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David Knoll

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David Knoll is a CNA expert in irregular warfare, military innovation, and force planning analysis.

Knoll-David David Knoll is a CNA expert in irregular warfare, military innovation, and force planning analysis. /images/Experts/Knoll-David.webp David Knoll is an expert in force design, irregular warfare, and military innovation. As director of the Countering Threats and Challenges Program, he oversees work on security cooperation, force design, and adversary tactics and operations—including CNA’s Russia Studies Program. David began his analytic career studying military tactics and innovation, and he has continued to use those topics as lenses to understand the future of war. From 2022

ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022

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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Special Issue September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. /Newsletters/Ai%20and%20Autonomy%20in%20Russia/AI-and-Autonomy-in-Russia-Newsletter-Special-Issue-September-2022.png Special Issue, September 8, 2022 Translations of Russian Military Journal Articles on War, AI, and Autonomy This issue of AI and Autonomy in Russia features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have

A Brief History of CNA

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CNA is the oldest research and analysis organization in the United States that is an FFRDC, a federally funded research and development center. Our founder, Philip Morse, introduced the concept of operations research to the U.S. in order to address the German U-boat threat during World War II.

research, resulting in a more expansive name: the Center for Naval Analyses. Political scientists specializing in nuclear strategy and Soviet military planning were rubbing shoulders ... a mathematical theory of search and then set about finding the data to refine their theory into workable tactics. Sending civilian experts to military commands was a delicate matter, but Morse insisted ... working on antisubmarine warfare after the Soviets began arming subs with nuclear weapons. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, OEG drew on its experience with blockade planning to help the Navy cut off

Barry Howell

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Barry Howell is a CNA expert in developing operational plans, concepts, doctrine and logistics to support U.S. military operations.

Howell-Barry Barry Howell is a CNA expert in developing operational plans, concepts, doctrine and logistics to support U.S. military operations. /images/Experts/Howell-Barry.webp Barry Howell is an expert in developing operational plans, concepts, doctrine and logistics to support U.S. military operations. His experience spans military logistics and planning, command and control (C2), strike ... of the United States. During the 9/11 era, he served as a scientific analyst to the Chief of Naval Operations, Director of Strategy and Policy. He has also supported several military operations over

Grand Strategy Analysis and Implication for Navy

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What should the grand strategy of the United States be? The Navy’s Strategy and Planning Division (OPNAV N51) asked CNA to review the state of the policy and academic debate on this issue to inform the Navy’s input into national decision-making and specifically to inform the incoming Chief of Naval Operations. CNA has surveyed and assessed the discourse in key think tanks and the academy on this question. This is important because dramatic developments such as the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2008, the continued rapid rise and growth of China, and the unrest in the Middle East have substantially changed the global situation that A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower addressed when it was released in October 2007. These dynamics have persuaded many that a reassessment of American national strategy is needed, and some have concluded that a course change is in order. Indeed, in his outgoing speech in May 2011 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called for a sober and serious assessment of just what kind of role America, and America’s military, should play in the future. This document seeks to lay out the state of that debate and advise Navy decision-makers and staffs on how best to understand and take advantage of that debate.

be? The Navy’s Strategy and Planning Division (OPNAV N51) asked CNA to review the state of the policy and academic debate on this issue to inform the Navy’s input into national decision-making and specifically ... America, and America’s military, should play in the future. This document seeks to lay out the state of that debate and advise Navy decision-makers and staffs on how best to understand and take advantage ... , a grand strategy outlines the objectives a state seeks, and provides guidance on how the state will achieve them. In early 2011, the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic and Planning Division (OPNAV N51

Jerry Meyerle

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Meyerle-Jerry /images/Experts/Meyerle-Gerald.webp Jerry Meyerle is an expert in military operations and warfighting, defense policy and posture, strategic planning, and combatant commands. A CNA analyst since 2007, he has led complex and important research projects for Congress, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Navy, and Marine Corps. Meyerle has served as a CNA field ... approach complex issues and make better decisions. He draws upon experience working directly with military forces on difficult problems at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Recent studies

Jeremy Sepinsky

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Jeremy Sepinsky is a CNA expert in wargaming.

Sepinsky-Jeremy Jeremy Sepinsky is a CNA expert in wargaming. /images/Experts/Sepinsky-Jeremy.webp Jeremy Sepinsky is an expert in wargaming. He has designed and executed dozens of wargames across topics including future concepts, logistics, climate change, military operations and strategic planning for both military and non-military sponsors. As CNA's lead wargame designer, he is responsible for organizing and developing the talents of CNA's wargame design team. Earlier in his career at CNA, Sepinsky deployed as an analyst to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Operational Test and Evaluation

pla update: Issue 4, May 2, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 4, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

on important developments in the PLA as reported in the Chinese- and English-language media of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). SPECIAL: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR In March and April, PRC military ... and ideas to "affect targets' cognition," influence their pursuit of their military and political objectives, and "change their decision-making and behavior." Li alleges that Russia, Ukraine, and Western ... by PRC military and civilian analysts, who believe that efforts to influence domestic and international opinion will become more important in future conflicts, and that these efforts will be aided

Plans and Strategy

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CNA experts in strategy and plans have advised Marine Corps, Navy, homeland security senior leaders for decades, including analysis for today’s force designs.

analysts have long been trusted advisors to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations. CNA employs military historians, former admirals, nuclear diplomacy specialists, and experts in international relations and the law of the sea. Our analyses have informed some of the most renowned naval planning documents of past decades ... of the Senate Armed Services Committee and author of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare . THE COLLAPSE OF COLD WAR NAVAL STRATEGIC PLANNING /our-media/podcasts

Steve Wills

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Steven Wills is a CNA expert in U.S. Navy strategy, policy, surface welfare programs, and platforms.

post-Cold War eras, and the post-World War II Navy surface fleet. Wills is the author of "Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning," published by Naval Institute Press, and shared ... Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy. Wills completed his Ph.D. in military history at Ohio University and has a Master of Arts in national security studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Steve