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Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerated downward spiral in polls
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The perception that the administration was shifting the goalposts further dented public confidence, said Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security and an...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship
Press Release
Washington, August 16, 2022—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is now accepting applications for the 2023 class of the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Securi...
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How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine? What we know, how we know it and what it really means.
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The numbers on both sides can often blind observers to the reality that each death is of course a tragedy for the (usually) young life snuffed out and for those who mourn back...
By Chris Dougherty
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Taliban haven’t changed, resistance by Afghans to grow, says ex-US security official Lisa Curtis
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Afghans will gradually push back against the Taliban, and this will strengthen the national resistance movement against the regime, according to Lisa Curtis, a former US Natio...
By Lisa Curtis
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Republican report details Biden administration failings in Afghanistan
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For Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Centre for a New American Security's Indo-Pacific Security Programme, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will haunt Mr Biden...
By Lisa Curtis
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Could Access to Abortion Services Change Where the Military Stations Troops?
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It's unlikely that the Dobbs decision will cause a major shift in future bases away from the South, where some of the nation's more restrictive abortion laws and measures are ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The US-Japan-South Korea trilateral cybersecurity relationship
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“The United States, Japan, and South Korea are three economically and technologically advanced countries that routinely experience state-sponsored cyber threats from countries...
By Jason Bartlett
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Russia and Iran Threats Put Missile Defense Back on the Agenda
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In much of the West, Putin’s rhetoric on missile defense is dismissed as paranoia. According to Burns, “For many in Russia, especially in Putin’s orbit of security and intelli...
By Jim Townsend
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In think tank’s Taiwan war game, US beats China at high cost
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The Marines’ key weapon, the Naval Strike Missile, simply can’t shoot far enough with its 100 nautical mile range, making it ineffective for strikes from the Philippines to Ta...
By Chris Dougherty
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US, China Trade Accusations Over Beijing’s Military Action Around Taiwan
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Jacob Stokes, a fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C., told VOA Mandarin the canceled talks are the lower-...
By Jacob Stokes
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‘A bloody mess’ with ‘terrible loss of life’: How a China-US conflict over Taiwan could play out
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While that decision “makes a ton of sense” from a gameplay perspective, as wargames need to be narrowly-defined in order to be manageable, the end result is that both sides no...
By Becca Wasser
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A look at missile systems and military tactics deployed in Ukraine and what could tun the tide
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Stacie Pettyjohn, the director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington, D.C.-based military think tank, does not believe the world’s lat...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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‘Top Gun’ boosted recruiting and brought the tailhook scandal. So what happens after the blockbuster sequel?
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Katherine L. Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank who researches military culture and family issues, pointed out that recruiting may...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Army has so far recruited only about half the soldiers it hoped for fiscal 2022, Army secretary says
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Among Americans surveyed by the Pentagon who were in the target age range for recruiting, only 13% had parents who had served in the military, down from about 40% in 1995. The...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Exclusive: Austin approves downgrade of 5 general officer jobs at embassies
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“Secretary Austin May believe he has elegantly split the baby, but what he’s done is undermine the department’s ability to engage in effective defense diplomacy with five key ...
By Jonathan Lord
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Russia Needs More Commercial Drone Pilots For Its War in Ukraine
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“In this sense, the main goal of the ‘Dronnitsa’ meet is to initiate the formation of such an instructor corps, to establish, in fact, a new specialty—an instructor in the com...
By Samuel Bendett
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CNAS Responds: CHIPS and Science Act Signed Into Law
Press Note
Following the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act, experts from the Center for a New American Security analyze key provisions of the new law, and weigh in on the potential im...
By Martijn Rasser, Emily Kilcrease, Megan Lamberth, Carisa Nietsche & Alexandra Seymour
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North Korea’s increasing use of crypto heists to fund nukes worries US
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North Korea began aggressively targeting the financial sector, specifically digital currency, following the rise of bitcoin in the mid-2010s and the expansion of U.S. and U.N....
By Jason Bartlett
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War Game Finds U.S., Taiwan Can Defend Against a Chinese Invasion
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In the first three weeks after invading Taiwan, China sank two multibillion-dollar U.S. aircraft carriers, attacked American bases across Japan and on Guam, and destroyed hund...
By Becca Wasser
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Industrial policy is no longer a taboo in the US. The turning point Chips Act
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With the measure, industrial policy is no longer taboo in Washington, said Emily Kilcrease, director of Energy, Economics and Security at the Center for a New American Securit...
By Emily Kilcrease
