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CNAS Launches New Project on Artificial Intelligence Safety and Stability
Washington, August 17, 2022—The Center for a New American Security is pleased to announce a new, multi-year project on artificial intelligence (AI) safety and stability. Natio...
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As Iraq's political crisis deepens, US influence dwindles
Iraq has hosted just two senior US government visits in the months since the country's October election. Meanwhile, the sprawling US embassy has been operating with a skeleton...
By Jonathan Lord
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Gas prices are dropping across the US. Why now? Which states could hit $3 per gallon?
After the national average for gas surpassed $5 per gallon in June, U.S. drivers are finally finding some relief at the pump. But how low could prices go? ... "There might be ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia is Training Drone Hobbyists to Fight in UkraineIt’s not clear how “coordinated work in combat crews” differs from combat. And that blurs the line between civilians and troops and creates a new type of combatant, said Sam B...
By Samuel Bendett
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Wall Street Doesn’t Hate This Spending Bill
The U.S. responded by freezing Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves in New York — $7 billion worth. President Biden set aside half of that for relatives of Sept. 11 victims...
By Alex Zerden
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National Security Human Capital Program
Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?The fact that relatively few current and former service members have been tied to anti-government extremism does not diminish the significance of the problem, said Katherine K...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
How electronic warfare is reshaping the war between Russia and UkraineElectronic warfare systems have been used by both Russia and Ukraine in recent months to locate, disrupt and jam electronic and GPS signals from weapons and drones. The system...
By Samuel Bendett
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Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerated downward spiral in polls
The perception that the administration was shifting the goalposts further dented public confidence, said Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security and an...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship
Washington, August 16, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is now accepting applications for the 2023 class of the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Securi...
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National Security Human Capital Program
DoD’s decentralized strategy for active shooters could be dangerous, IG saysSince 2009, there have been 11 active shooter situations on U.S. military bases. The most recent was at the Army Recruiting Station in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2020. Whil...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine? What we know, how we know it and what it really means.
The numbers on both sides can often blind observers to the reality that each death is of course a tragedy for the (usually) young life snuffed out and for those who mourn back...
By Chris Dougherty
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Taliban haven’t changed, resistance by Afghans to grow, says ex-US security official Lisa Curtis
Afghans will gradually push back against the Taliban, and this will strengthen the national resistance movement against the regime, according to Lisa Curtis, a former US Natio...
By Lisa Curtis
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Republican report details Biden administration failings in Afghanistan
For Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Centre for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Programme, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will haunt Mr Biden...
By Lisa Curtis
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National Security Human Capital Program
Could Access to Abortion Services Change Where the Military Stations Troops?It's unlikely that the Dobbs decision will cause a major shift in future bases away from the South, where some of the nation's more restrictive abortion laws and measures are ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The US-Japan-South Korea trilateral cybersecurity relationship
“The United States, Japan, and South Korea are three economically and technologically advanced countries that routinely experience state-sponsored cyber threats from countries...
By Jason Bartlett
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Russia and Iran Threats Put Missile Defense Back on the Agenda
In much of the West, Putin’s rhetoric on missile defense is dismissed as paranoia. According to Burns, “For many in Russia, especially in Putin’s orbit of security and intelli...
By Jim Townsend
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In think tank’s Taiwan war game, US beats China at high cost
The Marines’ key weapon, the Naval Strike Missile, simply can’t shoot far enough with its 100 nautical mile range, making it ineffective for strikes from the Philippines to Ta...
By Chris Dougherty
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US, China Trade Accusations Over Beijing’s Military Action Around Taiwan
Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C., told VOA Mandarin the canceled talks are the lower-...
By Jacob Stokes
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‘A bloody mess’ with ‘terrible loss of life’: How a China-US conflict over Taiwan could play out
While that decision “makes a ton of sense” from a gameplay perspective, as wargames need to be narrowly-defined in order to be manageable, the end result is that both sides no...
By Becca Wasser
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A look at missile systems and military tactics deployed in Ukraine and what could tun the tide
Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington, D.C.-based military think tank, does not believe the world’s lat...
By Stacie Pettyjohn