Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering ...

The paradox of economic warfare is that sanctions and tariffs are only effective if you can first pull others in — and keep ...

As global geopolitical risks intensify and defense production continues to waver, the Center for a New American ...

Amid these tectonic changes, Yemen’s Houthis are benefiting from the vacuum created by the Assad regime’s dissolution and the ...

Australians were recently given a wake-up call to China’s burgeoning blue-water naval capabilities, as a Chinese naval task ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the world to advance its geopolitical interests and ...

Washington, March 21, 2025, — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Natasha Lander Finch as an adjunct senior fellow with the Defense Program. Lander Finch is both an ...

The last two decades have marked a revolution in economic warfare. As the United States has increasingly sought to weaponize the global economy against its adversaries, the world has become fractured ...

China’s rapid nuclear buildup is raising questions about how the country makes decisions related to nuclear weapons. This policy brief analyzes that trend by presenting three overarching analytical ...

Phillip Carter was the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security. His research focused on issues facing veterans and ...

Left unchecked, China’s push to deploy critical digital infrastructure worldwide, from next-generation telecommunications networks to subsea cables, data centers, and AI, could have far-reaching ...