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The Center for a New American Security develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense policies. Join us: cnas.org/join.
Washington, D.C.
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    CNAS
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    Oct 8, 2025
    "Following the law of armed conflict is not a burden on warriors; it is the very expression of their warrior ethos. It is what separates professional soldiers, airmen, and sailors from criminals." Former CNO Admiral John Richardson (Ret.) at #CNAS2025
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    Feb 27, 2022
    "When you're that paranoid, and that isolated, that's when leaders make mistakes. Personalist leaders are the most prone because they surround themselves with sycophants and yes men," said @AKendallTaylor. Watch:
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    Sep 16, 2020
    "Over the last four years," @CISAKrebs writes for the Bolstering American Democracy series, "there has been an unprecedented all-of-nation effort to ensure that the 2020 election is as secure as any in U.S. history." Read more:
    #Protect2020
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    Jul 21, 2018
    "The Chinese method of war is never having to fight. If you have to physically fight, it means you miscalculated [...] We don't realize that China's been at war with the US for five years in the South China Sea," - CNAS's Robert D Kaplan to @bsurveillance:
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    Bloomberg Surveillance: Beyond the Trade War
    Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
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    Mar 16, 2018
    A disappointing element of Tillerson’s legacy will be his mismanagement of the State Department, a cautionary tale for anyone who believes that private sector experience directly transfers into government, writes @ilangoldenberg in @ForeignPolicy:
    A Requiem for Rex’s Redesign
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    Mar 4, 2022
    The @TheJusticeDept announced a task force to target Russian billionaires’ yachts and assets; @edwardfishman joins @Lawrence on @TheLastWord to discuss what impact the sanctions will have.
    DOJ task force to target Russian billionaires’ yachts and assets 
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    CNAS
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    Oct 10, 2022
    Just Announced! @WHNSC Advisor @JakeSullivan46 will discuss the administration's first National Security Strategy in a speech Wed at 2PM at @georgetownsfs, followed by a conversation with @OSullivanMeghan. Watch the livestream from us and co-hosts @georgetownsfs!
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    CNAS
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    Sep 20, 2021
    "Neither the African Union nor the U.N. prevented Ethiopia’s descent into civil war and the war crimes that followed," writes @SWilkins11. "This collapse of collective action portends a dismal future trajectory for peace and security on the continent."
    What Tigray Portends: the Future of Peace and Security in Africa
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    Feb 1, 2018
    "President Trump’s shift away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership had a “corrosive effect” on the standing of the U.S." Hear more of CNAS' Robert Kaplan's remarks from #Davos here:
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    Kaplan: Trump withdrawal from TPP “biggest self-inflicted error” in Asia
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    CNAS
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    Apr 6, 2021
    NEW: CNAS names @paul_scharre Vice President and Director of Studies! As a member of the CNAS executive team, Scharre will be responsible for managing the Center’s research agenda, publications, and research staff. Learn more:
    CNAS Names Paul Scharre Vice President and Director of Studies
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    CNAS
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    Jan 9, 2018
    We're thrilled to announce our new CEO, Victoria Nuland, and welcome back Robert Work as Senior Counselor for Defense!
    CNAS Names Victoria Nuland, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, as CEO; Robert O. Work, former Deputy...
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    CNAS
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    Feb 11, 2021
    NEW: The next generation of national security leaders is here. Learn more about the 2021 class of the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship: cnas.org/next-generatio…
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    CNAS
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    Dec 6, 2017
    China's emergence as an #AI superpower poses a serious challenge to US military dominance. Read @EBKania's analysis in @ForeignAffairs: bit.ly/2BLoCoj
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    CNAS
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    Jun 24, 2020
    What does U.S. military spending say about America's national security priorities? Watch as @SusannaVBlume explains how U.S. strategic principles should drive key decisions in defense spending: cnas.org/publications/v…
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