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China as a Niche Arms Exporter

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China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets.

China as a Niche Arms Exporter China's defense industry could serve as the foundation for increased arms sales in the future, especially in niche arms markets. /images/InDepth/Post96.jpg China as a Niche Arms Exporter 96 April Herlevi April A. Herlevi is a senior research scientist in the Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program at CNA. She is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. Her recent research topics include the intersection between economics and national security and the increasing role of Chinese commercial, economic

Does Kim Jong Un Have a Succession Plan?

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Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public since April 11, feeding considerable speculation about his well-being and the future of the North Korean regime.

leadership, strategic calculus, and military operations. Ken Gause directs the Adversary Analytics Program. He is CNA's senior foreign leadership analyst and has spent the last 20 years developing ... highest organ of power. In recent months, she has demonstrated her growing influence through providing guidance to the military and making public pronouncements on economic and security policy ... , strategic calculus, and military operations. Ken Gause directs the Adversary Analytics Program. He is CNA's senior foreign leadership analyst and has spent the last 20 years developing methodologies

Symbolism and Capacity: Hospital Ships in the COVID-19 Response

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President Trump announced that Military Sealift Command's two hospital ships, USNS Comfort and Mercy, would join the response to COVID-19 by deploying to the West Coast and to New York City, respectively.

Symbolism and Capacity President Trump announced that Military Sealift Command's two hospital ships, USNS Comfort and Mercy, would join the response to COVID-19 by deploying to the West Coast and to New York City, respectively. /images/InDepth/Post41.jpg Symbolism and Capacity: Hospital Ships in the COVID-19 Response 41 Dr. Joshua Tallis Dr. Joshua Tallis is a research scientist in CNA's Fleet Plans and Requirement division with expertise in ocean security, polar affairs, and the role of naval operations in U.S. foreign policy. Tallis' work at CNA includes analyses on maritime security

cna talks: North Korea-U.S. Summit

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In an excellent primer on the current state of affairs between North Korea and the United States, CNA experts  Ken Gause ,  Sarah Vogler  and  Christopher Steinitz  discuss the June 12 summit and how the regime's objectives changed in the years and months leading up to it. They believe that Kim Jong Un's 2018 New Year’s Day speech indicated a shift from a brinkmanship to an engagement posture, as well as a shift in focus from the nuclear program to economic progress. They explain how Kim’s strategic calculus differs from his father's, what is at stake for the regime and its legitimacy, and North Korea's uneasy relationships with South Korea, China, and the United States.

of the International Affairs Group, a part of CNA's Center for Strategic Studies. He is CNA's senior foreign leadership analyst and has spent the last 20 years developing methodologies for examining ... strategic calculus and decision-making in North Korea, North Korean command and control, and U.S. security policy in Northeast Asia. Vogler has also worked on issues related to adversary approaches

cna talks: Russian Disinformation Tactics

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"Disinformation for Russia is cheap, it’s quick, it’s low cost with high yield gain." In this episode of CNA Talks, Russia experts   Vera Zakem   and   Jeffrey Edmonds   discuss Russian disinformation tactics and the strategic calculus that motivates them. They warn that Russian leaders believe that the US is attempting in equal measure to undermine their regime, and whether it’s meddling in US elections or cheating in the Olympics, the Russians will do whatever it takes to defend their national interests and place in the world order.

Director for Russia during the 2017 presidential transition. His research at CNA focuses on the Russian military, foreign policy, Russian threat perceptions, and Russian information operations

ai with ai: Detective Centaur and the Curse of Footstep Awareness

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Andy and Dave didn’t have time to do a short podcast this week, so they did a long one instead. In breaking news, they discuss the establishment of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), yet another-Tesla autopilot crash, Geurts defending the decision to dissolve the Navy’s Unmanned Systems Office, and Germany published a paper that describes its stance on autonomy in weapon systems. Then, Andy and Dave discuss DeepMind’s approach to using YouTube videos to train an AI to learn “hard exploration games” (with sparse rewards). In another “centaur” example, facial recognition experts form best when combined with an AI. University of Manchester researchers announce a new footstep-recognition AI system, but Dave pulls a Linus and has a fit of “footstep awareness.” In other recent reports, Andy and Dave discuss another example of biomimicry, where researchers at ETH Zurich have modeled the schooling behavior of fish. And in brain-computer interface research, a noninvasive BCI system co-trained with tetraplegics to control avatars in a racing game. Finally, they round out the discussion with a mention of ZAC Inc and its purported general AI, a book on How People and Machines are Smarter Together, and a video on deep reinforcement learning.

Systems Roadmap Summary (May 23)   Autonomy in Weapon Systems: The Military Application of Artificial Intelligence as a Litmus Test for Germany’s New Foreign and Security Policy TOPICS (May

cna talks: Polar Politics: Russia's Interests in the Arctic

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In the third episode of our occasional series, “Polar Politics,” Jeff Edmonds and Kate Baughman join Josh Tallis to discuss Russia's interests and operations in the Polar Regions.

for Russia during the 2017 presidential transition. His research at CNA focuses on the Russian military, foreign policy, Russian threat perceptions and Russian information operations. Katherine Baughman  is a research assistant with the Russia Studies Program. Her recent research focuses on Russian information warfare, specializing in Russian, Central European, and East European foreign and domestic policy. ContactName /*/Contact/ContactName ContactTitle /*/Contact/JobTitle ContactEmail /*/Contact/Email ContactPhone /*/Contact/Phone 50 12662972

cna talks: Russia's Shifting Nuclear Doctrine

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This episode examines the views of three stakeholder communities within Moscow’s interconnected nuclear ecosystem and how they view Russia’s nuclear doctrine.  * A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that Russia's Security Council changed its nuclear doctrine during a September 25 meeting. The correct telling is that Russian President Vladimir Putin soft-launched proposed changes to the doctrine during this meeting. At this time, Russia has made no official changes to its nuclear doctrine. 

Gabriela Rosa Hernandez is a specialist in Russia's security policy. Her recent research has focused on Russian strategic deterrence, security orders, conventional and nuclear arms control in Europe, and the Russian military. Cornell Overfield is a specialist in the relationship between maritime law and foreign policy. At CNA, he has worked on projects covering Arctic security and economic activity, improved engagement with allies and partners, and data analytics. Further Reading CNA Report: Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears CNA Talks:  Nuclear Policy After the War

cna talks: Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship

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This episode explores the political, military, and economic dimensions of the relationship between Russia and Iran. 

Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship This episode explores the political, military, and economic dimensions of the relationship between Russia and Iran.  Russia and Iran’s Evolving Relationship Guest Biographies Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick   is an expert on China-Russian relations, Chinese foreign policy, and Arctic strategy. At CNA, Wishnick contributes her dual regional expertise on China and Russia, including professional proficiency in both languages, to research and analyze Xi Jinping’s risk-taking, Sino-Russian military cooperation, China’s Arctic policy, and Chinese and Russian

cna talks: Alliance Wedge Strategies: Russia

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In great power strategic competition, states deploy wedge strategies to divide, weaken, and prevent opposing alliances. In part two of a two-part series on the topic, host David Wallsh moderates a discussion on Russia's wedge strategies in the Global South and how the United States can address this challenge.

Gorenburg   is a Senior Research Scientist with CNA’s Russia Studies program. He is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, the Russian military, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics ... Studies and Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is also a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at the Brookings Institution and co-chairs its Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet