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Global Compute and National Security Ultimately, AI and its impacts will transcend national borders. But the infrastructure that underpins it will remain firmly rooted in the physical world.

Ultimately, AI and its impacts will transcend national borders. But the infrastructure that underpins it will remain firmly rooted in the physical world.

Read the new report from Janet Egan on the importance of securing the building blocks of AI.
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Applications are OPEN for the 2026 Next Generation National Security Fellowship!

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In a new @cnas.bsky.social report, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and I assess the intensifying military cooperation among the Axis of Upheaval: Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. We argue that cooperation will likely continue deepening and highlight the associated risks for the U.S. and its allies. (1/8)

Events at CNAS Watch live and past events with national security experts, policymakers, and industry leaders on the most pressing issues around the world

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Join the conversation tomorrow at 11 AM!

Virtual Event | National Guard & Domestic Deployment: The Law and Executive Power Featuring: Carrie Cordero Senior Fellow Center for a New American Security Claire Finkelstein Professor and Director Center for Ethics and Rule of Law,…

Watch live here: www.cnas.org/events/legal...

This Thursday at 11:00 AM ET:

Join our expert panel for a discussion on the recent domestic deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and the legal limits on executive power.

🎙️Carrie Cordero

🎙️Claire Finkelstein

🎙️‪@marknevitt.bsky.social‬

Congress Must Clarify the National Guard’s Section 502 Legal Authorities Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

Here is a primer on 502 authority via @cnas.bsky.social

Americans need to understand the legal authority for the Administration’s extraordinary use of domestic military force.

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The 21st Century National Guard: Expanding Missions, Modernizing Authorities Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

Plus, learn more about the legal frameworks governing National Guard deployments in a new commentary series: www.cnas.org/u-s-national...

Stress-Testing State Power The activities of federal, state, and local governments are increasingly intertwined with national security issues

Read the 2024 report from Cordero that studied the possible effects of a president and governor disagreeing on the deployment of National Guard forces to counter protest activity. www.cnas.org/publications...

On @cnn.com, Carrie Cordero analyzes the legal framework behind deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles, the constitutional issues it causes, and whether President Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act.

Home | CNAS 2025 National Security Conference The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 202...

The CNAS 2025 National Security Conference is LIVE!

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Home | CNAS 2025 National Security Conference The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 202...

🕘24 hours until the #CNAS2025 National Security Conference kicks off🕘

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My latest piece on the varied and sundry ways the National Guard has been used on state active duty in recent years and the impact that has on military readiness at the federal level.

Part of a truly impactful series of commentaries on NG authorities that I cannot recommend highly enough

Extremist Militias on Federal Duty This essay frames the constitutional and statutory meaning of “militia,” and explains the legal theory

From @dakotarudesill.bsky.social: "Extremist Militias on Federal Duty: Courts and Congress Can and Should Reject Potential Mobilization of "'Unorganized Militia'" www.cnas.org/publications...

Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its Missions Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

Read the third and final installment of commentaries on the future of the National Guard👇

From @tcdsylvester.bsky.social: "Balancing Act: Ensuring the National Guard Can Meet Its Missions"

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Preventing the Use of the National Guard to Evade the Posse Comitatus Act Limitations on military involvement in civilian affairs have been a central feature of Anglo-American law. Armies are trained to vanquish enemies.

The National Guard in non-federal status isn’t subject to the Posse Comitatus Act. But sometimes POTUS can direct the Guard even without federalizing them. As my piece in @cnas.bsky.social’s National Guard series argues, Congress should close this dangerous loophole. www.cnas.org/publications...

Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency A contingency across the Taiwan Strait has the potential to reshape the Indo-Pacific and even global security environment.

I'm delighted to share my newest @cnas.bsky.social report:

Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency: Gauging the Prospects for Coalition-Building Under Fire

It explains both structural & country-specific determinants & offers policy recommendations. www.cnas.org/publications...

Democracy in South Asia amid U.S. Aid Cuts If vulnerable nations no longer receive U.S. assistance that helps them meet economic objectives and fosters democratic development of their societies

"The Trump administration’s January 2025 decision to cut nearly all U.S. foreign assistance is removing one of the United States’ most important tools to compete effectively with the PRC."

Read a new report from Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, and Keerthi Martyn: www.cnas.org/publications...

Home | CNAS 2025 National Security Conference The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America to harness bold, innovative approaches. The CNAS 202...

Join these speakers and more by registering virtually for the CNAS 2025 National Security Conference: conference.cnas.org

@pkryan.bsky.social, Congressman and former CNAS NextGen Fellow

@repgoodlander.bsky.social, Congresswoman and former CNAS NextGen Fellow

Bogdan Klich, Head of Mission for the Embassy of Poland to the U.S.

Andreas Michaelis, German Ambassador to the U.S.

Rachel Hoff, Policy Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and former CNAS NextGen Fellow

@jahimes.bsky.social, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Michael Polsky, Founder and CEO of
@invenergy.bsky.social

🚨New speakers announced for the 2025 CNAS National Security Conference: America's Edge🚨

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From Production Lines to Front Lines The United States needs a different DIB than it has today if it wants to deter and prevail in future great power conflict.

If you want to know more about why the US foreign military sales program is broken and results in lengthy timelines to build and deliver weapons, check out my latest @cnas.bsky.social report: www.cnas.org/publications...

Trump heads to Saudi Arabia soon, looking for a repeat of his trip in 2017 President Trump says his first trip to Saudi Arabia in 2017 yielded big business deals. We look back to see how things worked out.

President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia in a bid to incentivize investments in U.S. defense industry. If the 2017 arms deal is any indication, then we shouldn't hold our breath.

I talked to @npr.org about whether past is prologue and why arms sales are hard to track: www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...