Analyses
CNA produces some 500 analyses each year. Those that are available for public release can be found on this page.
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Risky Business: The Future of Civil Defense Forces and Counterterrorism in an Era of Persistent Conflict

The “First War on Terrorism?” U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism During the 1970s and Early 1980s

Bone Dry and Flooding Soon: A Regional Water Management Game Final Report
Learning and Adapting in U.S. Counterterrorism Operations

Assessing How Delayed Entry Program Physical Fitness is Related to In-Service Attrition, Injuries, and Physical Fitness

Are We Winning? A Brief History of Military Operations Assessment

China versus Vietnam: An Analysis of the Competing Claims in the South China Sea

Malaysia and Brunei: An Analysis of their Claims in the South China Sea

Philippine Claims in the South China Sea: A Legal Analysis

Improving U.S.-India HA/DR Coordination in the Indian Ocean

“No Security Without Us”: Tribes and Tribalism in Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Enlisted Career Paths for Top Snipes and Combat Systems Maintenance Managers

Reviving the Caliphate: Fad, or the Future?

Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Reasons to Assess Civilian Casualties

The Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership: Building Partner Capacity to Counter Terrorism and Violent Extremism

North Korean Leadership Dynamics and Decision-making under Kim Jong-un

National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change

CNA’s Integrated Ship Database: Fourth Quarter CY 2012 Update

Were the Afghan National Security Forces Successful in 2013?

Independent Assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces

Veteran Unemployment of Transitioning Marines

Understanding an Adversary’s Strategic and Operational Calculus: A Late Cold War Case Study with 21st Century Applicability | U.S. Views on Soviet Navy Strategy and Operations

U.S.-India Security Burden-Sharing? The Potential for Coordinated Capacity-Building in the Indian Ocean

The Israeli “Nuclear Alert” of 1973: Deterrence and Signaling in Crisis

Women in Service Restrictions