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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Leaders Should Have More Control over Services’ Tech Budgets, GAO SuggestsThe Pentagon could further accelerate its technology purchasing if the services’ emerging-tech budget requests flowed through the office of the defense undersecretary for rese...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation ParadoxWhen the Biden administration rolled out its semiconductor export restrictions in October 2022, the logic seemed airtight: cut off Beijing’s access to advanced AI chips, and y...
By James Sanders
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Technology & National Security
The Army Just Unveiled Its Latest Tank. Will It Be the Last?The Detroit Auto Show is the nation’s showcase for cutting-edge vehicles, and this year, along with flashy new Cadillac SUVs and Ford pickups, a model with a lot less chrome m...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Algorithmic Warfare: AI a Double-Edged Sword for Cyber Defense, OffenseArtificial intelligence holds great potential to enhance both offensive and defensive operations in the cyber domain, but it remains to be seen which side of the coin will ben...
By Caleb Withers
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Technology & National Security
Trump Cements U.S. Strategy on Semiconductor Chips Despite China RisksThe Trump administration opted for a narrow and limited set of tariffs on semiconductor chips, backing down from a threat of duties as high as 100 percent on the critical tech...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
‘Overwatch’ from Space, Cyber Ops Foundational to Maduro MissionJust as it is for all Joint Force missions, space support was essential to the success of the US military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to US Spa...
By Anthony Vinci
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Technology & National Security
For Defense AI, Bubble, Bubble, Toil and … Bargains?: 2026 PreviewThe Pentagon could pick up technology and talent at bargain prices if soaring investments in artificial intelligence finally come crashing down in 2026, experts told Breaking ...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Ukraine’s Campaign Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet Goes GlobalUkraine has struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, signaling a significant expansion of Kyiv’s long-range maritime campaign against Moscow’s sanc...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
CNAS Expands AI Policy Research with New AppointmentsThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce three new staff hires as it expands its multiyear Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security and Stability Init...
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China Hawks Dig in to Bitcoin MiningAmerican national security hawks, long wary of Chinese technology, have turned their sights towards a new target: bitcoin mining....
By Daniel Remler & David Feith
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Technology & National Security
How Much Could China Gain from Access to Powerful Nvidia Chips?President Trump’s announcement that the American chip maker Nvidia would be able to sell semiconductors to China appeared to roll back years of policies aimed at blocking the ...
By Tim Fist
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Technology & National Security
How Ukraine Became the World’s Most Recorded War—and a Laboratory for AI-Driven CombatSamuel Bendett, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, is a leading analyst of Russian military technology, with a focus on drones, robotic and autonomous systems, and artificial intelli...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
China’s Quantum Leap Will Eclipse U.S. Aircraft CarriersA parliamentary debate between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and an opposition politician over possible Taiwan contingencies — from a maritime blockade in the Bashi C...
By Morgan Peirce
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Technology & National Security
Alliance Calls for Cyber U to Stem Tide of Nation-State AttacksThe United States urgently needs a virtual cybersecurity academy to train cyber defenders for national security, according to the Internet Security Alliance (ISA)....
By Morgan Peirce
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Technology & National Security
China Leapfrogs U.S. in Global Market for ‘Open’ AI ModelsChina has overtaken the US in the global market for “open” artificial intelligence models, gaining a crucial edge over how the powerful technology is used around the world....
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Trump Signs Executive Order Launching AI Initiative Being Compared to the Manhattan ProjectPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon launching a new federal effort to supercharge American artificial intelligence research, development and scie...
By Keegan McBride
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Technology & National Security
New Army Unit Seeks to Disrupt ‘Malign Influence’ in Indo-PacificThe U.S. Army earlier this month activated a new unit aimed at “disrupting malign influence” in the Indo-Pacific region, bringing information operations into the conventional ...
By Anthony Vinci
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Technology & National Security
The Age of AI-Run Cyberattacks Has BegunMenu planning, therapy, essay writing, highly sophisticated global cyberattacks: People just keep coming up with innovative new uses for the latest AI chatbots. An alarming ne...
By Caleb Withers
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Technology & National Security
Middle East AI Capabilities Expand, but Experts Are WaryWhile American policymakers engage in discussions on how to safely develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies amidst global competition, leading tech companies are acce...
By Janet Egan
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Technology & National Security
Microsoft Backs Massive AI Push in UAE, Raising Security ConcernsWhile American policymakers have debated how to safely develop AI technologies while keeping up with the massive efforts of US rivals, large technology firms are pushing to se...
By Janet Egan