Featured Reports
Global Compute and National Security
Janet Egan | July 29, 2025
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
Richard Fontaine, Gibbs McKinley | June 26, 2025
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
Vivek Chilukuri, Lisa Curtis, Janet Egan, Morgan Peirce, Elizabeth Whatcott, Nathaniel Schochet | June 24, 2025
Quad: The Next Phase
Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Martyn, Thomas Corel | June 18, 2025
Technology & National Security
Global Compute and National Security
The current pathway to breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities relies on amassing and leveraging vast “compute”—specialized chips housed within massive data cen...
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
Indo-Pacific Security
Cyber Crossroads in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific faces a cyber crossroads. Down one path lies deeper military, intelligence, and economic ties between Washington and its key allies and partners in this strat...
Indo-Pacific Security
Quad: The Next Phase
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) among the United States, Australia, India, and Japan is becoming the focal point for economic and technological cooperation in the I...
AMERICA'S EDGE
The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 2025 national security conference, America’s Edge: Forging the Future, will bring together bipartisan leaders, policymakers, and industry to chart a vision for enhancing America’s global edge.
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Jun 3, 2025
The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
Global Swing States
Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
International politics is undergoing a period of rapid, significant change. China and Russia are working together more closely and alongside Iran and North Korea...
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The U.S. Will Regret Throwing India Under the Bus
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President Donald Trump just threw India under the bus. After months of affronts and barbs, Washington now treats New Delhi more as foe than friend, undermining a relationship ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Pentagon Faces 'Wake-Up Call' To Meet Drone Innovation Highlighted In Ukraine WarWhen a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone loitered over Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, 2020 and fired a Hellfire missile that killed the powerful Iranian Major General Q...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
UAE’s Global Energy Push Faces Economic Security Reality CheckThe global expansion of UAE state oil company Adnoc has faced a reality check in Australia and Europe, where its acquisition push is under scrutiny through the lens of economi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Tariff Plans ‘Shocking’, Says Lisa Curtis; Backs India’s Economic Momentum
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Curtis noted that the recent tariff move marks a shift from the earlier approach during Trump’s first term, when efforts were focused on building trust and strengthening coope...
By Lisa Curtis
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Calls for Intel Boss to Resign Immediately, Alleging China TiesPresident Donald Trump has called on the head of US chipmaker Intel to resign "immediately", accusing him of having problematic ties to China....
By Janet Egan
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Pentagon Faces 'Wake-Up Call' To Meet Drone Innovation Highlighted In Ukraine WarWhen a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone loitered over Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, 2020 and fired a Hellfire missile that killed the powerful Iranian Major General Q...
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Ukraine Bets Big on Interceptor Drones as Low-Cost Air ShieldBy Samuel Bendett
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U.S. Navy Warship Rearms at Sea With One Eye on China WarBy Tom Shugart
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The U.S. Will Regret Throwing India Under the Bus
President Donald Trump just threw India under the bus. After months of affronts and barbs, Washington now treats New Delhi more as foe than friend, undermining a relationship ...
By Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Tariffs ‘Shocking’, India’s Growing Economy Its Major Strength: Lisa CurtisBy Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Calls for Intel Boss to Resign Immediately, Alleging China TiesBy Janet Egan
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The U.S. Will Regret Throwing India Under the Bus
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Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit ThreadsA long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news source -- an apparent move by the service to cont...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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‘Women Don’t Just Achieve…They Excel’: Fmr. Marine Corps Attack PilotBy Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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A Top Green Beret Influencer Says He Exaggerated His War Story. The U.S. Military Is Investigating, and Vets See a Deeper Problem.By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Pentagon Faces 'Wake-Up Call' To Meet Drone Innovation Highlighted In Ukraine WarWhen a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone loitered over Baghdad airport in the early hours of January 3, 2020 and fired a Hellfire missile that killed the powerful Iranian Major General Q...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Trump Says He’ll Likely Meet with Putin and Zelenskyy Soon
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Slaps 'Secondary Tariff' on India Over Russian Oil TradeBy Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
UAE’s Global Energy Push Faces Economic Security Reality CheckThe global expansion of UAE state oil company Adnoc has faced a reality check in Australia and Europe, where its acquisition push is under scrutiny through the lens of economi...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
The Anti-U.S. Axis Isn’t Dead, Just RestingBy Richard Fontaine, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Nicholas Lokker
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
JUST IN: Growing Alignment Among Potential Foes Creating Challenges for U.S., Experts SayBy Richard Fontaine & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Trump Tariffs ‘Shocking’, India’s Growing Economy Its Major Strength: Lisa CurtisLeading foreign policy and national security expert Lisa Curtis, who served as former Deputy Assistant during US President Donald Trump’s first term, on Thursday called the de...
By Lisa Curtis
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Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
UAE’s Global Energy Push Faces Economic Security Reality CheckBy Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump Slaps 'Secondary Tariff' on India Over Russian Oil TradeBy Rachel Ziemba
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Trump Calls for Intel Boss to Resign Immediately, Alleging China TiesPresident Donald Trump has called on the head of US chipmaker Intel to resign "immediately", accusing him of having problematic ties to China....
By Janet Egan
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Ukraine Bets Big on Interceptor Drones as Low-Cost Air ShieldBy Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Implementation Uncertainty Clouds U.S. AI Action PlanBy Janet Egan
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Respect Umpires — on the Field and in the CourtroomCongress shouldn’t let the administration’s contempt slide. None of us should....
By Will Rogers
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Can the President Deploy the National Guard to American Cities?By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Sharper: The National GuardBy Charles Horn & Taren Sylvester
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
Washington, June 26, 2025 – As international politics undergoes rapid transformation and great power competition intensifies, a new report from the Center for a New American S...
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Global Swing States and the New Great Power Competition
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: BrazilBy Ruby Scanlon & Bill Drexel
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New CNAS Report Argues Six “Global Swing States” Will Shape the New Great Power Competition
