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The Trials of Patrick Shanahan
In The News
Since he took the reins of the U.S. Defense Department from James Mattis on Jan. 1, Patrick Shanahan has been, at best, stuck in limbo. Shanahan found both his competence and ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Pentagon takes aim at China and Russia in proposed $750 billion budget
In The News
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled details of the $750 billion national defense budget that the Trump administration has asked Congress to pass, calling it an example of how the...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
At Trump’s Pentagon, Empty Offices Are the New NormalThe resignation of two senior Pentagon officials last week brings the number of vacancies and posts filled on a temporary basis at the U.S. Department of Defense to a new high...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Jim Townsend
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In The News
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Plan to charge allies for US troop presence carries risks for Americans in North AfricaPresident Donald Trump’s reported plan to charge allies for US military bases could jeopardize access agreements that were set up after the September 2012 attack in Benghazi, ...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump pumps up Pentagon war-fighting account in bid to fund defense over domestic programs
In The News
President Trump asked for a massive increase in the Pentagon’s war-fighting account in an attempt to spend more on defense without having to cut a deal with Democrats on domes...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Ben FitzGerald Joins CNAS Defense Program as Adjunct Senior Fellow
Washington, March 7, 2019 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Ben FitzGerald, former Executive Director of Strategy, Data, and Design in the P...
By Cole Stevens
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US ‘Gets Its Ass Handed To It’ In Wargames: Here’s A $24 Billion Fix
In The News
The US keeps losing, hard, in simulated wars with Russia and China. Bases burn. Warships sink. But we could fix the problem for about $24 billion a year, one well-connected ex...
By Robert O. Work
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‘America First’ or America alone? In debut on world stage, acting Pentagon chief must answer for Trump.
In The News
In a six-day trip that took him to four cities on two continents, acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan came face to face with one consistent reality last week: the discor...
By Richard Fontaine & Elbridge Colby
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Democrats could stymie nuclear arms race after US leaves pact
In The News
Congress can do little to halt the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, if President Donald Trump is determined to do so. But Democrats could have o...
By Elbridge Colby
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see itGen. Joe Dunford, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has finished his new edition of the National Military strategy — but currently has no plans to roll out a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Ready to Compete? America’s Military and Technological Edge
In The News
About a year after the National Defense Strategy was launched, what progress has been made when it comes to America’s edge against its great power rivals? And what role do gre...
By Elbridge Colby, Nina Kollars, Tanvi Madan & Roger Zakheim
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After Mattis, Acting Defense Chief Shanahan Is Trying Out for Permanent Role
In The News
When Pat Shanahan, who now serves as acting defense secretary, arrived at the Pentagon in 2017 as the Defense Department’s No. 2, he aimed to inject the massive bureaucracy wi...
By Elbridge Colby
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U.S. to Suspend Obligations Under 1987 Nuclear Treaty With Russia
In The News
The U.S. said it plans to withdraw from a 1987 nuclear treaty with Russia, setting up potential development of new missiles to counter China, current and former American offic...
By Elbridge Colby & Eric Sayers
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
The US is withdrawing from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia. An arms race might be next.The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten th...
By Eric Sayers
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
CNAS Experts Testify Before Full Senate Armed Services CommitteeWashington, January 30 – Today, CNAS Defense Director Elbridge Colby and Executive Vice President Ely Ratner testified before the full Senate Armed Services Committee for the ...
By Cole Stevens
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The New Iron Curtain: Russian Missile Defense Challenges U.S. Air Power
In The News
North from Syria, along the borders of Eastern Europe and rounding the Arctic Circle to the east, Russia has built a ring of air defenses that threaten the reach of the U.S. m...
By Elbridge Colby
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The National Defense Strategy a Year Later: A Small Wars Journal Discussion with Elbridge Colby
In The News
Let’s unpack the notion of principled realism at the core of both NDS and NSS. How is the world perceived through the lens of the principled realism? What type of internationa...
By Elbridge Colby
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. Increasingly Concerned About a Chinese Attack on TaiwanThe U.S. Defense Department is increasingly concerned that China’s growing military might could embolden it to launch a full-out attack on Taiwan. A new assessment of China’s...
By Elbridge Colby
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How Trump’s new chief of staff can impact the FY20 defense plan
In The News
Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney’s takeover, at least temporarily, of the White House chief of staff position could have repercussions for defense spendi...
By Susanna V. Blume
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As One Arms Treaty Falls Apart, Others Look Shakier
In The News
The impending collapse of a Cold War-era treaty banning U.S. and Russian intermediate-range missiles is spurring broader concerns about the very future of arms control. Respon...
By Elbridge Colby
