Reports
Showing 81-100 of 126 Publications
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Uncertain Ground: Emerging Challenges in Land WarfareDefense Strategies and Assessments Program Senior Fellow Paul Scharre makes recommendations for enhancing strategic agility to adapt to a changing world....
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
A Nuclear Strategy and Posture for 2030Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Elbridge Colby offers the outlines of a revised nuclear policy and posture that adapts the United States' long-standing approach to nuclear weapo...
By Elbridge Colby
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Retreat from Range
Defense Strategies and Assessments Program Director Dr. Jerry Hendrix argues that aircraft carriers, at a cost over $13 billion a piece, risk becoming obsolete without a major...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Navigating the Future: U.S.-Taiwan Maritime Cooperation and Building Order in Asia“Navigating the Future: U.S.-Taiwan Maritime Cooperation and Building Order in Asia” identifies a framework for advancing U.S.-Taiwan maritime cooperation, which consists of b...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
A World of Proliferated Drones: A Technology PrimerAssociate Fellow Kelley Sayler examines the proliferation of drones to states, non-state actors, and individuals. The report also outlines the various types of drones and what...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
More Willing and Able: Charting China's International Security ActivismThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Asia-Pacific Security Program has released a new report, More Willing and Able: Charting China’s International Security Activism....
By Alexander Sullivan, Andrew Erickson, Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner & Zachary Hosford
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Avoiding Trivia
The report argues that the United States has strayed from its historic and cultural approach to the world, leaving behind its traditional maritime-focused, technologically inn...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Warring State: China’s Cybersecurity StrategyResearch Associate Amy Chang explores the political, economic, and military objectives of China’s cybersecurity apparatus; reveals drivers and intentions of Chinese activity i...
By Amy Chang
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Strengthening U.S.-Indonesia Defense TiesAs part of the Asia Strategy Series, Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines the U.S.-Indonesia defense relationship....
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Advancing U.S.-Malaysia Security Cooperation in a Changing EnvironmentResearch Associate Alexander Sullivan examines the growing relationship between the United States and Malaysia....
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Autonomous Power? Securing Singapore’s Interests in the 21st CenturyResearch Associate Alexander Sullivan examines Singapore's how Singapore’s national security strategy translates into defense policy decisions, and discusses the potential of ...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A Summer Calendar for Advancing U.S. Policy toward the South China SeaAsia-Pacific Security Deputy Director Dr. Ely Ratner authors the agenda “A Summer Calendar for U.S. Policy toward the South China Sea,” detailing specific actions the United S...
By Ely Ratner
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
If Deterrence Fails: Rethinking Conflict on the Korean PeninsulaAsia-Pacific Security Director Dr. Patrick Cronin charges U.S. policymakers to rethink deterrence and escalation in a changing security environment....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia"Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia," written by the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, analyzes competition and security risks in Maritime Asia....
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin & Zachary Hosford
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Gambling with Ground Forces: The 2015 Defense Budget and The 2014 Quadrennial Defense ReviewIn a policy brief, Adjunct Fellow Travis Sharp focuses on the implications of prioritizing technology over ground forces in the U.S. army as it relates to the 2015 Defense Bud...
By Travis Sharp
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Charting the Contours of Asia’s MegatrendsCNAS Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines seven major trends shaping Asia-Pacific security and the U.S. rebalance to Asia in "Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatre...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
20YY: Preparing for War in the Robotic Age20YY: Preparing for War in the Robotic Age calls upon the United States to prepare for war in new era in which “unmanned and autonomous systems will play central war-fighting ...
By Robert O. Work & Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Resident Power: Building a Politically Sustainable U.S. Military Presence in Southeast Asia and AustraliaDr. Ely Ratner, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program offers “the first comprehensive strategy for building a politically sustainable force posture in Southeast...
By Ely Ratner
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Pushback: Countering the Iran Action NetworkIn focusing on the challenges posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions, U.S. policymakers have overlooked the threat posed by Tehran’s global revolutionary network argue Scott Modell...
By David Asher & Scott Modell
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Finding Common Ground: Energy, Security and Cooperation in the South China SeaGlobal energy trends are increasing demands for potential hydrocarbons in the South China Sea. As the global economy recovers from worldwide recession, demand for energy is st...
By Will Rogers