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2 weeks ago | 
cnas.org | Samuel Bendett |Jim Townsend |Edward Fishman |Stacie L. Pettyjohn
With a single, coordinated attack, Ukraine has crippled at least a dozen Russian aircraft – including around 10 percent of Russia’s bomber fleet – using only small drones. This drone ambush should trigger alarm bells for the US military. Like Russia, the United States is unprepared to meet the growing threat of small commercial drones. This attack is wake-up call for US military: its counter-drone efforts are inadequate and are not keeping pace with the threat.
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3 weeks ago | 
cnas.org | Edward Fishman |Samuel Bendett |Jim Townsend
June 05, 2025 Trump will walk from the Ukraine-Russia negotiations as his lack of “patience” means its “just a matter of time”, says Jim Townsend, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Watch the full interview on Times Radio. Commentary Foreign Affairs June 4, 2025 Putin’s Pressure Point Trump’s handling of Russia diverges sharply from his approach to every other country....
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3 weeks ago | 
cnas.org | Samuel Bendett |Jim Townsend |Edward Fishman
A new U.S. president enters office vowing to reach out a hand to a bitter enemy. He pledges to resolve a long-burning crisis through diplomacy, despite widespread skepticism that it’s possible. When his early efforts stall, Congress—including members of the president’s own party—loses patience and advances sweeping sanctions to break the impasse. European allies also grow frustrated and impose new penalties. This is the story of the opening months of Donald Trump’s second term on Russia.
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1 month ago | 
cnas.org | Edward Fishman |Tom Shugart |Lisa Curtis |Jacob Stokes
May 21, 2025 Gauging the Prospects for Coalition-Building Under Fire Executive SummaryA contingency across the Taiwan Strait has the potential to reshape the Indo-Pacific and even global security environment. This report explores how states beyond the United States and Taiwan would respond to a major Taiwan contingency.
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1 month ago | 
cnas.org | Pablo Chavez |Emily Kilcrease |Edward Fishman |Daniel Silverberg
In today's episode of India Global, U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States. NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi speaks to Dr. Asif Iqbal, President, Indian Economic Trade Organization and Daniel Silverberg, Director for Capstone, a global consultancy, and adjunct fellow at the Center for New American Security. Watch the full interview on NDTV.
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1 month ago | 
cnas.org | Daniel Silverberg |Tom Shugart |Lisa Curtis |Edward Fishman
America and China have agreed to a 90-day truce of their month-long trade war, but the economic uncertainty has not yet ended. Beyond tariffs, the spat had begun spilling over into other areas, with China imposing a ban on the export of critical minerals designed to hobble American industries. Could global supply chains and financial systems be weaponised in a similar way? Edward Fishman, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security joins the conversation.
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1 month ago | 
cnas.org | Emily Kilcrease |Edward Fishman |Rachel Ziemba |Pablo Chavez
The most recent quarterly earnings results of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft offer insights into how the Trump administration’s tariffs might affect tech companies’ capital expenditures on data centers and other infrastructure that supports their AI efforts. For now, the impact appears minimal, but in the medium and long term, US tariffs could have significant effects on companies’ artificial intelligence-related investments. The four companies are still making enormous outlays.
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2 months ago | 
cnas.org | Rachel Ziemba |Edward Fishman |Lisa Curtis
Global financial markets plunged as investors braced themselves for a shock to the flow of international trade. Faced with prolonged market turmoil, within days the US President paused most of his plans. A to-and-fro between Washington and Beijing has left many world leaders confused who to side with, as many look towards the White House wondering if there is a detailed plan at the heart of these unprecedented few weeks.
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2 months ago | 
cnas.org | Lisa Curtis |Jacob Stokes |Edward Fishman |Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and co-author of No Limits? The China-Russia Relationship and U.S. Foreign Policy, joins the show to discuss Beijing-Moscow cooperation and the prospects of the U.S. driving a wedge between them. Listen to the full episode on School of War.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
cnas.org | Jacob Stokes |Edward Fishman |Lisa Curtis
In this episode, we get into what’s driving the Indo-Pacific’s security dynamics, from China’s threats to Taiwan to AUKUS and the Quad to stability (or lack thereof) on the Korean Peninsula to bases in the Philippines. We also touch on how prepared the United States may be to deliver military power in the Indo-Pacific based on forthcoming resourcing decisions by the Trump administration and Congress.
