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Above the Arctic Circle, Infantry Marines Are Improvising to Battle Harsh Conditions as Part of NATO Force
While the physical environment is not new, the geopolitical one is. Those changes center around Russia's invasion of Ukraine and have had deep effects on NATO's concern for de...
By Becca Wasser
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NATO’s Military Has a New Nerve Center
The plans could take years more to put in place. “We are talking decades—potentially plural,” said Becca Wasser, a senior fellow for the defense program at the Center for a Ne...
By Becca Wasser
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The logistics of war: How Washington is preparing for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
In a war game run for Congress in April, China prepared for an amphibious assault on Taiwan with massive air and missile strikes against U.S. bases in the region. That include...
By Becca Wasser
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Congress Asks Department of the Air Force for 2050 Force Design Plan. What Will It Mean?
The department’s ongoing re-optimization review, implemented by Secretary Frank Kendall this fall, will likely inform that force design, which will be due by Aug. 31, 2024. “T...
By Becca Wasser & Hannah Dennis
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How the U.S. courted the Philippines to thwart China
War games staged last year by think tanks, including the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), based in Washington, illustrated how indispensable the Philippines would be...
By Becca Wasser
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The laidback Australian city key to countering China
Defence strategist Becca Wasser has spent years wargaming what might happen in the event of a conflict in the region. In most of the scenarios she's run, China does attempt mi...
By Becca Wasser
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The Pentagon Is Freaking Out About a Potential War With China
“The thing we see across all the wargames is that there are major losses on all sides. And the impact of that on our society is quite devastating,” said Becca Wasser, who play...
By Becca Wasser
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Pentagon Needs to Do Better Job of Tracking Wargames, Report Finds
Some wargame designers also said the DOD should understand the limits of what can be learned from wargames, which are ultimately human endeavors subject to practical constrain...
By Becca Wasser
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Lawmakers will (literally) game out a Chinese attack on Taiwan
Under the watchful eye of “game-master” Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the CNAS defense program, the lawmakers will play advisers to the president, a.k.a. the Blue Team.Becca W...
By Becca Wasser, Stacie Pettyjohn & Andrew Metrick
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House China Committee Goes to War (Game)
It’s 2027. Taiwan’s leadership is considering declaring itself an independent country. Chinese paramount leader XI JINPING, angered by the major shift, chooses to launch an in...
By Becca Wasser & Andrew Metrick
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House China Committee will War Game an Invasion of Taiwan
Members will be using an open-source, unclassified war game developed by the Center for a New American Security, a think tank based in Washington. CNAS defense experts Becca W...
By Becca Wasser & Andrew Metrick
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Situation Report: DoD’s Christmas wish list
“You have items that are too vague to be useful,” Becca Wasser, a senior fellow and head of the Gaming Lab at the Center for a New American Security, said in a text message.Na...
By Becca Wasser
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Russia’s Downing of US Drone Sparks Fears of Escalation
Administration officials said the MQ-9 was flying over the Black Sea on a routine flight before it was flanked by two Russian jets. The jets flew alongside the drone for 30 t...
By Becca Wasser
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Biden Budget Expected to Stiff the Indo-Pacific
“We’re really bad about pouring concrete in the Indo-Pacific,” said Becca Wasser, a senior fellow and lead of the gaming lab at the Center for a New American Security, a Washi...
By Becca Wasser
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Ukraine: Lessons for War in the Middle East and Taiwan
Western stockpiles of everything are down, from small ammunition to high-end precision munitions and air defense. Ukraine's allies are straining to catch up with demand. Becca...
By Becca Wasser
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White House Optimistic on Tech Sharing for AUKUS Security Pact
Becca Wasser, a defence expert at the CNAS think-tank, said there was a push to make progress on the tech transfer issue but cautioned that wholesale reform of Itar would be h...
By Becca Wasser
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In Romania, U.S. Troops Train Close to Russia’s War, in Signal to Moscow
Having a division commander and staff so close to the border with Ukraine is more than symbolic, said Becca Wasser, a war analyst at the Center for a New American Security, a ...
By Becca Wasser
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US Air Force to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers to Australia as Tensions with China Grow
The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, a provocative move experts say is aimed squarely at China. An investigat...
By Becca Wasser
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US Plans to Deploy B-52 Bombers to Northern Australia: Report
Analysts told ABC the move was a warning to China amid fears it could invade the self-ruled island of Taiwan. “Having bombers that could range and potentially attack mainland ...
By Becca Wasser
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Five Things to Know about Putin’s Increasing Reliance on Iran
Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine — first documented earlier this month — is an example of “the greatest degree of military cooperation that the two countries have had...
By Becca Wasser & Jonathan Lord