September 16, 2015

Nanotechnology and U.S. Military Power

Research Associate Kelley Sayler explores nanotechnology and U.S. military power as an excerpt of the American Foreign Policy Council's "Defense Dossier." Assessing how micro-tech can be harnessed by the American armed forces, Ms. Sayler notes that a failure to do so could cede crucial innovations to U.S. competitors and jeopardize the future of American military primacy.

Read the full report from the American Foreign Policy Council.

  • Commentary

    Defense

    CNAS Insights | America Isn’t Ready for a Drone War

    This week, U.S. personnel near El Paso, Texas, tested a high-energy laser as part of their mission to shoot down cartel drones along the southern border. The resulting confusi...

    By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell

    • February 12, 2026
  • Commentary

    Defense / Indo-Pacific Security

    Trump’s NATO Dilemma

    This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. Last November, Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, startled a gathering of European officials at the Berl...

    By Sara Moller

    • Foreign Affairs
    • February 12, 2026
  • Video

    Defense

    What to Expect From U.S., Iran Talks Friday in Oman?

    Bloomberg's Becca Wasser & Wayne Sanders state they are not optimistic when discussing what they expect from the US and Iran when both countries speak Friday in Oman. They sug...

    By Becca Wasser

    • February 6, 2026
  • Commentary

    Defense

    Opposites Attract (and Execute)

    Introduction The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in recent months has signaled interest in bringing new entrants into the defense industrial base (DIB), including venture-bac...

    By Veronica Daigle & Grace Newsom

    • February 5, 2026

View All Reports View All Articles & Multimedia