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142. New Voices in Grand Strategy
- Author:
- Richard Fontaine and et al
- Publication Date:
- 04-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- In June 2008, the Center for a New American Security published a compendium of essays to grapple with the central questions of American grand strategy.1 The volume compiled the views of leading senior strategists from across the political spectrum and from both academia and the policy community. Four years later, CNAS embarked on a similar venture, presenting the views of four more expert thinkers
- Topic:
- International Affairs and Geopolitics
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
143. Intelligence Oversight Priorities for the 116th Congress
- Author:
- Carrie Cordero
- Publication Date:
- 04-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- Congressional oversight is essential for providing accountability for the activities of the intelligence services.1 Effective oversight by the congressional intelligence committees – by an independent branch of government – is needed in order to monitor the adequacy of legal authorities, the lawfulness of activities carried out under those authorities, and the responsible application of public funds for intelligence activities. As elected representatives entrusted with providing an outside check on activities that are conducted out of the public eye, members of the committees serve a critical function in facilitating accountability, transparency, and confidence in intelligence activities conducted under law.
- Topic:
- International Relations and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
144. The Influence of Commercial Space Capabilities on Deterrence
- Author:
- John Klein
- Publication Date:
- 01-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- Recent U.S. space policy initiatives underscore the far-reaching benefits of commercial space activities. The White House revived the National Space Council to foster closer coordination, cooperation, and exchange of technology and information among the civil, national security, and commercial space sectors.1 National Space Policy Directive 2 seeks to promote economic growth by streamlining U.S. regulations on the commercial use of space.2 While the defense community generally appreciates the value of services and capabilities derived from the commercial space sector—including space launch, Earth observation, and satellite communications—it often overlooks one area of strategic importance: deterrence.
- Topic:
- International Cooperation, International Affairs, and Cybersecurity
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
145. Contested Spaces A Renewed Approach to Southeast Asia
- Author:
- Patrick M. Cronin
- Publication Date:
- 01-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- As the competition between the United States and China to shape the course of the 21st century intensifies, Southeast Asia has become a contested space. A region where geopolitical orientations remain fluid, Southeast Asia lies at the front line of Beijing’s expanding diplomatic influence, economic leverage, and military capability. At stake is whether countries across the region can retain their economic sovereignty and freedom of decision, and whether governance in the region will broadly trend toward greater freedom and openness, or the opposite.
- Topic:
- International Political Economy and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
146. Understanding China's AI Strategy
- Author:
- Gregory Allen
- Publication Date:
- 02-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- n the second half of 2018, I traveled to China on four separate trips to attend major diplomatic, military, and private-sector conferences focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI). During these trips, I participated in a series of meetings with high-ranking Chinese officials in China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, leaders of China’s military AI research organizations, government think tank experts, and corporate executives at Chinese AI companies. From these discussions – as well as my ongoing work analyzing China’s AI industry, policies, reports, and programs – I have arrived at a number of key judgments about Chinese leadership’s views, strategies, and prospects for AI as it applies to China’s economy and national security. Of course, China’s leadership in this area is a large population with diversity in its views, and any effort to generalize is inherently presumptuous and essentially guaranteed to oversimplify. However, the distance is large between prevailing views in American commentary on China’s AI efforts and what I have come to believe are the facts. I hope by stating my takeaways directly, this report will advance the assessment of this issue and be of benefit to the wider U.S. policymaking community.
- Topic:
- International Political Economy and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
147. Financial Networks of Mass Destruction
- Author:
- Elizabeth Rosenberg and Neil Bhatiya
- Publication Date:
- 01-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- The international community has long prioritized reducing the risk of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, whether from state actors such as North Korea and Iran, or from non-state actors, particularly criminals and transnational terrorist networks. Despite this concern, however, there remains a significant blind spot: the efforts to prevent the financing of WMD proliferation are only in their infancy. The legal framework to prevent the financing of proliferation is weak, and implementation across the world is spotty. These weaknesses derive from one overwhelming fact: The international community has not prioritized financial controls to fight proliferation. Very few countries have demonstrated the political will to put further emphasis on this threat to international peace and security.
- Topic:
- International Political Economy and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
148. Rethinking Requirements and Risk in the New Space Age
- Author:
- John Klein
- Publication Date:
- 01-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for a New American Security
- Abstract:
- Recent advancements in the commercial space launch and small satellite sectors are revolutionizing how the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will access and use space. Increasingly, many within the national security space community view commercial space capabilities as essential for maintaining U.S. competitive advantage and protecting national security interests in space.1 However, DoD is still failing to take full advantage of the benefits from the commercial space sector. This shortfall is due to fundamental differences between defense and commercial innovation cycles, as well as differing perspectives on requirements and risk
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
149. Preparing for Climate Intervention Decision Making in the Global South: A Role for Canada and India
- Author:
- Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty
- Publication Date:
- 03-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
- Abstract:
- The use of climate intervention technologies has not taken into sufficient account the social dimensions of climate intervention research, which includes citizen participation and pooling of knowledge resources. To fill this lacuna, Canada and India can examine what participation in climate intervention research means in the context of an African country to be able to evolve a more international view; urge both countries to conduct national policy discussions on climate intervention research; and increase public awareness of climate intervention technologies
- Topic:
- Climate Change and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
150. Making Terrestrial Geoengineering Technologies Viable: An Opportunity for India-Canada Climate Leadership
- Author:
- Chaitanya Giri
- Publication Date:
- 02-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations
- Abstract:
- The UN’s Paris Agreement is best known as the commitment by nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow the rise in global temperatures. But less-heralded provisions of the pact go further than that. In an acknowledgment that emissions-reduction alone will not resolve the unfolding climate crisis, a call has been made for the development of carbon sinks to remove gases already in the atmosphere. These less-heralded greenhouse gas removal technologies are essential to achieving the pact’s goal of keeping the global average surface temperature from rising more than the 1.5 degrees Celsius. These steps are also a key to ensuring that India and Canada meet their ambitious climate-action goals without suffering severe socio-economic and climatic harm.
- Topic:
- Climate Change and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus