. This thick encyc...
By Billy Fabian
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China flanks Taiwan with military exercises in air and sea
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China's armed forces conducted simultaneous military exercises to the west and east of Taiwan on Monday in a move analysts said was a warning to the self-ruled island and its ...
By Tom Shugart
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We can’t prevent tomorrow’s catastrophes unless we imagine them today
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The Trump administration may be gone, but Trumpian chaos persists. Which is why, before he took office, Joe Biden repeatedly emphasized his intention to battle multiple crises...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Responds: Assessing Biden's Interim National Security Strategy
Richard Fontaine, Chief Executive Officer: "National Security Strategies do more signaling than strategizing. They resemble not true strategies so much as really long speeches...
By Richard Fontaine, Lisa Curtis, Chris Dougherty, Martijn Rasser, Dr. Nina Kollars, Michael Kofman, Becca Wasser, Nathalie Grogan, Katie Galgano & Jennie Matuschak
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Biden looks to recalibrate relationship with Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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As a candidate, Joe Biden branded Saudi Arabia a “pariah” state which must be punished for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the killing of civilians in airstrikes ...
By Becca Wasser
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China Increases Production Of AIP Submarines With Massive New Shipyard
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Behind the closed doors of imposing new construction halls, bedecked with a ginormous Chinese flag, workers are busy with the serial production of submarines. The subs are kno...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Responds: Week One of the Biden Presidency
Press Note
A 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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US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
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The 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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How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China
Beijing’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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Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies ‘to lift years-long blockade on Qatar, reopen border'
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Saudi Arabia and its regional allies will end a years-long crippling blockade of Qatar and re-open its borders in a breakthrough agreement, due to be signed on Tuesday.The dea...
By Becca Wasser
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Transition mistrust: Roadblocks on troops, cyber hack and budgets
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President-elect Joe Biden's explosive allegation this week that the outgoing Trump administration is throwing up "roadblocks" on key national security matters was a low-point ...
By Richard Fontaine
