Andrew Mara joins CNA as Vice President and Director for Systems, Tactics, and Force Development. Read more

COVID-19 has dramatically increased global instability and chaos, making it a prime example of a nontraditional security threat – one that current US counterterrorism infrastructure was not designed to address. This gap in counterterrorism planning is one that Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) may exploit for their own benefit, according to new analysis from CNA. Read more

January 17 will mark the 30th Anniversary of the first airstrikes of Desert Storm. CNA analysis was a principal source of lessons learned from the war. Read more

CNA President and CEO, Katherine A.W. McGrady, Ph.D., recently announced the appointment of Roderick von Lipsey as the new Chair of CNA's Board of Trustees Read more

Jonathan Schroden writes, "If the Taliban refuse to reduce violence and move toward compliance with the deal, the Biden administration should begin a graduated—and clearly communicated—set of steps to indicate to the Taliban where the red lines are for its violent activities."

Lawfare: "Afghanistan Will Be the Biden Administration's First Foreign Policy Crisis"

Joshua Tallis says, "'Mariners need to access ports of call' for their physical and mental well-being."

USNI News: "COVID-19 Pandemic Shows Mariners Are Essential Workers, Experts Say"