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CNA produces some 500 analyses each year. Those that are available for public release can be found on this page.
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Analytic Framework for Emulating Russian Decision-Making
China’s Military Support Facility in Djibouti: The Economic and Security Dimensions of China’s First Overseas Base
Russia's Approach to Cyber Warfare
Get Ready for the Second Phase of the Chinese Military
Gaming Sea-based Multinational HA/DR Operations at PACOM Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2016
Becoming a Great “Maritime Power”: A Chinese Dream
Managing Conflict: Examining Recent PLA Writings on Escalation Control
Mobilizing Compatriots: Russia's Strategy, Tactics, and Influence in the Former Soviet Union
Russia’s “Ambiguous Warfare” and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps
The South China Sea: Assessing U.S. Policy and Options for the Future
China versus Vietnam: An Analysis of the Competing Claims in the South China Sea
Philippine Claims in the South China Sea: A Legal Analysis
Malaysia and Brunei: An Analysis of their Claims in the South China Sea
North Korean Leadership Dynamics and Decision-making under Kim Jong-un
The Israeli “Nuclear Alert” of 1973: Deterrence and Signaling in Crisis
The Long Littoral Project: East China and Yellow Seas | A Maritime Perspective on Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. Navy – U.S. Air Force Relationships, 1970-2010
Trafficking Golden Crescent Drugs into Western China: An Analysis and Translation of a Recent Chinese Police Research Article
The Sino-Soviet Border Conflict: Deterrence, Escalation, and the Threat of Nuclear War in 1969
A Closer Look at China-Iran Relations: Roundtable Report
Exploring the China-India Relationship: Roundtable Report
The Military Dimensions of U.S. – China Security Cooperation: Retrospective and Future Prospects
Exploring the China-Pakistan Relationship: Roundtable Report
China’s Participation in Anti-Piracy Operations off the Horn of Africa: Drivers and Implications
China Reconsiders Its National Security