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National Security Human Capital Program
Will Pete Hegseth’s ‘War on Woke’ Sideline Women?Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Human Capital Program
U.S. Veterans Stand by Afghans in Immigration CourtOn June 12, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicant Sayed Naser was arrested by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials outside an immigration courtroom in San Di...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Senate Republicans Eye Russia Sanctions as Trump Amps Up Putin RhetoricSenate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday he expects a vote as soon as this month to place severe new sanctions on Russia, the latest sign of a growing fracture between...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Canceled Army Assault Vehicle M10 Booker Outgrew Its Worth
The M10 Booker armored vehicle is among the programs the Army has put on the chopping block as part of its new transformation initiative....
By Carlton Haelig
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Rubio Heads to Asia on Trip Overshadowed by Tariffs, Middle East
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a Southeast Asian summit this week, his first to the region as America’s top diplomat, should be a chance...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confronted several high-stakes issues when they met for dinner on Monday night, including the long-term future of Gaza an...
By Rachel Brandenburg
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Military Experts Weigh In on China’s New Mosquito-Like Spy DroneLast month, China's National University of Defense Technology unveiled a new spy drone designed to look like a mosquito. Showcased on the state-run CCTV-7 military broadcaster...
By Samuel Bendett
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American Bombs in Iran Also Reverberate in China and North Korea
President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Irania...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Eyes More Overseas Missions for Growing Naval FleetChina is building a new fleet of replenishment ships—capable of providing supplies to other vessels at sea—as the East Asian power's navy expands its overseas presence....
By Tom Shugart
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Technology & National Security
Why Smuggle Chips When You Can Remote In?In the global race to control the most powerful new technologies, America has used aggressive export controls to cut off China’s access to high-end microchips. And smugglers h...
By Janet Egan
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Fallout from the Ukraine Munitions FreezeUkraine has been struggling to repel a relentless barrage of Russian airstrikes on its cities, and analysts in Washington and Europe are racing to assess the consequences of a...
By Becca Wasser
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Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into RussiaSince President Trump returned to office in January, the United States has issued no new sanctions against Russia related to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In some cases,...
By Edward Fishman
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel ChinaTaiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S. Ending All Trade Negotiations with Canada over Digital Tax: Trump
United States President Donald Trump has announced that the US is immediately ending trade talks with Canada in response to the country’s digital services tax on technology co...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer OffensiveVladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive....
By Samuel Bendett
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National Security Human Capital Program
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business DealingsFour big tech executives the Army directly commissioned to be lieutenant colonels, with no military background, will not recuse themselves from business dealings with the Depa...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on TaiwanPresident Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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U.S., Iran Move Out of ‘Shadow War’ but Threat from Proxy Militias May Remain
By Adham Sahloul
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
The Alluring Fantasy of a Quick Win in IranAfter the elation, the doubt. President Donald Trump said that “Operation Midnight Hammer”, had “totally obliterated” Iran’s uranium-enrichment facilities. But now an early in...
By Richard Fontaine