Researchers from the CNAS Technology and National Security team interviewed Kenyan policymakers, journalists, technology ...

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The country that leverages advances in AI to establish and maintain substantial economic and military advantages will not ...

Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

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Worse, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently testified that the administration “still [does not] necessarily know how to stop the next Salt Typhoon.” As Washington dithers, Beijing is ...

AI is the most transformative technology of our lifetimes, bestowing potentially decisive military, economic, and scientific advantages to nations that best harness its potential. The Tech Program ...

Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

Executive Summary This study provides preliminary observations and insights on the character and conduct of protracted great-power war. 1 It finds the U.S. Department of Defense is giving insufficient ...

Over three decades of repeated efforts to develop joint operational concepts, none has resulted in any real changes to the way the U.S. military fights or how the joint force is designed. During the ...

Jason Dempsey is an Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Dr. Dempsey has written on American civil-military relations, ...

The Exercise: Forgotten Waters As Allies begin to upgrade their respective naval capabilities to counter an increasingly aggressive Russia, the importance of investigating various scenarios in which ...