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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

to specific waypoints to detect air and water quality parameters, identify foreign bodies, and conduct seafloor inspections. ANRA Technologies of Chantilly utilized a single software platform ... . "As the findings continue to inform policy and practice, the benefits of these efforts extend far beyond the Port of Virginia, shaping a safer and more resilient future for maritime operations ... Partnership Authority (VIPA), VIPC is the commercialization and seed stage economic development driver in the Commonwealth that leads funding, infrastructure, and policy initiatives to support

Roderick von Lipsey Named Chair of CNA's Board of Trustees

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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.

combat assignments as an F/A-18 fighter pilot and weapons tactics instructor, his Washington DC-area assignments included service as Director, National Security Council; Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow; White House Fellow and Special Assistant for Foreign and Security Policy to the Chief of Staff to the President; and Senior Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

A Limping Giant Russian Military Space in the First Half of the 2020s

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An analysis of Russian military space program to 2023 shows cooperation with new partners like Iran, but prospects for the Russian space program are bleak.

the February 24, 2022, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The new geopolitical situation has profoundly affected Russian military space policy and Roscosmos, the main developer of military and dual-use ... , Russia began preparing a launch of a geostationary communications satellite for Iran on a Proton rocket, which would be a rare but potentially important foreign assignment for Roscosmos after decades and billions of dollars’ worth of commercial cooperation with the West. In 2022, Russia launched a reconnaissance satellite for Iran, which was the only foreign customer for its spacecraft at the time

Exploring the Relationship between Chinas Investment in the Arctic and Its National Strategy

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In the Arctic, China seeks foreign direct investment in natural resources and new shipping routes to advance PRC strategic interests, but constraints persist.

In the Arctic, China seeks foreign direct investment in natural resources and new shipping routes to advance PRC strategic interests, but constraints persist. This report is part of a series that CNA produced ... “complete an independent study of Chinese foreign direct investment [FDI] in countries of the Arctic region, with a focus on the effects of such foreign direct investment on United States national ... chokepoints. Reforming the global system to align with PRC interests. PRC leaders seek torestructure the international system in ways that suit China’s interests and afford itgreat power status. PRC policy

Arctic Prospecting

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We seek to quantify Arctic FDI, including providing a survey of Arctic projects that are Chinese funded in critical industries such as public infrastructure; minerals, oil, and gas; shipping; and telecommunications.

year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Sec. 1260E. The FY 2020 NDAA mandates that a federally funded research and development center “complete an independent study of Chinese foreign direct investment [FDI] in countries of the Arctic region, with a focus on the effects of such foreign direct investment on United States national security and near-peer competition in the Arctic ... and more complex set of obstacles to implementing countervailing policy measures. Rebecca Wolfson Cornell Overfield /reports/2022/01/arctic-prospecting.pdf /reports/2022/01

Russian Military in the Arctic

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Since 2008, Russia has expanded its military presence in the Arctic—which it views as symbolically, strategically, and economically vital.

Fleet” in 2021. Combined with Russia’s repeated demonstration of its willingness to use force (or threaten to use force) to achieve foreign policy objectives, the development has raised questions ... .” If this was ever the case, it has certainly changed. In particular, changes were made after the nationalist turn in Russian domestic and foreign policies following Vladimir Putin’s return to power

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CNA analysts examine the relationship between colocation and reenlistment in the Marine Corps, as the share of women in the services increases, and how prevalent colocation of dual-military personnel impacts reenlistment decisions.

briefing, we examine the relationship between colocation and reenlistment in the Marine Corps. This analysis is part of a larger CNA project titled “The Effects of Personnel Policy Changes on Budgets ... Marine Corps policy, we define an enlisted Marine-Marine couple as being colocated if the two Marines’ assigned locations are within 50 miles of each other. For 6 percent of the sample, we were not able ... Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO), neither of which has zip codes indicating the exact location of a unit. In other cases the unit was located in a foreign country to which zip codes do

Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict

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The intent of this report is to provide the appropriate type of information—at the appropriate level of granularity—in order to inform U.S. government efforts to develop more effective approaches to countering Boko Haram. The goal is to help U.S. planners and decision-makers understand the conflict as an interconnected system and, eventually, to develop targeted, conflict-sensitive strategies for assisting the Nigerian government. Specifically, this report seeks to diagnose and dissect the conflict by identifying relevant political, economic, social, and security factors at work in northeast Nigeria, by analyzing how key actors mobilize grievances and institutional resiliencies to drive or mitigate conflict, and by forecasting how conflict dynamics might evolve in the future.

Haram conflict for numerous reasons. The U.S. has long viewed Nigeria as a strategically important country whose stability and influence are key factors in U.S. policy and interests in Africa. Nigeria ... operations in Africa. The United States, which designated Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in November 2013, also has concerns that the group could target its diplomatic and economic

The Navy At A Tipping Point

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For the past 60 years, since roughly the outbreak of the Korean War and the U.S. response to that war, the Navy has had a consistent strategy for the structure, deployment, and posturing of the fleet. American maritime dominance has been based on forces that were deployed forward and always ready to respond quickly to emerging situations in areas of vital interest to American foreign policy. Because of the perceived need to be able to respond at the highest levels of warfare throughout the Cold War, those forces were built, trained, and equipped to be “combat credible” against capable challengers. “Combat credible” meant the ability to project power against advanced air defenses, conduct and enable littoral/amphibious operations in opposed environments, and establish blue-water dominance against highly capable surface, sub-surface, and air threats.

quickly to emerging situations in areas of vital interest to American foreign policy. Because of the perceived need to be able to respond at the highest levels of warfare throughout the Cold War, those ... /reports/2010/D0022262.A3_Page_01.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DISTRIBUTION

Exploring the India China Relationship

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China and India have interacted with one another for thousands of years, especially in the areas of trade and religion. For centuries, however, the scope of their interaction was limited by the barrier of the Himalayan Mountains. When each country established a new government—India in 1947 and China in 1949—the relationship began to shift, and the two countries established formal diplomatic relations in 1950. The same year, China invaded Tibet, thus eliminating the geographic buffer between China and India. The China-India relationship was further altered in 1962, when Indian troops moved to assert Indian territorial rights along the disputed Himalayan border with China. In response, China launched a counter-offensive and pushed the Indian troops back from the border. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) moved into India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and part of Kashmir, killing 3,000 Indian troops. Since this clash, China and India have maintained the world’s longest unresolved border dispute.

years, China and India face challenges—such as the ongoing border dispute, the tensions over economic and foreign policy issues, and the Tibet question—that place limits on how close they can become