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New CNAS Report Outlines Strategy for US AI Leadership Through Global Partnerships
Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2025 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Global Compute and National Security: Strengthening American A...
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
With Trump Pressure and a ‘New Lebanon,’ Can Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy Be Dismantled?Up until a few months ago, the drive from Beirut’s international airport through the Lebanese capital city’s southern suburbs used to feature a stream of pro-Iranian and Hezbo...
By Alex Zerden
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Trump May Not Replace Biden-Era AI Rule“It certainly seems — at the moment, at least — that the tech side has the upper hand,” said Geoffrey Gertz, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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New Report Forecasts the Rising Military Challenges from the Axis of Upheaval
Washington, July 28, 2025 — A new report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) warns of the threat posed by intensifying military cooperation among t...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Nicholas Lokker
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The Pentagon’s Policy Guy Is All In on China
Elbridge Colby believes that China is the only country on the planet that has the ambition, resources, and military might to knock the United States off its pedestal as the wo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Pentagon Thrown into Confusion over Think Tank Ban
A wide swath of Defense Department officials fear that new rules banning employees from participating at think tank and research events — a key way the Pentagon delivers its m...
By Becca Wasser
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India's New Deals Leave U.S. to Catch Up
On a sweltering afternoon beside the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood beside Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu for the island nation's...
By Lisa Curtis
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
U.S. Should Be Cautious With New Chip Equipment Controls, Work With Allies, Researchers SayThe Trump administration should carefully study any new export controls on the subsystems of semiconductor manufacturing equipment so it doesn’t unintentionally undercut U.S. ...
By Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz & Ruby Scanlon
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Silicon Valley’s $4 Billion Gamble on Defense Manufacturing
Every month Neros Inc. makes hundreds of drones designed to drop warheads on adversaries. By the end of the year, the company wants its new Southern California factory to cran...
By Becca Wasser
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Technology & National Security
What We're Hearing on the AI Action PlanThe Trump administration's AI action plan is the tech and AI industry's dream, per glowing reactions that rolled in after its release....
By Caleb Withers
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Noteworthy | America's AI Action PlanIntroduction The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and...
By Vivek Chilukuri, Emily Kilcrease, Janet Egan, Geoffrey Gertz, Sam Howell, Caleb Withers, Michael Depp, Ruby Scanlon & Morgan Peirce
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Threat of Russia-Related Secondary Tariffs Sparks SkepticismPresident Donald Trump’s threat to punish Russia’s trading partners if it does not pause its war on Ukraine could backfire, derailing negotiations with two important U.S. trad...
By Emily Kilcrease
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New Report Outlines Strategy to Compete with China’s Digital Silk Road in Kenya
Washington, July 22, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Countering the Digital Silk Road: Kenya, by Vivek Chilukuri and Ruby Sc...
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Musk’s xAI Was a Late Addition to the Pentagon’s Set of $200 Million AI Contracts, Former Defense Employee Says
The Pentagon last week announced multimillion-dollar contracts with four artificial intelligence companies intended to “address critical national security challenges,” includi...
By Josh Wallin
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Why Trump Hasn't Turned on Syria's New Leader Amid Execution of U.S. Citizen
President Donald Trump's endorsement of Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is being tested amid sectarian violence that has led to the execution-style murder of at least...
By Adham Sahloul
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Technology & National Security
Did Big Tech Just Outfox the China Hawks?One of the most dizzying pivots in American policy toward China happened just last week, when two chipmakers — Nvidia and AMD — said that Donald Trump’s White House had effect...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
White House to Unveil Plan to Push U.S. AI Abroad, Crack Down on Restrictive Rules, Document ShowsThe White House intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive to let i...
By Janet Egan
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
JUST IN: Indo-Pacific Cybersecurity Needs Workforce Boost, Experts SayAn increase in cyberattacks from China and North Korea has magnified the importance of strengthening cybersecurity partnerships among Indo-Pacific allies, but the region’s par...
By Vivek Chilukuri & Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Army Transformation Called ‘Inflection Point’ for Maintenance Contracts
The Army’s recently launched transformation initiative grabbed headlines for its plan to end procurement of “outdated” and “obsolete” programs, but its push to include “right ...
By Carlton Haelig
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Pentagon Looks to Unleash ‘Military Drone Dominance’
While no one knows when or where the next major war will break out, what is becoming clear is that next time the United States engages directly in a conflict, U.S. combat unit...
By Stacie Pettyjohn