Energy, Economics & Security

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The Energy, Economics, and Security program explores the changing global marketplace and implications for U.S. national security and foreign policy. In a highly interconnected global financial and trade system, leaders must increasingly leverage economic and financial assets to defend and promote U.S. national interests. The Energy, Economics, and Security program develops practical strategies to help decision-makers understand, anticipate, and respond to these developments.

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Highlights

  • Podcast
    The Biden Administration's Economic Security Agenda with Daleep Singh

    On this special live-recorded episode from the 2024 CNAS National Security Conference, Emily Kilcrease talks with Daleep Singh, Deputy National Security Advisor for Internatio...

    By Emily Kilcrease & Daleep Singh

  • Reports
    No Winners in This Game

    Sanctioning China represents a challenge more complex than any other in the modern era of sanctions. The scale and interconnected nature of China’s economy means that the dama...

    By Emily Kilcrease

  • Reports
    Disorderly Conduct

    The United States must develop a strong, pragmatic strategy for advancing its economic and security interests within the U.S.-China economic relationship, accounting for the f...

    By Emily Kilcrease & Adam Tong

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Research Team

  • Emily Kilcrease

    Senior Fellow and Director, Energy, Economics and Security Program

  • Geoffrey Gertz

    Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics & Security Program

  • Eleanor Hume

    Research Assistant, Energy, Economics, and Security Program

  • LtCol Mary Hossier

    Former Senior Military Fellow, U.S. Air Force

  • Michael Greenwald

    Member, CNAS Board of Advisors & Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security, Director, Global Executive Relations, Amazon Web Services

  • John Hughes

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, & Security Program, Head of AI and Innovation Policy at Coupang

  • Dr. Go Myong-Hyun

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security Program, Senior Research Fellow, Asan Institute for Policy Studies

  • Catherine A. Novelli

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program

  • Rachel Ziemba

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, & Security Program

  • Daniel Silverberg

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Managing Director of Corporate Practice, Capstone

  • J Travis Mosier

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, & Security Program, Executive Advisor for Technology Partnerships, Public Policy & Strategy, mySilicon Compass, LLC.

  • Thomas Krueger

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program

  • Chris Kennedy

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics and Security Program

  • Liza Tobin

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program

  • James Crabtree

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics & Security Program

  • Sara Schuman

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Energy, Economics, and Security Program