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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.

justice talks: Data bias in policing

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the impacts of case backlogs on stakeholders system-wide. In this episode, Hildy Saizow leads a discussion with Dr. Andrew Ferguson, Luther Tyus, and Amada Bond on the history of data bias in policing, how predictive policing models can disproportionately inflict harm on under-resourced communities, and important considerations for police agencies seeking to mitigate data bias and its harms.

than 30 years of experience in research, policy analysis, and training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies, and the host for Justice Talks. Andrew G. Ferguson is a Professor of Law ... Tyus is a Senior Project Manager at the CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation, where he focuses on translating research and analysis of the American justice system into real-world programs

justice talks: The criticality of pairing social science and algorithmic work

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the understudied phenomenon of labor trafficking. In this episode, Hildy Saizow leads a discussion with Dr. Thema Monroe-White and Luther Tyus about the definition of data bias, how to understand data bias from a historical lens, the harms in using biased data in present day, and what can be done to mitigate harm while using algorithmic practices in the justice system.

and Innovation with more than 30 years of experience in research, policy analysis, and training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies, and the host for Justice Talks. Luther Tyus is a Senior Project Manager at the CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation, where he focuses on translating research and analysis of the American justice system into real-world programs, strategies

justice talks: Enhancing use of force data collection to improve community safety

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In our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed extreme risk protection orders and what types of gun violence these laws are designed to stop. In this episode, Chip Coldren led a discussion with Hannah McLaurin, Dan Lawrence, and Thaddeus Johnson on the data issues related to use of force in policing. Coldren, McLaurin, Lawrence, and Johnson discussed the challenges and lack of data on use of force, why collecting this data is important, and what police agencies can do to improve their data collection efforts.

, corrections, juvenile justice and restorative justice. Ms. Hannah McLaurin is a System Engineer in CNA’s Division for Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis. She is experienced in the application of technical concepts and systems data analysis. Dr. Daniel Lawrence   is a Research Scientist in CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation. Dan is an expert in technologies and analytics used by law ... Fellow at the Council for Criminal Justice. He was a former ranking law enforcement official in Memphis, TN and his current research focuses on police policy and innovations, urban violence, crime control

intersections: Issue 12, January 2025

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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.

and Jiangsu Hengtong Huahai Science and Technology Ltd. (also known as "Hengtong Huahai")—have PLA ties. Dalian Maritime University: According to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute ... that ChatBIT is currently being applied to "intelligence analysis" but may be applied to strategic planning, simulations, and command decision-making in the future. In addition, the Reuters report noted other ... to an analysis by Merics, a German think tank, Beijing views becoming self-sufficient in the entire semiconductor supply chain as a strategic imperative given US-China competition, and Huawei and SMIC

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 36, April 18, 2022

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for C4ISR and data analysis. Some of these systems, such as military UAVs and demining UGVs, are already operating in Ukraine, and the Russian military will likely attempt to use their experience ... and requirements, given the ongoing drone operations between Russian and Ukrainian military UAVs. It is likely that Kronstadt will be incorporating data and analysis from Russian drone performance into its ... the country. The draft resolution was met with criticism from the Ministry of Digital Development, the Committee on Information Policy, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, who oversees