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Arctic Strategy and Operations

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CNA provides Arctic analysis and expertise on Arctic operations, strategy, economics, and policy. Our analysts gather data from Arctic military exercises.

half /images/Centers/CNA/CIP/CSP%20Arctic%20Map.jpg Arctic FDI /centers-and-divisions/cna/sppp/strategy-and-policy-analysis/arctic-fdi none orange half Arctic Foreign Direct Investment This congressionally mandated study finds high levels of Chinese economic activity in the Arctic and moderate levels of Chinese foreign direct investment. It recommends increased U.S. economic and policy ... Arctic Strategy CNA provides Arctic analysis and expertise on Arctic operations, strategy, economics, and policy. Our analysts gather data from Arctic military exercises. /images/Centers

To Bootstrap US Maritime Industrial Base, Link Allies and Innovators

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US commercial and naval shipbuilding cannot be revived quickly, but here are four ways US strength in innovation can link with US ally strength in shipbuilding.

, Innovators Joshua Tallis Dr. Joshua Tallis is a prinicpal research scientist in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program . From 2021 to 2023, he was the field analyst to the Commander of US ... included a mandated 90-day assessment of how allies and trade policy relate to the issue of domestic shipbuilding. Yet to the extent policymakers talk about allies in this context, it is generally ... their own domestic manufacturing capacity, helping the Navy address near-term national security concerns while enabling startups to scale fast. Import more foreign management expertise. US shipyards

Dangers and Opportunities as China’s Loans to Africa Come Due

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In Africa, China’s infrastructure loans, secretive contracts, and inflexible debt negotiations have caused economic and debt distress in some countries.

resilience by diversifying their economic partnerships and seeking out lenders with better terms and different motivations. I and other CNA analysts from our China Studies and Strategy and Policy ... into foreign loans. Often these agreements made the loans due in just 10 years, compared to up to 35 years for loans from the World Bank . Interest rates are often higher, too. For example, the Export

Belt and Road Initiative 3.0: Mixed Messages from Beijing

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Belt and Road Initiative 10-year anniversary forum promoted a leaner, greener, “smarter” Belt and Road. But Putin’s prominent role highlighted global divisions.

as the centerpiece of Xi’s foreign policy agenda, but since then he has promoted a trio of newer initiatives: the Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and Global Civilization

One Year of War in Ukraine

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With the War in Ukraine entering its second year, Dmitry Gorenburg looks back at the scale of Russia’s failure to achieve its military objectives.

were to have a firm say over Ukraine’s foreign policy and internal governance, block further NATO expansion and weaken the West, and end Ukrainian defense cooperation with NATO members. Russia’s

China’s New Military Leadership

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By examining the newly selected leaders of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), their backgrounds and professional competencies, we can better understand how they may influence the trajectory of the PLA’s development over the next five years.

experts, watch the YouTube video of our National Security Seminar Situation Spotlight: The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: Foreign Policy, Technology and Military Dimensions

The China- Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership Is Still Going Strong

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Elizabeth Wishnick explores how the war in Ukraine has impacted China and Russia's partnership as well as the relationship between Xi and Putin.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin  urged a ceasefire  and dialogue but also reiterated Beijing’s oft-stated position that the legitimate security interests of all parties need to be accommodated ... in the relationship and in China’s Russia policy more generally. The Samarkand summit was their 39th meeting and any questions or concerns Xi may have voiced would probably have been to make sure

Pacific Connectivity and Tonga’s Volcanic Eruption

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April Herlevi explains how telecommunications infrastructure in Tonga was damaged by the volcanic eruption and the challenges it created for aid efforts.

is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. On January 15, a “catastrophic eruption” of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred near ... of emergency in March 2020 and closed its borders to foreign nationals in order to protect its population. Tongan officials made some accommodations in late January to allow aid into the country

Beyond Pessimism: Three Paths to Progress in U.S.-Russia Relations

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Julian Waller examines how President Biden and President Putin can further U.S.-Russia relations at their upcoming summit, in the shadow of Ukraine.

of Foreign Affairs in December contained so many non-starter arrangements that the Russian side’s seriousness about diplomatic solutions is in doubt. Given this situation, what are the prospects ... Door policy or Article 10 , nor will Russia foreswear its vision of a partial sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space. That being said, there are three plausible points of hope for constructive

The Winter Olympics: Opportunities & Challenges for Beijing

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James Bellacqua examines Beijing’s goals for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and how COVID-19 and climate change present new challenges to the event.

. His research has focuses on authoritative PRC media signaling, Chinese perceptions of U.S. military operations in the Asia-Pacific and Chinese and U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia. In February ... , isolate their teammates in hotel rooms and limit attendance to residents of the PRC. Ensuring that the competitions proceed without incident   . With China's borders effectively closed and foreign ... depiction of Beijing as carrying out “genocide” in Xinjiang—and the PRC foreign ministry's   response   accusing the U.S. of perpetuating its own “evil crimes” against Native Americans—suggests