Press
Showing 161-180 of 9215 Items
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
New Drone Czar’s Success Hinges on Personalities, Pentagon Politics: Experts“A memo by itself never solves anything, but in this case I’m willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the secretary,” said Jack Shanahan, a retired Air Force three-star wh...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
-
Why Iran’s Limited Economic Relief Was Easy Come, Easy Go
In The News
Alex Zerden, a former Treasury official and founder of Capitol Peak Strategies, said the sanctions reflect the political dynamics at play. “It appears that the President was f...
By Alex Zerden
-
There’s Promise — And Pitfalls — In the Army’s Low-Cost Interceptor Plan, Experts Say
In The News
Such reasoning is “really sensible,” Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, told Breaking Defense, especially with lesson...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
-
China Sends Nuclear Missile Message as Us Looks Elsewhere
In The News
Jacob Stokes, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the launch shows China "is looking to consolidate its nuclear triad through more operational tests ...
By Jacob Stokes
-
Trump’s Pledge to Lift Turkey Sanctions Sets up Fight with Congress, Allies
Carlton Haelig, a fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), downplayed the concerns of the F-35 program’s security with Turkey fielding...
By Carlton Haelig
-
NATO Weathers Another Trump Storm but Braces for More After Ankara Summit
In The News
"Even if Trump makes nice, the damage is done," said Jim Townsend, a former senior Pentagon official now at the Center for a New American Security think tank. "Russia and the ...
By Jim Townsend
-
China’s Missile Warning Demands a Stronger Defense Budget
In The News
Tom Shugart, defense analyst and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, called the report a “quite important — and ominous — development.” The system...
By Tom Shugart
-
Despite Trump’s Announcement, Patriot Missile Production in Ukraine May Not Start for Years
In The News
Jonathan Rue, an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security and an advisory partner at MVP Ventures, isn’t holding his breath for the first missiles to ...
By W. Jonathan Rue
-
Experts Say Trump’s Plan to License Patriot Missiles for Ukraine Could Take Years
In The News
Franz-Stefan Gady at the Center for a New American Security, a bipartisan policy organization, wrote in a statement that the promise was "welcome" and "signals durable US comm...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
-
As Iran Cease-Fire Frays, Trump Faces a Muddled War and Unpalatable Options
In The News
“The problem is that all the options — endure, escalate or agree — are unattractive in different ways,” Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Center for a New American ...
By Richard Fontaine
-
Trump Says He’ll Let Ukraine Make Patriot Missiles. It Won’t Be Easy
In The News
“A Patriot missile takes years to build, meaning Ukrainian production of these missiles won’t materialize on the near-term timelines they need,” said Bloomberg Economics defen...
By Becca Wasser
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
Lawmakers Probe Growing Use of Chinese AI Models in U.S. CompaniesWhile the Trump administration is “clearly worried” about the risks from American companies’ adoption of Chinese AI models, restricting their use is going to be difficult, Dan...
By Daniel Remler
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
How Russia Learned to Adapt to Drone WarfareSamuel Bendett, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told me the creation of a dedicated Unmanned Systems Forces branch in late 2025 reflects th...
By Samuel Bendett
-
Castelion Readies for U.S. Army, Navy Demos of Its Hypersonic Missiles
In The News
Hypersonic missiles — meaning maneuverable designs that reach at least five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5 — “have historically for the United States been a prohibitively...
By Philip Sheers
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
Ukrainian Midrange Drones Reshape the Battlefield by Targeting Russian Supply Lines“They’re ensuring that the Russians are constantly pressured along their supply logistics lines and that they are unable to supply certain parts of the front so that the situa...
By Samuel Bendett
-
In The News
National Security Human Capital
Hegseth Goes Quiet on Iran as Trump Pursues DiplomacyJason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security who served more than two decades as an Army infantry officer, argued Hegseth was willing to s...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
-
In The News
National Security Human Capital
A Congressional Fight over VA Benefits Is Dividing Veterans GroupsThese changes would particularly affect the Post-9/11 generation of veterans and currently serving troops, many of whom are in the process of having their disability ratings d...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
-
Russia Rocks Ukrainian Capital with Massive Assault, Killing at Least 30
In The News
The goal of the Russian air campaign was twofold, said Franz-Stefan Gady, an analyst in Vienna with the Center for a New American Security. On one hand, Moscow hoped “to degra...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
-
In The News
Technology & National Security
Russian Drone Makers Preparing for ‘Great War With NATO’The meeting is typically well-attended by Russian government officials, and all attendees are vetted by Russian security services, like the FSB, before they are able to go, Sa...
By Samuel Bendett
-
Keflavík Remains Important Despite ‘Uncertainty’ from Washington
In The News
Jim Townsend, an expert at the Center for a New American Security, worked for years on European and NATO affairs at the Pentagon and was, among other things, US assistant secr...
By Jim Townsend
