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WEBWashington, October 3, 2024 — Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new policy brief, Exploiting Russian Weakness: Leaning in to Support the Pro-West... The differences between Iran's attack and a potential Chinese missile strike are probably best understood in terms of scale, sophistication, and intent. A Chinese ...
Terrible But Justified: The U.S. A-Bomb Attacks on Hiroshima and …
WEBSep 29, 2015 · Were the atomic bomb attacks on Japan in August 1945 justifiable? As the world marks the 70th anniversary of these momentous and terrifying events, it is important to ask this question anew, as the past remains alive in Asia’s present and as nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence are becoming increasingly salient in world politics, particularly in Asia.
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 ...
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 …
Sanctions by the Numbers: 2021 Year in Review | Center for a New …
WEBJan 13, 2022 · Belarus (100) The Treasury created Belarus-related sanctioning authorities in 2006 under President George W. Bush’s administration to address political repression in the country. The Biden administration expanded these authorities to address the long-standing human rights abuses stemming from the fraudulent 2020 Belarusian presidential election. In 2021, the Treasury imposed a total of 100 ...
Sanctions by the Numbers: The Geographic Distribution of U.S
WEBJun 15, 2020 · In February, CNAS launched Sanctions by the Numbers, a project to track U.S. sanctions designations and delistings.In this second installment, heat maps show the most heavily targeted states in three periods of time: over the course of the Obama administration from 2009–2017, the Trump administration from 2017–June 2020, and a snapshot of the past decade through June 2020.
Sanctions by the Numbers: 2022 Year in Review | Center for a New …
WEBAug 3, 2023 · Russia Sanctions. Most country-specific sanctions in 2022 target Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. This paper provides a brief overview of the sanctions packages; a more detailed accounting of the sanctions through May 11, 2022, is available in prior CNAS analysis, “Sanctions by the Numbers: Economic Measures against Russia Following Its 2022 Invasion of Ukraine.”
Assessing the Evolving Russian Nuclear Threat | Center for a New …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Introduction. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 reignited concerns about Moscow’s vast nuclear arsenal and the conditions under which the Kremlin might be willing to use these weapons. Moscow has gone to great lengths to stoke such concerns. At the start of the war, the Russian president publicly asked military ...
Center for a New American Security (en-US) - CNAS
WEBNov 17, 2020 · Senior Defense Department leaders have looked to new technologies, from artificial intelligence (AI) to hypersonic missiles, to reinvigorate the U.S. military’s technological edge vis-à-vis great power competitors. To do so, the United States will need to adopt a technology strategy appropriate for today’s technology landscape.
Sharper: Integrated Deterrence | Center for a New American
WEBJan 11, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Defense has advanced the concept of integrated deterrence in the 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS). Integrated deterrence seeks to integrate all tools of national power across domains, geography, and spectrum of conflict, while working with allies and partners. But what integrated deterrence entails in …