Report

China’s Military Presence in Africa

The largest deployed People’s Liberation Army force outside of China’s periphery is operating in Africa, and Beijing seeks to deepen its African security ties.

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Report

Russian Military Mobilization During the Ukraine War

A study of conscription and recruitment since the Soviet era finds Russia has effectively used several “covert” methods of mobilizing troops to send to Ukraine.

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Blog

Africa: China’s Testing Ground for Overseas Military Missions

China’s military activities in Africa—including its first overseas military base—have become entrenched. China has ambitions for a deeper African presence.

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Podcast

The Kursk Offensive

This episode explores the Kursk Offensive, Ukraine’s counter-invasion of Russia, and its implications for the United States and NATO.

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Reports

Crafting the Russian War Economy

Export controls after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine initially led to serious disruptions, but Russia has used friendly countries to circumvent sanctions.

The Central Brain of the Russian Armed Forces

This primer on the Russian General Staff explains how they act as both the planning “brains” of the Russian military and its operational-strategic headquarters.

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine is at an inflection point. This report examines the debates in Russia about the ineffectiveness of nuclear weapons threats.

Preparing for Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Civilian harm mitigation and response requires a comprehensive approach. This report makes recommendations for mitigation, response, learning, analysis, and reporting.

Experts

Samuel Bendett

Russia Studies

Vivian Elliott

Justice Research and Innovation

Portrait of CNA director of People Operations Anchal Gupta — Anchal Gupta

Corporate and Professional Staff

Eric Trabert

Public Health Preparedness and Resilience

Jessica Olcott Yllemo

Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs

Multimedia

Wargame Reveals Bottlenecks That Could Limit the Supply of Uniforms in Wartime

A wargame exploring the military clothing supply chain revealed bottlenecks that, in a major war scenario, would have left military personnel short of uniforms, according to a recently released report by the research organization CNA.

John Crissman on an AI Tool for First Responders

CNA computer scientist John Crissman and his team developed a creative tool using machine learning and AI to improve situational awareness for disaster response.

CNA Officially Welcomes Julia McQuaid as Vice President of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division

The CNA Corporation today announced that Julia McQuaid has formally accepted the position of vice president of its Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division.

CNA's Large Language Model: Morse Code

This episode covers the inception, development, and potential of CNA’s internal large language model, Morse Code.

Dr. Megan McBride on Increasing Resilience to Misinformation in the Workplace

Dr. Megan McBride describes the innovation behind a study to demonstrate how to make the workforce of a large employer more resilient to disinformation.

A Process for Using LLMs in a National Security Research Organization

We collaborated across disciplines to develop a process to safely introduce large language models without compromising quality or national security.

Our flexible, collaborative and energizing work environment allows for creative teamwork in every step of theproblem-solving process.

Run by CNA's Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) and Marine Corps Program, the Field Program deploys analysts for two to three years to posts ranging from aircraft carrier strike groups and Marine expeditionary forces to the U.S. Pacific Command.