Reports
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Beyond the QDR: Key Issues Facing the National Defense Panel
In Beyond the QDR: Key Issues Facing the National Defense Panel, Dr. Nora Bensahel, co-director of CNAS' Responsible Defense Program, argues that the NDP should focus on six c...
By Nora Bensahel
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CTRL + ALT + DELETE: Resetting America's Military
In the May edition of Foreign Policy, Shawn Brimley and Paul Scharre address the question: "If you built the U.S. Military today from scratch with no historical burdens, how w...
By Shawn Brimley & Paul Scharre
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Opportunities for American Influence in a Changing Middle East
Leon E. Panetta Fellow Dr. Dafna Hochman Rand examines U.S. influence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and considers whether U.S. efforts have moved the decision mak...
By Dafna Rand
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Ben FitzGerald and Lt Col Parker Wright, USAF recommend that Congress and the Department of Defense should establish a mature and effective C2 structure that responsibly decen...
By Ben FitzGerald & Parker Wright
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Securing the Grid: Opportunities and Risks in Operational Technology
“Securing the Grid: Opportunities and Risks in Operational Technology” examines threats and risks associated with the convergence of Information Technology and Operational Tec...
By Robert J. Butler
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If Deterrence Fails: Rethinking Conflict on the Korean Peninsula
Asia-Pacific Security Director Dr. Patrick Cronin charges U.S. policymakers to rethink deterrence and escalation in a changing security environment....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Preparing the U.S. Military for an Uncertain Future
In an article publised by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Research Associate Kelley Sayler weighs in on preparing the U.S. military for "an uncertain futur...
By Kelley Sayler
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The Arctic’s Changing Landscape: Addressing New Maritime Challenges
In a policy brief, Linda Sturgis, Joel Smith and Isaiah Reed examine the Arctic region's changing landscape by addressing its new Maritime challenges....
By Isaiah Reed, Joel Smith & Linda A. Sturgis
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Emerging Arctic Security Challenges
In a policy brief, Dr. James Kraska and Dr. Betsy Baker identify and discusss emerging arctic security challenges...
By Betsy Baker & James Kraska
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Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia
"Tailored Coercion: Competition and Risk in Maritime Asia," written by the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, analyzes competition and security risks in Maritime Asia....
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin & Zachary Hosford
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Envisioning Strategic Options: Comparing Alternative Marine Corps Structures
In "Envisioning Strategic Options," LtCol Frank G. Hoffman, USMCR (Ret.) and Col G. P. Garrett, USMC (Ret.) lay out "some alternative Marine Corps structures to stimulate a d...
By Frank G. Hoffman & G. P. Garrett
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Gambling with Ground Forces: The 2015 Defense Budget and The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review
In a policy brief, Adjunct Fellow Travis Sharp focuses on the implications of prioritizing technology over ground forces in the U.S. army as it relates to the 2015 Defense Bud...
By Travis Sharp
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The Carrier Air Wing of the Future
Written by Senior Fellows and Co-Directors of the Responsible Defense Program LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) and Dr. Nora Bensahel, and Adjunct Senior Fellow M. Thomas Davis, The...
By Nora Bensahel, Thomas Davis, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatrends
CNAS Research Associate Alexander Sullivan examines seven major trends shaping Asia-Pacific security and the U.S. rebalance to Asia in "Charting the Contours of Asia’s Megatre...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Energy Rush: Shale Production and U.S. National Security
Senior Fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg calls for policymakers and military leaders to reassess U.S. strategy to “safeguard the physical oil trade, new criteria for the use of strat...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Coastal Ocean Mapping: Advancing National Defense and Ocean Conservation
In National Coastal Ocean Mapping: Advancing National Defense and Ocean Conservation, Monica Medina, Joel Smith and CDR Linda Sturgis, USCG propose that, "the development of a...
By Joel Smith, Linda A. Sturgis & Monica Medina
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Zone Defense: A Case for Distinct Service Roles and Missions
The fourth in the CNAS “Disruptive Defense” series, Zone Defense: A Case for Distinct Service Roles and Missions urges the Department of Defense (DOD) to clearly delineate mil...
By Bob Taradash, Clay Beers, Gordon Miller & Parker Wright
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20YY: Preparing for War in the Robotic Age
20YY: Preparing for War in the Robotic Age calls upon the United States to prepare for war in new era in which “unmanned and autonomous systems will play central war-fighting ...
By Robert O. Work & Shawn Brimley
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The Enduring Need for Electronic Attack in Air Operations
CNAS adjunct senior fellow Tom Davis and Responsible Defense Program co-directors LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret) and Dr. Nora Bensahel explore the challenges the U.S. military ...
By Nora Bensahel, Thomas Davis, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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After the Awakening: Future Security Trends in the Middle East
CNAS Research Associate Jacob Stokes identifies seven major trends driving Middle East geopolitics and economics in After the Awakening: Future Security Trends in the Middle E...
By Jacob Stokes
