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intersections: Issue 11, November 2024

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

intelligence (AI) development. Counter-Drone Technology Developments With the proliferation of a variety of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and other uncrewed vehicles, as highlighted by the extensive ... for this year's iteration. The event, which is cohosted by the PLA Air Force and the Guangdong provincial government, is a high-profile display of aerospace and defense technologies that the PLA wants to showcase ... , their expected prominent place at the Zhuhai Airshow suggests, at a minimum, a sustained PLA interest in pursuing and fielding advanced counter-drone systems. CETC's development of radar and other advanced

Artificial Intelligence in Russia Issue 8

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Timely, accurate, and relevant information and analysis of the field of civilian and military artificial intelligence (AI) in Russia and, in particular, how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Relies on Russian-language open source material.

Putin signed the bill “On Experimental Legal Regimes in the Field of Digital Innovation in the Russian Federation” into law, and it will enter into force 180 days from that date. The main goal of the law is to create the legal conditions for accelerated development and adoption of new goods and services related to digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain ... innovations to more easily introduce them and observe their utility. According to the law’s authors, the law will foster the development of science, competition in the marketplace, the formation of new types

Plan for a Space Force Executive Summary

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In response to growing concerns regarding the United States’ ability to outpace adversaries in space and to ensure continued space superiority, the U.S. Congress mandated several space-related reviews and studies in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (FY18 NDAA) (Public Law 115-91).

and development center (FFRDC) without close ties to the Air Force “to develop a plan to establish a separate military department responsible for the national security space activities of the Department of Defense ... Plan for a Space Force Executive Summary Plan for a Department of the Space Force Executive Summary In response to growing concerns regarding the United States’ ability to outpace adversaries ... plan for the Department of the Space Force (DSF), in satisfaction of the requirement mandated by §1601(d)(3) of the FY18 NDAA. It details the drivers for creating a Department of the Space Force, our

The-Impact-of-the-CNOs-Strategic-Studies-Group-1981-1995

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Condensed version of Making Captains of War summarizes the impact of the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group in its first 15 years from 1981.

contributions to U.S. Navy policy, operational art, and tactics, and to the development of the Maritime Strategy. Until now, there has been little systematic documentation or analysis of the SSG’s ... (NWC) were also contributing to the atmosphere of strategic thinking. Professor Francis “Bing” West produced Sea Plan 2000, a naval force planning study. Sea Plan 2000 in turn contributed ... influenced the subsequent development of the SSG and its further success. The first SSG not only provided a template for the progress and activities of future SSGs but also achieved an immediate reputation

Conscription in Afghan Army Compulsory Service

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In a widely publicized speech last year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised the pos- sibility of a return to conscription in the Afghan army – as a way to forge national unity and reduce costs. At present, Afghanistan has a professional, all volunteer force. This monograph evaluates the potential benefits and costs of a shift to conscription in Afghanistan. Is conscription advisable in Afghanistan, or is the current volunteer force a better option? If conscription were instituted, what forms should it take? This monograph may be of interest to anyone concerned with the development and sustainment of the Afghan army, conscription versus voluntary military recruitment in less developed societies, or nation-building and stability operations. The paper was produced by analysts in CNA’s Strategic Studies Division. Research was conducted over a five-month period from October 2010 through March 2011, including an extended trip to several sites in Kabul and southern Afghanistan. The authors wish to thank the many US, NATO, and Afghan service members who spoke with the authors and provided valuable data.

Conscription in Afghan Army Compulsory Service Conscription in the Afghan Army Compulsory Service versus an All Volunteer Force In a widely publicized speech last year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised the pos- sibility of a return to conscription in the Afghan army – as a way to forge national unity and reduce costs. At present, Afghanistan has a professional, all volunteer force. This monograph evaluates the potential benefits and costs of a shift to conscription in Afghanistan. Is conscription advisable in Afghanistan, or is the current volunteer force a better option? If conscription

Katherine McGrady

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Dr. Katherine McGrady is President and CEO of CNA. Her long career as an analyst focused on CNA’s Marine Corps Program, deploying to Desert Storm and Somalia.

the Institute for Public Research and the Center for Naval Analyses, a federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC) that pioneered the field of operations analysis in support of the U.S. Navy ... Force, she served in the Persian Gulf during Deser t Shield and Desert Storm.  Dr. McGrady received the Department of Navy’s Superior Public Service Award for her contributions during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. She also deployed as part of the Unified Task Force to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subsequent assignments led to her selection as vice president and director of the Integrated Systems

Katherine McGrady

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Officer, CNA, which operates the Institute for Public Research and the Center for Naval Analyses, a federally-funded research and development center (FFRDC) that pioneered the field of operations ... and Commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force, she served in the Persian Gulf during the first Iraq war (Desert Shield and Desert Storm). Dr. McGrady received the Department of Navy’s Superior Public Service Award for her contributions during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. She also deployed as part of the Unified Task Force to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subsequent assignments led to her selection as Vice

coming in from the cold: Apartheid in South Africa: Project Coast

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This month on Coming in From the Cold, CNA analyst Pamela Faber and Steve Wills join Bill to discuss Project Coast. This was the covert effort of the Apartheid government to develop chemical and biological weapons, assassinate political dissidents, and continue the oppression of the Apartheid State in South Africa.

. Pamela Faber   is an expert in security and development in conflict and post-conflict regions in Africa and the Middle East. She focuses on, failed and fragile states, non-state armed groups ... of South Africa’s Chemical and Biological Warfare Program (Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: U.S. Air Force Counterproliferation Center, April 2001). Chandré Gould and Peter Folb, “Project Coast

intersections: Issue 8, February 2024

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Intersections, Issue 8, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

interoperability and capability development in autonomous maritime systems Launching a series of "AUKUS Innovation Challenges," which will allow companies from all three AUKUS countries to compete for common ... to… application of AI technologies in the military field." Illegal Activities PRC uses hacking to acquire data and software for AI development, enabling improved hacking. In December 2023, the Wall ... China's Cybersecurity Law as the legal basis for its actions. Major PRC National Security Legislation Note: The dates show the month and year that each law came into force. November 2014

russian media analysis: Issue 1, October 10, 2021

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views the Arctic as a platform for a global show of force A commentary in Krasnaya Zvezda discusses the establishment of a new regional center at the Pentagon that will focus on assuring US national ... of force. Morale problems in the US military An article in topwar.ru assesses the state of the US military as it deals with internal issues related to military culture, social inequality ... of geopolitical competition, which informs its development approach. NATO activity on Russia’s borders The Russian military newspaper Strazh Baltiki notes an increase in NATO air reconnaissance