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CNAS Press Note: What Does a Trump Administration Mean for Defense?
Washington, November 17 – As the transition to the Trump administration begins and markets predict a growth in defense spending, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Defe...
By Paul Scharre
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DIUX and RCO could get lost in transition
Senior defense officials have said in recent weeks that new programs like the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental and the Rapid Capabilities Office are too mature to be rolle...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Flournoy to Trump: Let women serve in combat roles
During the presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump called the Obama administration’s move to open combat fighting roles to women in the military “politically corre...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Releases New Report, “Counterbalance: Red Teaming the Rebalance in the Asia-Pacific”
Washington, November 14 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Asia-Pacific Security Program has released a new report providing prescriptions to reinforce the Depart...
By Neal Urwitz
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Marines Seek To Outnumber Enemies With Robots
In Breaking Defense, senior fellow Paul Scharre discusses the advantages of including robots in the Marine Corps....
By Paul Scharre
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Day One: Next Prez Must Be Ready For Crisis
WASHINGTON: Whoever is elected the next president of the United States must stand ready for crisis to strike “at 12:01 on January 20th,” the Secretary of the Navy warned today...
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Report: Pentagon should scrap $40 billion aircraft carrier program
With an aging air fleet and a shrinking Navy working overtime around the globe, US military officials say the world's most powerful fighting force is at an "inflection point" ...
By Elbridge Colby, Paul Scharre & Jerry Hendrix
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Battle of Mosul Has Bearing on Two Presidencies
WASHINGTON—The U.S.-backed fight to wrest Iraq’s second-largest city from Islamic State control holds implications extending beyond the battlefield and into both the departing...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CNAS Releases New Report on Transatlantic Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
Washington, October 24 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Strategy and Statecraft Program has released a new report examining transatlantic security cooperation i...
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CNAS Press Note: Russia and Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Violations
Washington, October 21 – As the Obama administration confronts Russia over its violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Center for a New American Secur...
By Elbridge Colby
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China wedge ‘could damage US alliance’
The US election campaign could reinforce the perception growing in the Asia-Pacific region that America is in decline, posing a risk to the alliance that underpins Australia’s...
By Richard Fontaine
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Report proposes canceling U.S. aircraft carriers, investing in lasers to combat Russia and China
The latest Washington Post article features a new report from senior fellows Paul Scharre, Elbridge Colby and Jerry Hendrix who propose canceling U.S. aircraft carriers and in...
By Elbridge Colby, Paul Scharre & Jerry Hendrix
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CNAS Press Note: South Korean Deterrence Against North Korean Nuclear Progress
In advance of the Two Plus Two meetings beginning tomorrow, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Elbridge Colby has written a new Press Note...
By Elbridge Colby
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Report proposes slashing U.S. aircraft carriers, investing in lasers to combat Russia and China
Jerry Hendrix, Paul Scharre and Elbridge Colby have put together a report that uses a notional budget that implements a 2 percent increase over the 2017 budget to shape the U....
By Elbridge Colby, Paul Scharre & Jerry Hendrix
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In space, the looming threat of a new arms race
In an AFP article, senior fellow Elbridge Colby discusses the necessity for developing the ability to defend U.S. space assets....
By Elbridge Colby
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Putin Throws Out the Old Nuclear Rules, Rattling Washington
In Foreign Policy, senior fellow Julianne Smith discusses the possibility of a more troubled bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Russia....
By Julianne Smith
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CNAS Press Note: The Campaign to Free Mosul from the Islamic State
Washington, October 17 – As the campaign to liberate Mosul from the so-called Islamic State begins, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program Dire...
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CNAS Press Note: What the Candidates Should be Asked at the Next Debate
In advance of the presidential debate on national security on Wednesday October 19, experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) have produced a series of questi...
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CNAS Releases Report on an Energy Security Strategy for the Next President
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Energy, Economics, and Security Program has released a new report providing an energy security strategy for the next Administrati...
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In space, the looming threat of a new arms race
WASHINGTON:Killer satellites, blinding lasers, sophisticated jammers: the world's military powers are quietly readying for a war in outer space -- at the risk of fueling a dan...
By Elbridge Colby