Press
Showing 4861-4880 of 8484 Items
-
Who Will Rule Raqqa After the Islamic State?
AIN ISSA, Syria — For three months, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been fighting to liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State and have reportedly captured 70 ...
By Nicholas Heras
-
Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency?
Donald trump is testing the institution of the presidency unlike any of his 43 predecessors. We have never had a president so ill-informed about the nature of his office, so o...
By Phillip Carter
-
Could Russian or Chinese Submarines 'Sink' the U.S. Navy in a War?
While the U.S. Navy has been sounding the alarm about a resurgent Russian and growing Chinese submarine threat, much of the problem stems the service’s much diminished anti-su...
By Jerry Hendrix
-
Syrian Army, U.S-Backed Forces Rub Shoulders In Eastern Syria
U.S.-backed militias and the Syrian Army are less than 10 miles from each other as they converge on the Islamic State stronghold of Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria, which still h...
By Nicholas Heras
-
Hawks, Pentagon, industry brace for effects of 'dreaded' stop-gap defense budget
Washington reaction ranged from dread to frustration in recent days as the reality sank in that Congress is passing another continuing resolution to fund the Defense Departmen...
By Jerry Hendrix
-
Technology & National Security
Russia, AI, and the future of warRussian President Vladimir Putin has rattled Elon Musk and many others since saying of artificial intelligence, "Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the rule...
By Gregory C. Allen
-
Uncle Sam Wants You ... to Fight Alongside a Killer Robot
A Q&A with newly departed Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Kim's nukes, Putin's paranoia and bigger problems over the horizon....
By Robert O. Work
-
U.S.-backed forces announce anti-ISIS push in Syria’s oil-rich east
BEIRUT — U.S.-backed forces in Syria announced a fresh offensive around the Islamic State’s most important remaining stronghold Saturday, accelerating a global scramble for co...
By Nicholas Heras
-
North Korea’s Trade Troubles Could Point to a Need for Cash
DANDONG, China — After sunset, when American spy satellites can no longer see as well, the main bridge connecting China to North Korea comes to life. One by one, trucks laden ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
-
Technology & National Security
For Superpowers, Artificial Intelligence Fuels New Global Arms RaceFOR MANY RUSSIAN students, the academic year started last Friday with tips on planetary domination from President Vladimir Putin. “Artificial intelligence is the future, not o...
By Gregory C. Allen
-
Technology & National Security
Artificial Intelligence Is Poised to Revolutionize WarfareImagine, for a moment, that the question of war and peace between the United States and North Korea didn’t rest on the erratic personalities of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, b...
By Gregory C. Allen
-
Afghan Defense Ministry: US leaflet drop broke agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military broke an agreement with Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry when it released propaganda flyers deemed offensive to Muslims without first gett...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
-
Robert O. Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and CEO of CNAS, Rejoins Center as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Defense and National Security
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced that Robert O. Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and former CNAS CEO, will rejoin the organization as a Di...
By Neal Urwitz
-
Experts warn of danger to U.S. companies if Trump follows through on China threats
As the gulf between the U.S. and North Korea over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program grows, one of the few things that the two countries continue to have in common is that ...
By Peter Harrell
-
U.S. Opens Way to Boost Arms Sales to Asia Allies
President Donald Trump pressed harder on potential military options in North Korea, offering billions of dollars in new American military equipment to allies in Asia and sayin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
-
A Hero's Story From The Scramble To Survive On The USS Fitzgerald
At 1:30 a.m. on June 17, sailors on the USS Fitzgerald were jolted awake in their bunks. Some were thrown to the floor. Their guided missile destroyer had just collided with a...
By Jerry Hendrix
-
U.S. Is Said to Seek a Ban on Crude Oil to North Korea at UN
The U.S. is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil shipments to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employmen...
By Patrick M. Cronin
-
Susanna Blume, Former Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Plans to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Joins CNAS as Fellow
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Susanna Blume, the former Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Plans to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, h...
By Neal Urwitz
-
Experts hope upcoming defence bill could alert Trump to climate change's threat to national security
As Congress returns from recess, a major piece of defence legislation is up for consideration that could prove to be invaluable for those looking to the US to fight climate ch...
By Neil Bhatiya
-
Where’s Rex?
President Donald Trump’s administration came out swinging at North Korea after its latest nuclear test. Trump threatened to cut off all trade with any country that traded with...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
