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Biden administration will seek to restore stability at Pentagon, analysts say
A Biden presidency is expected to strike a relatively steady course at the Pentagon, seeking to restore stability in military decision-making while reemphasizing alliances and...
By Richard Fontaine
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Climate promises will crash into regulatory bureaucracy
Before he became president-elect, Joe Biden said a top priority for his administration would be to reengage in efforts at home and abroad to address climate change, including ...
By Robert O. Work
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Biden could take swift action on transgender ban, nuclear weapons
President-elect Joe Biden could get some quick wins by using executive orders to roll back several of President Donald Trump’s Pentagon policies. For example, very little will...
By Robert O. Work
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Introducing The Gaming Lab at CNAS
The Center for a New American Security today launched The Gaming Lab at CNAS, a new major initiative led by the CNAS Defense Program. CNAS experts and adjuncts at The Gaming L...
By Chris Dougherty, Becca Wasser & Cole Stevens
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
The Trump administration is considering moving U.S. Africa Command. It won’t be cheap or easy.The Trump administration’s effort to relocate the U.S. military headquarters that oversees operations in Africa could cost at least $1 billion and create new diplomatic and lo...
By Jim Townsend
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Is Palau the key to the Marine Corps’ fight against China?
During Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s stop at the tiny island nation of Palau he visited civil affair compounds and met with high ranking government officials, building on a r...
By Chris Dougherty
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
America’s problem is much bigger than TikTokChina watchers are waiting to see how, and whether, Chinese company ByteDance sells its wildly popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. buyer by Sept. 15, as the Trump admini...
By Kara Frederick, Elsa B. Kania & Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
What war with China could look likePentagon war planners can envision a conflict with China starting in any number of ways. For example, they fear a scenario that might involve a mass of Chinese military force...
By Chris Dougherty
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Slaughter in the East China SeaThe year is 2030. Chinese troops seize a Japanese island in the South China Sea. Japan dispatches an amphibious task force to retake the island. Soon, U.S. warships and aircra...
By Chris Dougherty, Susanna V. Blume, Becca Wasser & Dr. ED McGrady
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Renewed diplomacy 'should be central policy of new US president'
A new US president should use diplomacy as a key tool to bring peace to Gulf region and Iran into line, leading American commentators have said. They have also called for a m...
By Becca Wasser
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Tony Ierardi, Sarah Mineiro, and Paul Benfield Join CNAS as Adjunct Senior Fellows in the Defense Program
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that LTG Anthony R. "Tony" Ierardi, USA (Ret.), head of strategic engagement for Rebellion Defense, Sarah ...
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The Next Defense Strategy
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a new project, The Next Defense Strategy, led by the CNAS Defense Program. Regardless of who wins t...
By Cole Stevens
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‘How Much and How Fast’: Biden Watchers Anticipate Defense Spending Crunch
Defense spending is likely to decline or at least flat-line in the coming years, regardless of who wins November’s presidential election. The pressures on the economy from the...
By Susanna V. Blume, Robert O. Work & Robert F. Hale
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Becca Wasser Joins CNAS as Fellow in Defense Program
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Becca Wasser has joined CNAS as a Fellow in the Defense program. Ms. Wasser’s research areas include ...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Canceling Aegis Ashore raises problems — and hopesDefense Minister Taro Kono has announced suspending the planned deployment of the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system. Kono blamed cost and technical issues for the ...
By Eric Sayers
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How Much Does It Cost To Insure A Russian-Made Stealth Drone?The Russian defense ministry has insured its new stealth drone and its control station for 1.4 billion rubles. That’s $20 million. And it’s probably worth every ruble. The S-...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
The president is a danger to the US militaryWhen President Donald Trump looks at the military he leads, he doesn’t see a diverse group of Americans doing their jobs to protect and defend the country. He sees a massive f...
By Paul Scharre
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Pandemic gives Navy ‘opportunity’ to revise its long-term plans
Even before the pandemic hit the service hard, the U.S. Navy was in rough seas. The lingering aftermath of two deadly collisions in 2017, constant leadership turnover, and pre...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Military faces another potential coronavirus toll: Budget cutsAs the novel coronavirus has swept the globe, Pentagon officials have scrambled to adjust everything from basic training to submarine deployments to prevent the pandemic from ...
By Robert F. Hale
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US military poised for post-pandemic shift
The novel coronavirus pandemic may soon lead to big changes in the U.S. military. COVID-19 has torn apart U.S. society so much that it is redefining national security, defens...
By Susanna V. Blume