Press
Showing 1-20 of 8626 Items
-
Trump’s Pentagon Chief Under Fire as Scandals Mount
Hegseth -- a former Army National Guard major who went from Fox News co-host to leader of the world's most powerful military -- is no stranger to controversy and was only narr...
By Jim Townsend
-
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
See How a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could UnfoldFive miles off Taiwan’s coast, ZTD-05 amphibious vehicles roll out of ships and zip over the water amid a hail of artillery fire. The Chinese soldiers inside have their orders...
By Tom Shugart
-
America’s Biggest Defense Contractors Are Fighting for Their Place in the Future of Drone Warfare
Silicon Valley disruptors and defense industry heavyweights are locked in a fight to shape the future of drone warfare....
By Stacie Pettyjohn
-
New US National Security Strategy—Three Things It Says About China
China took center stage in U.S. President Donald Trump's newly released national security strategy, which outlines his security priorities for the coming years....
By Derek Grossman
-
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
-
Analysts, Advocates Sound off During Day One of USTR’s Hearing on USMCA
Trade researchers on Wednesday presented a largely positive assessment of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s performance to date – along with a host of targeted recommendation...
By Emily Kilcrease
-
USMCA Partners Urged to Form Joint Economic Security Mechanism to Address China Challenge
Witnesses at a US trade agency hearing are pushing officials to put economic security high on the agenda to counter China ahead of a high-stakes review of the United States-Me...
By Emily Kilcrease
-
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
-
U.S. Deploys Cheap Attack Drone Copied from Iranian Technology
The Pentagon is deploying an attack drone that’s based on an Iranian model used against American and allied forces overseas, a tacit recognition of how the US defense sector h...
By Becca Wasser
-
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
-
Interview with Greg Grant
Proposals for wringing more innovation out of DoD are legion, coming with some velocity from government funded research centers, think tanks, academia. Most are outright ignor...
By Greg Grant
-
Russia’s ‘Shadow Vessels’ Using False Flags to Skirt Sanctions, Report Says
Russian “shadow vessels” are using false flags to skirt sanctions imposed on Moscow over its war in Ukraine, according to a new report....
By Rachel Ziemba
-
U.S. Seeks Rare Earth Sweet Spot in Saudi Arabia
A country with no rare earths extraction may seem an unlikely partner for the US in its bid to counter China’s industry dominance. But plans to establish a refinery in Saudi A...
By Rachel Ziemba
-
Russia Says Talks to End Ukraine War ‘Serious’ but Rules Out Concessions
Russia says the United States-brokered talks to end the war with Ukraine are “serious”, but its officials caution that an agreement is a long way off and Moscow would offer no...
By Jim Townsend
-
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Ignites Diplomatic Flurry but Major Hurdles Lie Ahead
The Russia-Ukraine war has seen almost four years of failed peace plans, blueprints and high-level summits. A new U.S. push to end the fighting has set off the latest flurry o...
By Jim Townsend
-
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a SayFor Europe’s leaders, the weekend began with another threat to their relevance, courtesy of President Trump. Would the Americans really force Ukraine to capitulate, embrace Pr...
By Richard Fontaine
-
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
-
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
-
UAE Investment Set to Boost Africa’s AI Infrastructure as It Reaches ‘Inflection Point’
Africa's ambitions for artificial intelligence are soaring, but with infrastructure yet to keep pace, partnerships such as the UAE's $1 billion initiative are critical for pro...
By Rachel Ziemba
-
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
White House Blew past Legal Concerns in Deadly Strikes on Drug BoatsPresident Donald Trump and his top White House aides pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the...
By Carrie Cordero