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• Commentary
  • Defense One
  • August 1, 2018
  The U.S. Military Should Be Doubling Down on Space

  My colleague Paul Scharre recently wrote that the development of a #SpaceForce is misguided. His argument is based on the assumption that it will generally be cheaper to build...

  By Adam Routh

• Podcast
  • August 1, 2018
  Counterterrorism Strategy in the Trump Era - Firm or Faux?

  U.S. counterterrorism has been a mixture of unilateral policies and multilateral partnerships. Stephen Tankel of American University joins us today to discuss the trajectory o...

  By Stephen Tankel

• Podcast
  • August 1, 2018
  Stephen Tankel: On Counterterrorism

  Stephen Tankel—associate professor in the School of International Service at American University and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security&m...

  By Stephen Tankel

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • July 31, 2018
  Washington Has to Learn Pyongyang’s Rules

  Nuclear diplomacy with North Korea is not in peril yet. It’s exactly where Pyongyang wants it to be—and when Pyongyang sets the pace of negotiations, they’re bound to be trick...

  By Duyeon Kim

• Commentary
  • July 31, 2018
  The Trump administration's Iran strategy may be high-cost, low-return

  The U.S. administration’s signals that it will take a tough line on the reimposition of Iran oil sanctions in November, notwithstanding indications that it may consider some e...

  By Rachel Ziemba, Edoardo Saravalle & Elizabeth Rosenberg

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • July 31, 2018
  Congress needs to be smarter on Russia sanctions

  In the aftermath of the Helsinki summit, lawmakers are angry at the Trump administration and are turning to sanctions to hold the White House accountable for failing to fix Am...

  By ​Neil Bhatiya & Edoardo Saravalle

• Commentary
  • Roll Call
  • July 30, 2018
  Pentagon Gender Gap Persists in Trump Era Even as Women Rise in Industry

  When Kathy Warden takes over as CEO of Northrop Grumman in January, women will run three of the primes, as the largest American defense firms are known. Warden joins Marillyn ...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Loren DeJonge Schulman

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • July 30, 2018
  Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie should expand care to transgender veterans

  This week Robert Wilkie was confirmed as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. I had the honor of serving under him as Director of VA’s Center for Women Veterans during his brief ten...

  By Kayla M. Williams

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • July 30, 2018
  The Army’s New Futures Command Will Succeed or Fail by Congress’s Hand

  Earlier this month, the U.S. Army announced that Austin, Texas, will be the location for its new Futures Command headquarters. The command, intended to be the spearhead of the...

  By Cole Stevens

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • July 30, 2018
  Don't Rush to a Peace Treaty on North Korea

  Today’s sixty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Korean armistice is fueling speculation that an official end to the war may be forthcoming. There is value in signaling i...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • July 27, 2018
  Taiwan Is Not a Bargaining Chip

  For Taipei, the question of U.S. reliability is an existential matter. Beijing is pressuring Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, hinting at the use of forc...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • Defense One
  • July 27, 2018
  How the Five Eyes Can Harness Commercial Innovation

  Earlier this year, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – which along with the United States are members of the “Five Eyes” alliance – came together to collec...

  By Daniel Kliman & Brendan Thomas-Noone

• Podcast
  • July 26, 2018
  Julie Smith and Jim Townsend Reflect on the Podcast and Julie’s Upcoming Transition to Berlin

  Julie Smith and Jim Townsend sit down for a bookend episode of Brussels Sprouts to look back on previous episodes and what they’ve learned from them. They also take the time t...

  By Julianne Smith & Jim Townsend

• Podcast
  • July 25, 2018
  Strategic Competition in an Era of Artificial Intelligence

  Kara Frederick hosts a session with Paul Scharre and Gregory C. Allen on the third report of CNAS’ AI and International Security series, “Strategic Competition in an Era of Ar...

  By Paul Scharre, Kara Frederick & Gregory C. Allen

• Commentary
  • CSIS
  • July 24, 2018
  PacNet #46 - Kim Jong Un’s Long Game

  Welcome to North Korean Negotiations 101. North Korea’s reaction to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Pyongyang was expected and does not signal the end of the ...

  By Duyeon Kim

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • July 24, 2018
  Will China Undermine Trump's Iran Strategy?

  In May, President Donald Trump announced that he was pulling the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. A few weeks later, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined th...

  By Ariane Tabatabai & Dina Esfandiary

• Congressional Testimony
  • July 24, 2018
  Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

  A video of the entire hearing is available online....

  By Ely Ratner

• Podcast
  • July 23, 2018
  The Trump mystery: Pathology or kompromat

  Skullduggery is on the road at the Aspen Security Forum at the Aspen Institute in Colorado. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Ca...

  By Victoria Nuland & Rep. Adam Schiff

• Video
  • July 23, 2018
  Cold War Redux

  CNAS CEO Victoria Nuland participates in the Aspen Security Forum panel on the "Cold War Redux". Relations between the US and Russia, and Russia and the West as a whole, ...

  By Victoria Nuland

• Podcast
  • July 23, 2018
  Sophia Besch Talks German Politics, Defense, and U.S.-German Relations

  Sophia Besch of the Center for European Reform joins Jim Townsend to discuss the shifting internal dynamics in Germany and what they mean for U.S.-German relations, defense sp...

  By Jim Townsend & Sophia Besch