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U.S. Nvidia Chips to China: What Does That Mean for the AI Race?
During the Cold War, U.S. policy on export controls for advanced technology meant that the United States prevented sales to adversaries to stifle competition as rival countrie...
By Jacob Stokes
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Golden Dome: The Astronomical Cost of Defeating ‘Any Foreign Aerial Attack’
Just days into his second administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order attempting to do what no other commander in chief has done: build a system for the U...
By Becca Wasser
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U.S. Strategy Shifts Focus to China, Urges South Korea to Redesign Security with Nuclear Options
2025 NSS omits North Korea denuclearization, acknowledges nuclear reality, calls for South Korea to enhance deterrence through potential nuclear armament and increased defense...
By Lisa Curtis
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Annual Defense Policy Bill Calls for Psychological Study on Drone Operators, Analysts
The final draft of the annual defense policy bill tasks the Pentagon with conducting a psychological study on troops and Defense Department civilians who use or support unmann...
By Molly Campbell
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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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Japan Builds up ‘Missile Archipelago’ near Taiwan to Counter China
As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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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
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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
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‘Trump Corollary’ Reboots Us Foreign Policy
The U.S. National Security Strategy that just dropped puts the Western Hemisphere at its center, trashes Europe and sends mixed signals on China and India. On a snowy Washingt...
By Lisa Curtis
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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