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WEBKatherine L. Kuzminski. In The News. Reuters. September 12, 2024. Russia produces kamikaze drone with Chinese engine. Samuel Bendett, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington DC-based think tank, told Reuters that Garpiya, if confirmed, would mark a dep...
Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update - CNAS
WEBMar 31, 2020 · It has been five years since the ban on women in combat was lifted in 2015 and women began integrating previously closed combat arms billets in January 2016. Five years is the length of a service academy contract and longer than the average enlistment contract. Two years ago, there was mostly good news …
The FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act - CNAS
WEBDec 16, 2021 · After weeks of delay, the United States Congress passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and priorities for the next fiscal year. CNAS experts dove into the legislation and have identified many of the key elements of this year's NDAA.
Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on North Korea
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · Along with Iran and Venezuela, North Korea is one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. Following North Korea’s unprovoked attack and sinking of the Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Cheonan in 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order 13551, which created the first North Korea–specific sanctions program, DPRK. Near the end of the Obama presidency, North Korea conducted ...
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
WEB2 hours ago · Sep 20, 2024. 8:30am to 9:30am ET. An axis of authoritarian leaders—China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and extremist groups, coined CRINGE by Rep. Adam Smith—working together and separately, poses a number of threats to the international rules-based order. Their combined economic and military strength has influenced the war and instability ...
Improving Joint Operational Concept Development within the U.S …
WEBOct 21, 2021 · It was evident that the DoD remains tied to its traditional ways of warfighting when General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said an initial effort at developing a new joint warfighting concept based largely on how the U.S. military has operated for the past 30 years proved an utter failure when tested in a series of wargames in late 2020. 6 That result, Hyten said, has ...
Center for a New American Security (en-US) | Thao Anh Tran - CNAS
WEBThao Anh Tran joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2012 as a political-coned diplomat and currently serves on the Executive Secretariat Staff. In this capacity she plans and prepares the Secretary of State’s domestic and international travel, as well as reviews briefing materials for the Secretary and other senior-level principals on foreign policy and national security issues.
Jordan Schneider | Center for a New American Security (en-US)
WEBJordan Schneider is the founder of the ChinaTalk Podcast and Newsletter. He previously worked for the Rhodium Group and Bridgewater. Jordan received a master's degree in economics from Peking University's Yenching Academy and a BA in history from Yale. His research has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Wired, and Lawfare.
Sharpening the U.S. Military’s Edge: Critical Steps for the ... - CNAS
WEBJul 13, 2020 · As Deputy Secretary of Defense, Work joined forces first with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and then Secretary Ash Carter to put in place some of the building blocks of the innovation ecosystem necessary to support a third offset, including the Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIU-X), a revamped Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), the Defense Innovation Board, the Force of the Future ...
Center for a New American Security (en-US) - CNAS
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Executive Summary. This report concludes that drones have transformed the battlefield in the war in Ukraine, but in an evolutionary rather than revolutionary fashion. 1 While tactical innovation abounds and drones offer some new capabilities, their impact falls short of the truly disruptive change that constitutes a so-called revolution in military affairs.