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CNAS 2018 Annual Conference: Strategic Competition
June 21, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence and International Security
This report is part of the Center for a New American Security’s series on Artificial Intelligence and International Security....
Middle East Security
Stories from the Backchannel
Stories from the Backchannel is a new CNAS podcast program that examines the stories behind some of America's most important national security moments. Hosted by&nbs...
Transatlantic Security
More Than Burden Sharing
Executive Summary In early-July, NATO will host the first full-length summit at its new headquarters in Brussels. It will also be the first NATO summit for President Donald Tr...
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Beyond the San Hai
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The United States has enjoyed largely uncontested naval supremacy across the blue waters, or open oceans, for decades. The rapid emergence of an increasingly global People’s L...
By Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Harry Krejsa, Alexander Sullivan & Rush Doshi
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Women are the Most Visible Servicemembers, and the Most Invisible Veterans
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One of the questions I’m most frequently asked when people find out I’m a veteran is, “But you didn’t go in harm’s way, did you?” I’ve been asked this question since I first j...
By Andrea N. Goldstein
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#Virtual Caliphate
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Many policymakers, intelligence analysts, and academics believe expelling the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from Mosul and Raqqah is the key to t...
By General Joseph L. Votel, LTC Christina Bembenek, Charles Hans, Jeffery Mouton & Amanda Spencer
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The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations
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The next president will inherit a relationship with Russia fraught with more tension than at any point since the Cold War. Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine sparked fear that ...
By Julianne Smith & Adam Twardowski
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Extending American Power
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Foreword by Robert Kagan and James P. Rubin Over the past year, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) brought together an extraordinary group of scholars, practitione...
By Amb. Eric S. Edelman, James B. Steinberg, Julianne Smith, Kurt Campbell, Michèle Flournoy, Richard Fontaine, James P. Rubin, Stephen J. Hadley, Dr. Robert Kagan & Robert Zoellick
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The military’s biggest challenge? Trump.
Jenn sits down with returning guest Alex Ward and special guest Loren DeJonge Schulman, a defense expert at the Center for a New American Security, to talk about why the ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Why does the Pentagon keep getting surprised by Trump?
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
- CNAS Welcomes Elbridge Colby as Director of the Defense Program
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The military’s biggest challenge? Trump.
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Mattis takes aim at China military expansionism
Jim Mattis will deliver a “medium-tough” message to China this week about its military expansionism during the defence secretary’s first visit to the country, even as the Trum...
By Richard Fontaine
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The China Challenge
By Ely Ratner, Elizabeth Rosenberg & Dr. Daniel Kliman
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The Lessons China Taught Itself: Why the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Matters
By Abigail Grace
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Mattis takes aim at China military expansionism
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Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers
For more than a decade, if you wanted to know how many U.S. troops there were in war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, you could readily find that information at a publ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Dr. Jason Dempsey
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The Marine Corps Is Not Lowering Fitness and Training Standards
By Emma Moore
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How To Fix The Army’s Recruiting Crisis
By Emma Moore & James Fahy
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Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers
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What to Expect from Trump’s Marathon Week of Diplomacy
Donald Trump’s first full NATO summit is expected to be contentious, if not downright hostile. The U.S. president’s sole goal for Brussels appears to be hammering allies on th...
By Rachel Rizzo
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The West Will Survive Trump
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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In Two Summits, a Moment of Truth for Trump
By Victoria Nuland
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What to Expect from Trump’s Marathon Week of Diplomacy
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Stories from the Backchannel
Stories from the Backchannel is a new CNAS podcast program that examines the stories behind some of America's most important national security moments. Hosted by&nbs...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Victoria Nuland
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The Pro-Assad Alliance Is Coming Apart
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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Trump Has No Idea How Diplomatic Deals Work
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Stories from the Backchannel
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Tourism: China’s People Power Tool
China has an underappreciated foreign policy tool that it has used increasingly in recent years: tourism. When Beijing wants to punish countries that go against its foreign po...
By Edoardo Saravalle
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How to Increase Pressure if Diplomacy with North Korea Fails
By Daleep Singh & Peter Harrell
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North Korea Must Come Clean About Its Dirty Money
By Neil Bhatiya & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Tourism: China’s People Power Tool
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Special Edition: The 2018 NATO Summit – a European Perspective
The 2018 NATO Summit is one of the most anticipated events in transatlantic relations this year. Seven European embassy defense representatives join Julie Smith and Jim Townse...
By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend
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Artificial Intelligence and International Security
By Paul Scharre, Kara Frederick, Edoardo Saravalle & Gregory C. Allen
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Artificial Intelligence and International Security
By Michael Horowitz, Paul Scharre, Gregory C. Allen, Kara Frederick, Anthony Cho & Edoardo Saravalle
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Special Edition: The 2018 NATO Summit – a European Perspective
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Why Drones Are Still the Future of War
In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia Macdonald argue, based on their research interviewing U.S. ground troops, that troops prefer close air suppo...
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. alliances need to reflect needs of modern warfare, experts say
By Paul Scharre
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Military Not Ready for the Next Larger War, Experts Say
By Paul Scharre
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Why Drones Are Still the Future of War
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Robert D. Kaplan Says Trump Is 'Rhetorically Dismantling' U.S. Alliances
Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security discusses U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."Watch t...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Surveillance: A Story of Fading Tax Stimulus with Zentner
By Robert D. Kaplan
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The Asia Group's Tea Leaves Podcast: Robert Kaplan
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Robert D. Kaplan Says Trump Is 'Rhetorically Dismantling' U.S. Alliances
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
Washington, October 4 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) congratulates three Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship alumni who were named as 2017–20...
By Neal Urwitz
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Drone Proliferation
By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Lauren Fish, Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre
- National Security Forum: Civilian-Military Relations
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Press Release: Three CNAS Next Generation National Security Alumni Among 2017–2018 White House Fellows Class
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The (Mostly) Good News on Women in Combat
Three years ago this month, 19 women from across the Army made history by reporting to Fort Benning, Georgia, to become the first women to attend U.S. Army Ranger School. As t...
By Andrew Swick & Emma Moore
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Women In National Security: Morgan Ortagus and Samantha Vinograd
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Samantha Vinograd & Morgan Ortagus
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Women in National Security: Jennifer Griffin
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Jennifer Griffin
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The (Mostly) Good News on Women in Combat
