Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Listen to the latest episode of Derisky Business on Trump 2.0's economic security agenda. Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz break down how policy and personnel could impact and reshape economic ties with adversaries and allies.

"For Russia and China, Central Asia is also likely to be an important building block in their larger counterorder-building effort. The two countries are likely to sustain—and step up—their efforts to build an alternative order in Central Asia, including by deepening cooperation and broadening the number of countries participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to legitimize and demonstrate the benefits of their collective global leadership." Read the full report from Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Lisa Curtis, Kate Johnston, and Nathaniel Schochet.

Central Asia has become a critical domain for understanding the evolving Russia-China relationship, CNAS experts write in a new report on the region, "Russia and China in Central Asia: Cooperate, Compete, or De-conflict?" To discuss the report, authors Lisa Curtis and Andrea Kendall-Taylor were joined by Donald Lu, assistant secretary of state, south and central asian affairs, for a conversation on highlighting the report's findings and recommendations. The conversation was moderated by Katie Stallard. Watch the event and find the report here: https://lnkd.in/ee4vcde6

Meet the CNAS Middle East Security Team!    The MES Program examines the choices facing U.S. security in the Middle East, analyzes regional security dynamics, and provides recommendations aimed at advancing stability and security in the region. Their current research includes Iran's role in the Axis of Upheaval, Israel and Middle East regional security architecture, and more.     Learn more about the Middle East Security Program here!  https://lnkd.in/eAuAaFpi

Join CNAS on Tuesday, November 12, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET for a discussion addressing how Russia-China relations could evolve in the future, exploring potential areas of both greater coordination and friction, which will be the focus of a forthcoming CNAS report. The event will feature Ambassador Donald Lu, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, and report authors Lisa Curtis, senior fellow and director of the Indo-pacific Security Program, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/ee4vcde6

"The United States’ long-standing supremacy in quantum technology—a bedrock of U.S. economic and national security—is in peril at an important inflection point. Quantum technologies are rapidly nearing market readiness and U.S. adversaries are more determined than ever to beat the United States to the quantum punch. But the change in administration presents a unique opportunity to reassert American leadership in quantum and shape a brighter future. The incoming Trump Administration can seize the moment by fully resourcing the Tech Hubs Program, passing the NQI reauthorization, and leveraging the power of the United States’ alliances." Read more from Sam Howell in Just Security:

“If you go back to 2016, Mexico didn’t pay for the wall. And, you know, it doesn’t look like there was a secret plan to defeat Isis,” Richard Fontaine tells The Guardian. “Some of these things didn’t turn out the way that they were talked about on that campaign trail and we go into this without really knowing what the president’s proposal will be for all of this – and what he will do.”

From Brussels Sprouts: A look ahead to what a Trump 2.0 foreign policy could entail. Featuring: Michael Allen, James Carafano, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, and Jim Townsend.

Throughout 2024, CNAS experts have been analyzing the next administration's top challenges. From the Axis of Upheaval between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, to controlling chaos in the Middle East and beyond, the next administration will have to contend with the most challenging threat environment in decades. Find out more about the High Stakes initiative here ⬇

From Vivek Chilukuri: Policymakers are slowly awaking to a rise in China’s cyber threat and the United States’ digital vulnerability. If there is a growing consensus to expand the country’s decoupling from Chinese tech, however, there is still no clear vision for how to do so responsibly. Read the full article from Foreign Policy: https://lnkd.in/eeUKtR9G