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NSS Event September 29 2022

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Critical minerals are vital to US National Security, and the government is investing in supplies, a panel from DOD and USGS told CNA’s National Security Seminar.

for national security ( see recording here ). The seminar featured Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Resilience and Industrial Base Policy Halimah Najieb-Locke and Dr. Sarah Ryker, Associate Director ... , Vice President of CNA’s Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs division. Critical Minerals and Competition The conversation covered a variety of issues related to critical minerals, including ... under-mapped compared to other developed nations, but that USGS is currently leading a survey initiative to chart the total domestic resource base. She also highlighted the importance of conducting analysis

PRC Views on US-China Relations since Biden

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This memo is part of a larger effort by CNA’s China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were viewing US policy toward Beijing during the initial first few months of the new US administration.

’s China & Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division that is examining how allies, partners, and the PRC are assessing US policy in the Indo-Pacific. It focuses on how PRC subject matter experts were viewing US policy toward Beijing during the initial first few months of the new US administration. The inauguration of President Joseph Biden in January 2021 presented an opportunity for the United ... January 2021 through July 2021 on US-PRC relations, particularly in the areas of foreign affairs and national security. The views of the SMEs in this paper should not be construed as official PRC policy

Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs

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Expertise in military operations, regions and languages informs decisions and strategies critical to national security.

SPPP Expertise in military operations, regions and languages informs decisions and strategies critical to national security. /images/Centers/CNA/SP3/SP3BannerBWweb.jpg Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs We evaluate the threat. Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs analysts support senior decision-makers. Our expertise in military operations, regions and languages enhances field research and Track 1.5 dialogues abroad and policy analysis at home. The division’s work regularly informs decisions critical to national security. Division /images/Centers/CNA/SP3/SP3

Al Qaeda Core A Case Study

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Section 1228 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states: “The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al- Qaeda, including its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents since September 11, 2001.” The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD (SO/LIC)) asked CNA to conduct this independent assessment, which was completed in August 2017. In order to conduct this assessment, CNA used a comparative methodology that included eight case studies on groups affiliated or associated with Al-Qaeda. These case studies were then used as a dataset for cross-case comparison. This document is a stand-alone version of the Al-Qaeda “Core” case study used in the Independent Assessment. CNA is publishing each of the eight case studies separately for the convenience of analysts and others who may have a regional or functional focus that corresponds to a specific case study. For the context in which this case study was used and for CNA’s full findings, see Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda.

. An assessment of the operational and organizational structure of Al-Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how it has changed over time. An analysis ... policy to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al-Qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. In order to answer the first four questions posed by Section 1228, CNA conducted eight case studies on groups affiliated and associated with Al-Qaeda. The case studies were then used to conduct a cross-case comparative analysis. This document is a stand-alone version of the Al-Qaeda core

Making-Captains-of-War-CNOS-Studies-Group-1981-1995

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The Strategic Studies Group, created by the Chief of Naval Operations in 1981 to prepare Navy officers to think strategically, succeeded, this review finds.

Union, including a more offensive declaratory policy and a robust naval rebuilding program. Internally the Navy had been pressing for a more offensive strategy. Intelligence was penetrating deeply ... to study, even though consideration of such a contingency was against U.S. policy of supporting Saddam Hussein as a bulwark against Iran. SSG IX wargamed the invasion in February 1990 and found ... (BB-61) turret explosion, and other issues of the day, he had difficulty accepting SSG XI’s analysis of the likely size of the future Navy. SSG XII (1992-1993) continued the effort to understand what

Malaysia and Brunei Claims in SCS

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This is the second of three legal analyses commissioned as part of a project entitled, “U.S. Policy Options in the South China Sea.” The objective in asking experienced U.S international lawyers, such as Captain J. Ashley Roach, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, USN (ret.), the author of this analysis, is to provide U.S. policy makers access to work that tests the legal arguments that Vietnam, China, Malaysia and Brunei and the Philippines make in support of their claims, weigh them against the body of international case law associated with maritime disputes of this sort, and if possible, reach a judgment on which country’s claim is superior.

Malaysia and Brunei Claims in SCS Malaysia and Brunei: An Analysis of their Claims in the South China Sea This is the second of three legal analyses commissioned as part of a project entitled, “U.S. Policy Options in the South China Sea.” The objective in asking experienced U.S international lawyers, such as Captain J. Ashley Roach, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, USN (ret.), the author of this analysis, is to provide U.S. policy makers access to work that tests the legal arguments that Vietnam, China, Malaysia and Brunei and the Philippines make in support of their claims, weigh them against

Ensuring America’s Freedom of Movement

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In 2006, CNA brought together 11 recently retired three and four-star generals and admirals to form a Military Advisory Board (MAB), with the goal of examining the national security implications of cli- mate change. Over the last five years, the CNA MAB has published three reports on the nexus of energy, climate, and national security. In this most current report, which is the result of the fourth convening of the MAB, we focused our efforts on the national security implications associated with shifting the U.S. transportation sector to alternative fuels.

that differ from traditional energy analysis. We consider geopolitical, economic and environmental aspects of energy as a matter of course, but view the full suite of issues through a security prism ... in that collective experience. It is what makes this report different from more traditional research reports. However, we have not arrived at our conclusions without substantial analysis, dialogue, and deliberation. Over the course of our research, we balanced and broadened our perspectives through robust meetings with renowned experts from academia, think tanks, policy makers, senior members of the current

AI/ML Risk Management Approach for Federal Agencies

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CNA's Performance, Architecture, Criticality, and Evolvability (PACE) concept captures key risk components throughout an application’s life cycle.

needs; the examples below demonstrate this trend. Our employees are dedicated to helping clients excel in the AI/ML domain with our deep policy and data management expertise. CNA’s Center ... for Enterprise Systems Modernization and CNA, we possess substantial expertise in AI/ML research and real-world AI/ML technology implementation. Our expertise includes knowledge of existing policy guidance ... are signaled to oversight or certification authorities for evaluation. CNA can help federal agencies complete a comprehensive risk analysis for AI/ML-based systems and provide follow-up assessment

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 ... and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary systems, logistics, operations and tactics ... of policy and approach across the organization, and maintaining an environment of accountability and high research performance. Dr. McGrady earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Macromolecular Science

Katherine McGrady

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analysis in support of the U.S. Navy during World War II. Dr. McGrady began her career with CNA as an analyst in 1988. As the field representative to the Commander of Marine Forces Central Command ... President and Director, Integrated Systems and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary ... and business processes, assuring consistency of policy and approach across the organization, and maintaining an environment of accountability and high research performance. Dr. McGrady earned her Ph.D.