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Disarray at Pentagon Puts Spotlight on Civilian Leadership’s Crucial Role
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The exodus of advisers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s office is affecting U.S. troops far from the Pentagon – highlighting the importance of strong civilian leadersh...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. Army Rolls Out ‘Sex-Neutral’ Fitness Test for Some Combat Jobs
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The U.S. Army is rolling out a new fitness test that will require female soldiers serving in combat jobs to be rated on the same score chart as their male counterparts, a move...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump’s Fixation on a Tariff Battle Win Against China Could Cost Him the Trade War
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President Donald Trump bet that his 145 percent tariff on Chinese imports would bring Chinese leader Xi Jinping running to cut a deal on trade....
By Emily Kilcrease
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New CNAS Case Study Highlights U.S.-China Tech Competition in Brazil
Press Release
Washington, April 24, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil by Ruby Scanlon and Bill Drex...
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China’s Military Spending Has Surged. So Have the Purges
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The grey-painted vessels were a sight to behold. Out of the fog of a late March morning in southern China’s Guangdong province, three giant metal barges, each one larger than ...
By Tom Shugart
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New CNAS Report on the World-Altering Stakes of U.S.-China AI Competition
Press Release
Washington, April 22, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Promethean Rivalry: The World-Altering Stakes of Sino-American AI Comp...
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“Turning the Presidency into Performance Art”: Sanctions Expert on What Trump Confuses About Tariffs
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With all its spectacle and chaos, Donald Trump’s shock and awe strategy is both domestic and global. Domestically, Trump and his agents are targeting the American government a...
By Edward Fishman
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Tech Industry Fears Donald Trump’s Trade War Will Hamper U.S. AI ‘Dominance’
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Donald Trump’s global tariff regime is endangering his ambitions of encouraging domestic chip production while hampering US goals of dominating the race to develop world-beati...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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How Much of a Threat Are Chinese Hypersonic Missiles to U.S. Navy Ships and Sailors?
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China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military powe...
By Tom Shugart
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CNAS Middle East Program Director Jonathan Lord to Join Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks as National Security Advisor
Washington, April 17, 2025 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announces that Jonathan Lord, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program, will j...
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Trump Seeks Record Military Budget, but the Search Is On for Spending Cuts, Too
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President Donald Trump last week promised that the new Defense Department budget will be the first ever to reach $1 trillion....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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CNAS Launches New National Security Human Capital Program to Safeguard America’s Warfighting Edge
Press Release
Washington, April 16, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is launching its new National Security Human Capital (NSHC) Program, a major research program...
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Richard Fontaine Statement on the Passing of CNAS Board Member Richard L. Armitage
Washington, April 15, 2025 – Today, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) CEO Richard Fontaine issued the following statement on the passing of Board Member Richard L. Arm...
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The Pentagon’s Rapid Response X Account Loves Pete Hegseth
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A new Pentagon account on X and Facebook has been hyping up Pete Hegseth with videos of jogs, handshakes, and football throws and taking shots at unfavorable media coverage li...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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China’s New Bridge-Forming Barges Offer New Options for Taiwan Invasion
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If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guan...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Wants to Make the US Military ‘Badass’ Again. Am I Tough Enough to Pass the Test?
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By my feet on the artificial turf of the ‘Human Performance Forge’, a 44,000 square foot gym, lie a mannequin on a stretcher, three fuel canisters, several ammunition cartons ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Military Academies Criticized for Removing DEI-Related Books from Libraries
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At the U.S. Naval Academy, it's not what's on the shelves that's drawing attention -- but what's missing....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump May Be Triggering the Fastest Nuclear Weapons Race Since the Cold War
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Donald Trump has been obsessed with preventing a nuclear holocaust since he was a bumptious boy builder back in the 1980s. Back then Trump reportedly proposed, with typical gr...
By Becca Wasser
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South Sudan’s Opposition in Crisis over Leadership Change
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Amid lingering fears of another civil war in South Sudan, the Upper Nile state’s main opposition party is now mired in its own internal conflict....
By Kate Johnston
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What to Watch for as Trump’s ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Kick In
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At 12.01am EST (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs will kick in, ramping up a global trade war that has roiled stock markets ...
By Rachel Ziemba
