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China and the Solomon Islands: Drivers of Security Cooperation

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Christopher Cairns and April Herlevi examine the security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, and its implications for other Pacific island nations.

the PRC-Solomon Islands agreement, it is helpful to consider the Solomon Islands' foreign policy decision making through three different levels of analysis often applied by international relations scholars ... policy. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been criticized for his close ties to Beijing. After Sogavare switched the Solomon Islands' diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the PRC

China's Aid to Russia: Lip Service?

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Elizabeth Wishnick explores whether China’s support for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine will result in substantial aid, or if it’s simply lip service.

was first published on the website of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). top ... to be confirmed at the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October , in which case he may see no alternative to staying the course on Russia policy and trying to deflect attention

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 ... ) Powerful new footstep-recognition AI system Reference:   Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks ... learning PNAS paper (paywall) Beautiful analysis of fine-scale collective behavior of wild white stork migration with equally elegant figures Image of the Day:   Ornithologists tagged 27

Nuclear Research

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Highlighting CNA's Nuclear Research

Director of Strategy and Policy Analysis Research Scientist ... working on the world’s most challenging and pressing nuclear weapons policy and strategy issues. left medium standard orange white Contacts gray https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2vR1KlM2pw small white ... /quick-looks/2023/great-power-competition-and-nuclear-risk-management Summary Diversity in Nuclear Policy: How Has the Field Changed? https://youtu.be/Qz-MIU5Byzo video David Wallsh Wallshd@cna.org Stephanie Stapleton stapletons@cna.org Great Power

Arctic Foreign Direct Investment

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CNA studies show that China’s investments and other activities in the Arctic pose an economic challenge to the United States and other Arctic interests.

/CIP-FDIbanner.jpg Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Slideshow white Explore More Arctic Foreign Direct Investment Contacts Dr. Joshua Tallis Project Director, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program tallisj@cna.org ... white Policymakers in the US and other Arctic nations are increasingly aware that China uses economic statecraft as a key instrument of Beijing’s foreign policy. In the Arctic, China does not yet ... transparency initiative Encourage allied and partner state-affiliated policy banks to invest more in the Arctic Pursue institutional FDI frameworks. Pursue an intra-Arctic investment fast-track

BJA's COVID-19 Detection and Mitigation in Confinement Facilities Training and Technical Assistance Center

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CNA supports the CDC and Bureau of Justice Assistance in DOJ to operate the COVID-19 Detection and Mitigation in Confinement Facilities TTA Center.

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China Readies Drone Swarms for Future War

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New CNA analysis highlights China’s efforts to build and test drone swarms to fight in Taiwan and technology to defend against competitors’ drone swarms.

China Readies Drone Swarms for Future War New CNA analysis highlights China’s efforts to build and test drone swarms to fight in Taiwan and technology to defend against competitors’ drone swarms ... and “intelligentization” of its force. A recent analysis I conducted with my colleague Eleanor Harvey, PRC Concepts for UAV Swarms in Future Warfare , highlights China’s intent to accelerate and advance ... in PRC military spending on UAVs following the release of the 14th Five-Year Plan and stated that “increased domestic demand for military drones is driven by policy.” Recent operational advances

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.

and Innovators /images/InDepth/2025/05/shipbuilding-welder-metaimage.jpg Joshua Tallis Dr. Joshua Tallis is a prinicpal research scientist in CNA's Strategy and Policy Analysis Program . From 2021 ... innovation economy. The April maritime executive order included a mandated 90-day assessment of how allies and trade policy relate to the issue of domestic shipbuilding. Yet to the extent policymakers

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 Analysis programs have just completed a series of studies on trends in the involvement of the PRC across major sectors in Africa in the context of global shocks. These include the military, mining

A Perfect Storm of Extreme Weather and Demographics Threatens Older Adults

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Older US residents face growing risks from extreme weather because of climate change, the aging US population, and seniors moving to vulnerable regions.

and geospatial analysis to examine this issue. Our CNA report, The Impacts of Extreme Weather on Older Adults , examines how weather events affect the health, housing, and economic security of older residents ... identified three policy issues: Despite the dangers of extreme heat on older adults, it is not listed as a qualifying event in the statutory definition of major disasters. Multiple factors