Search Results

Your search for Special Operations found 155 results.

Russian Military in the Arctic

/analyses/2020/09/russian-military-in-the-arctic

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

and technology; an expanded military infrastructure; an improved strategic mobility and ability to conduct complex joint operations; shortened reaction times; and a consolidated command and control ... considered by—the Russian military-political leadership, as well as the actual or likely ability of the armed forces to conduct certain operations. They also reveal the focus of the leadership on the type ... identifies and systematizes key operational patterns in Russian military training and exercises in the region, with a special focus on naval forces, the air force and long-range aviation, and airborne

Russian Military Spaceship

/analyses/2019/06/russian-military-spaceship

In this CNA Occasional Paper, Anatoly Zak, a noted expert on the Russian space program, examines Russia’s military and dual-purpose spacecraft. He discusses the resurgence of the Russian space program in the past two decades, both the military and civilian components. The paper identifies different satellite classes operated by both the country’s military and the civilian space agency, providing a detailed overview of radar imagery and early warning technologies in service today. Zak provides a detailed description of antisatellite capabilities in Russian service, and goes over some of the significant detriments to further progress, such as corruption and quality control issue in the Russian space service. He argues that the “growing pains” of the Russian space industry in the post-Soviet period could eventually be resolved or at least mitigated, allowing more effective use of available resources, cutting the development time, and producing more reliable systems in the future.

, the world saw the Russian Army’s new face, when its special operations units launched the annexation of Crimea, followed by Russia’s proxy war in Eastern Ukraine. In the following year, the Kremlin ... to alert the leadership of impending missile attacks. In turn, the growing importance of spacecraft in military operations triggered the renewed Russian interest in space-based weapons and potential

Future Policy Options for US Efforts Against Al Qaeda

/analyses/2017/future-policy-options-for-us-efforts-against-al-qaeda

In its independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al-Qaeda that was mandated by Congress via the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), CNA concluded that the current U.S. strategy toward Al-Qaeda was unlikely to achieve its stated goals to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat the group. CNA recommended that the U.S. government should undertake a new review of its policy goals and overarching strategy against Al-Qaeda. This occasional paper presents three potential policy options for the U.S. government to consider, should it seek to undertake such a review. These options are retrenchment, escalation, and containment.

.” The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC) asked CNA to conduct that independent assessment, which CNA published in August 2017. As part

Navy Shore Infrastructure Investment Support

/analyses/2008/navy-shore-infrastructure-investment-support

This paper describes the development process that CNA used to create a new methodology for the Navy to assess shore infrastructure readiness for support tasking, and it documents the design concepts for a shore facilities investment model. This model was developed as a programming tool for OPNAV N46 staff to adjust investment project profiles and funding levels to achieve desired performance output levels at the end of the current FYDP. The methodology involved creating measures of merit to quantify the current and future performance levels and a functional segmentation of the infrastructure to provide a greater understanding of shore support capabilities and shortfalls. The new technique required a method for indexing the measures of merit together in a consistent manner to provide the Navy with an ongoing readiness assessment number. It also required the creation of a baseline year infrastructure inventory assessment to use as the starting point for analyzing future year impact of current shore investment funding profiles. We developed a process to quantify the projected impact of proposed military construction and special projects upon the measures of merit.

developed a process to quantify the projected impact of proposed military construction and special projects upon the measures of merit. Historically, the Navy has taken significant risk in shore ... , homeland defense, theater security cooperation, humanitarian assistance, and peacekeeping operations. As a result, the Navy suspects that the condition, capability, and current and future readiness ... facility to one of 1,212 unique sites at 95 installations, within 14 regions or special interest areas. We also created a functional view that maps each facility to 1,117 facility category codes, organized

Supply Chain Resilience Expertise at CNA

/centers-and-divisions/ipr/emo/supply-chain-resilience

to the FEMA administrator’s office in advance of each hurricane season since 2022. CNA also supports SCAN special investigations such as the National Fuel Ecosystem Assessment, which was commissioned after the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. In the event of a disaster or other supply chain disruption, CNA’s  Center for Emergency Management Operations supply chain resilience experts are called upon ... Contact Jason McNamara Director, Center for Emergency Management Operations McNamaraj@cna.org gray FeaturedSquares Supply Chain Research orange Explore more Supply Chain Analysis Capabilities

coming in from the cold: The Bear Came Over the Mountain

/our-media/podcasts/coming-in-from-the-cold/episode-18-the-bear-came-over-the-mountain

Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes.

Episode 18 | The Bear Came Over the Mountain Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes. The Bear Came Over the Mountain Biographies Alex Powell   is an expert on terrorist group tactics, counterterrorism, and special operations forces (SOF). Regionally, he focuses on South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Paul Saunders   is an expert on Russia, overseeing research on that country's foreign energy policy, foreign policy, national security policy and domestic politics, as well

intersections: Issue 8, February 2024

/our-media/newsletters/intersections/issue-8

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.

2020 Law on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC April 2021 Biosecurity Law September 2021 Data Security Law September 2023 Revised Counterespionage Law PRC national security laws provide justification for China to accomplish the following: Access data or encryption keys held by foreign firms with operations in the PRC

intersections: Issue 4, June 2023

/our-media/newsletters/intersections/issue-4

Intersections, Issue 4, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

capabilities, including "protecting critical communications and operations systems" In 2022, the AUKUS partners also initiated work on four additional areas: hypersonic and counter-hypersonic ... The PRC Ministry of Science and Technology launches the "AI for Science" initiative. In March, the Ministry, along with the National Natural Science Foundation, launched a "special deployment of 'AI

intersections: Issue 2, January 2023

/our-media/newsletters/intersections/issue-2

Intersections, Issue 2, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

military capabilities. This issue features a special section on how the PRC and various US allies and partners are responding to the new US export control rule that imposes certain restrictions ... are painful." President Noh also added that the firm could face "critical trouble" in maintaining its China operations by the late 2020s. Additional US Actions Related to Export Controls Biden

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 35, April 4, 2022

/our-media/newsletters/ai-and-autonomy-in-russia/issue-35

research and in applied designs. In recent weeks, Russian researchers have reported that a cheaper version of the “Da Vinci” surgical robot, which assists surgeons during abdominal operations, has now been ... closure of the jaws and positions of the teeth, are traditionally identified with x-rays, which are time consuming and expensive. This new method takes one to three seconds and requires no special