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Achieving a 355-Ship Navy ‘Before This Decade Is Out’
Commentary
The Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan falls short of the strategic imperative. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation with a great goal: “I believe that this n...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Mass Shootings Are a National Security Threat
Commentary
Seventeen dead would have been a bad day in Iraq or Afghanistan at the height of our wars there. To see the same death toll Wednesday at a U.S. high school suggests American s...
By Phillip Carter
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Want to really hit Russia’s oligarchs? Shine a light on their money
Commentary
On Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community testified to the Senate that Russia would continue to try to interfere in U.S. elections. The testimony once again drew attention to...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Why Drones Are Still the Future of War
Commentary
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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What's Next for Artificial Intelligence?
Podcast
Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director, Technology and National Security interviews Andrew Moore, Dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University on the...
By Paul Scharre
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On Parades and Politics
Commentary
Last year President Donald Trump traveled to Paris to attend the Bastille Day parade as a guest of President Macron. He was very impressed with what he saw. In January, report...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Defending America Means Defending Democracy
Commentary
In its new strategy documents, the Trump administration identifies America’s central security challenge as the re-emergence of great power competition. China and Russia seek t...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Dr. Michael Sulmeyer Testifies for the Senate Armed Services Committee - Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Congressional Testimony
Chairman Rounds, Ranking Member Nelson, and distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to be with you today. The need to protect the foundations of our democratic ...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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The new defense budget: what you need to know
Commentary
The budget agreement finally reached by Congress last Friday provides around $700 billion for national defense in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, an allocation in line with Presid...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Spanish Ambassador to the US talks Spain-U.S. Relations
Podcast
In the latest episode of Brussels Sprouts, CNAS expert Jim Townsend asks Spanish Ambassador to the US, Pedro Morenés Eulate, how Spain and the United States can tap into their...
By Jim Townsend & Rachel Rizzo
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Don’t Retire Our Stealth Bombers
Commentary
When a local community government has trouble getting its books to balance or it simply desires additional tax revenue to expand local government, but it does not have support...
By Jerry Hendrix
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China’s AI Agenda Advances
Commentary
Are China’s ambitions to “lead the world” in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 credible? China’s rapid emergence as an AI powerhouse is often hyped and sensationalized, var...
By Elsa B. Kania
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CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Robert J. Butler Testifies for the Senate Armed Services Committee - Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Congressional Testimony
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Nelson, and distinguished members of the Cyber Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to speak on the topic of countering Russian influence in th...
By Bob Butler
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Energy Is America’s New Power
Commentary
When the Donald Trump administration released its National Security Strategy in December 2017, it celebrated the arrival of the United States as an energy-dominant world power...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Trump must send Russia powerful message through tougher actions
Commentary
The Trump administration took several actions last week to implement U.S. sanctions on Russia that Congress passed last year. However, while the Trump administration’s actions...
By Peter Harrell & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Survival at All Costs
Commentary
On its face, the so-called Nunes memo regarding government surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page in 2016 does little to undermine the case against President Trump an...
By Phillip Carter
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Strategic Innovation and Great Power Competition
Commentary
At this time of disruptive transitions, the new U.S. National Defense Strategy rightly recognizes that the character of warfare is changing due to the advent of a range of dis...
By Elsa B. Kania
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War room to boardroom: The new era of cybersecurity
Commentary
Facebook’s hire of its first ever head of cybersecurity policy is recognition that protecting corporations from foreign hacking is an increasingly serious matter. Sophisticate...
By Jacqueline Ramos
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Hearing: U.S. Cyber Diplomacy in an Era of Growing Threats
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and distinguished members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, it is an honor to be with you today to discuss ...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Chinese Sub Commanders May Get AI Help for Decision-Making
Commentary
What can we learn from a recent news report that China is seeking to develop a nuclear submarine with “AI-augmented brainpower” to give the PLA Navy an “upper hand in battle”?...
By Elsa B. Kania
