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The Institute for Public Research helps federal, state and local leaders address their most difficult challenges, from eliminating racial bias in policing to recovering from hurricanes. Our analysts have expertise in justice, public health, emergency response and other critical fields. The FAA, FEMA, DHS and DOJ have worked with CNA for decades.
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Next Generation Leadership and Implications for Special Operations Forces
We examine the potential implications of cross-generational leadership issues for the future of special operations forces (SOF).
Intersections: Technology, National Security, and US-China Strategic Competition
Intersections, a limited-series news digest, takes a deep dive into the People’s Republic of China’s techniques for accessing foreign technology and risks that these acquisition efforts pose to the U.S. defense industrial base.
PRC Spy Balloon Reveals New Arena of Strategic Competition
The overflight of the People’s Republic of China spy balloon incident evokes memories of the Cold War and highlights the tense environment in which strategic competition between the US and the PRC is taking place.
Case Study Supply Chain Resilience-Puget Sound
The Puget Sound region built public-private relationships for grocery supply chain resilience to prepare for earthquakes. COVID put them to the test.