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 ...
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.
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 …
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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 ...
Reshaping the U.S. Military with a New Force Planning Construct
WEBOct 19, 2020 · The force planning goal should be to ensure an enduring, secure U.S. second-strike capability to inflict unacceptable damage even in the event of significant advances in Russian and Chinese offensive capabilities (including nuclear, conventional, cyber, and space) and defensive capabilities (including air defense, missile defense, and antisubmarine warfare).
Making Sense of Rapid Technological Change - CNAS
WEBJul 19, 2017 · Making Sense of Rapid Technological Change. Technology is changing our world at an astonishing pace. In the span of a few short years, the internet, mobile devices, and social media have transformed how we communicate and get information about the world. This has opened up new vectors for the spread …
India-China Border Tensions and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
WEBMar 30, 2023 · The increased prospect of India-China border hostility has implications for the United States and its Indo-Pacific strategy. Washington has a strategic interest in what happens between India and China—two nuclear-armed nations whose populations together will soon total 3 billion.
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 ...
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: 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.”