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Alison Vernon

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Alison Vernon is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA.

commands and has also used this model to assess effects in training and special operations. As part of these efforts Vernon has traveled extensively in Asia, South and Central America, the Caribbean ... Vernon-Alison Alison Vernon is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA. /images/Experts/Vernon-Alison.webp Alison Rimsky Vernon has conducted studies ranging from an overview of military operations in the 1990s; U.S. civil-military relations; the issue of interagency cooperation during military operations; the role of humanitarian operations in the War on Terror, Navy strategic laydown and global

Maritime Sabotage and Implications for Strategic Competition

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Warring sides have undertaken sabotage operations throughout history to generate battlefield effects, with varying degrees of success. In many cases, the forces conducting these operations have been special operations forces, their predecessors, or intelligence agencies. CNA initiated a quick-look study to examine past instances of sabotage in order to derive lessons and best practices for the future conduct of such operations. To increase the utility of the study for US Navy and US Marine Corps organizations, and because of the dearth of prior research on the topic, we focused our efforts on examining sabotage in the maritime domain. We generated a dataset of maritime sabotage instances dating back to World War II and analyzed this dataset according to a set of coding variables. These coding variables allowed us to perform both descriptive analysis of the dataset, as well as exploratory analysis.

Maritime Sabotage and Implications for Strategic Competition Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition Warring sides have undertaken sabotage operations throughout history to generate battlefield effects, with varying degrees of success. In many cases, the forces conducting these operations have been special operations forces, their predecessors ... cases, the forces conducting these operations have been special operations forces (SOF), their predecessors, or intelligence agencies. During World War II, for example, the US Office of Strategic Services

Understanding Gender and Violent

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict – Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (OASD (SO/LIC-SHA)) asked CNA to study the role of women and gender in both violent extremist organizations (VEOs) and US counterterrorism (CT) and counter violent extremism (CVE) operations (hereafter CT/CVE). Our research demonstrates that the dominant stereotypes about women’s roles in VEOs miss the vast majority of female activity in these groups and fundamentally fail to capture women’s lived experiences. Despite the passage of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) legislation in the US, we found that internal DOD activities that are truly gender considered are severely limited, lack nuance, and are not institutionalized. External US CT/CVE efforts do not consider the roles men or women play from a nuanced perspective, and they are disproportionately influenced by a set of gender stereotypes that shape expectations of men and women’s roles. Much of the current DOD approach can be traced to misunderstanding gender as a concept. This report provides an analysis of the gaps, risks, and opportunities for the Department of Defense (DOD) on understanding women and gender in extremism, and integrating a gender considered approach to CT/CVE.

Understanding Gender and Violent Understanding Gender and Violent Extremism The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict – Stability ... Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict – Stability and Humanitarian Affairs (OASD (SO/LIC-SHA)) asked  CNA to study the role of women and gender in both violent extremist ... in the short and long terms? What are the existing Department of Defense (DOD) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) approaches and policies regarding gender and CT/CVE?  What opportunities

Newsroom

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Honest, accurate, usable research to inform the important work of public policy decision-makers — a principle that is never compromised.

, 2023 Thanks for coming! https://t.co/Fs5p9Kaz3o — CNA (@CNA_org) September 28, 2023 CNA's Special Activities and Intelligence Program conducts analyses that help decision-makers integrate #cyber , special operations, and intelligence into fleet operations. https://t.co/bHqY3as6R0 — CNA (@CNA_org) September 28, 2023 gray ... . https://t.co/NlXwPM6eG8 — CNA (@CNA_org) October 4, 2023 We are #hiring : Deputy Director of Network Operations The Deputy Director of Network Operations will oversee all

Christopher Steinitz

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Chris Steinitz is a CNA wargame designer and facilitator.

Steinitz-Christopher Chris Steinitz is a CNA wargame designer and facilitator. /images/Experts/Steinitz-Christopher.webp Chris Steinitz is a senior wargame designer and facilitator. He has designed and executed wargames to examine topics including force structure, operational warfighting, special operations, adversary decision-making and climate change. At CNA, he has conducted studies ... adversary analytics program, served as a scientific analyst to the Director for International Engagement in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and deployed aboard the USS John C. Stennis

Innovation and Communications

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CNA experts in machine learning, AI, cybersecurity, autonomy, drones, and data links help DOD, the FAA, and first responders make the most of new technology.

/expertise/INNOVATIONBanner.jpg Innovation and Communications The 21st century requires new types of expertise that CNA has developed as special areas of focus. We use artificial intelligence and machine ... resulted in significant reliability improvements. And CNA has pioneered a capability to incorporate cyber operations into any wargame through the Merlin cyber module. Onsite Analysis|Operations ... . video report podcast half /images/research/AegisSystem.jpg blank blank orange half small AI AND NUCLEAR OPERATIONS: IDENTIFYING AND MITIGATING RISKS

National Security Seminar

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the Department of Defense and homeland security, public safety, and emergency operations at all levels of government. orange default 2023 Season Confronting Shared Challenges to National Security ... implications for national security, affecting US security partnerships, operations, and logistics, and the health and safety of government and military personnel. The 2021 National Security Seminar ... Implications for Policymakers Featuring: Dawn Thomas , Co-Director of CNA's Center for Emergency Management and Operations and Director of the Center for Critical Incident Analysis, Security and Safety

Edward Flynn

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Flynn-Edward /images/Experts/Flynn-Edward.webp Edward A. Flynn is an expert in violence reduction, strategic planning, sustainability, law enforcement operations, place and offender-based tactics, and public safety partnerships. Prior to joining CNA, Flynn was appointed Chief of Police in Milwaukee in January 2008. He was formerly Police Commissioner in Springfield, Massachusetts from 2006 ... him a special recognition award for his contributions to the police profession. Flynn has a Master of Arts in criminal justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. He also

Peter Swartz

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Peter Swartz is a CNA expert in U.S. and NATO naval policy, strategy, operations, and organization, and U.S. Navy history.

Swartz-Peter Peter Swartz is a CNA expert in U.S. and NATO naval policy, strategy, operations, and organization, and U.S. Navy history. /images/Experts/Swartz-Peter.webp Peter Swartz is an expert in U.S. and NATO naval policy, strategy, operations, organization, and U.S. Navy history. He specializes in drawing lessons for the present and future from the record of the Navy's past. His research ... in Vietnam as an advisor to the Vietnam navy, helped create and implement the Navy's Maritime Strategy of the 1980s, and served as special assistant to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin

Zack Gold

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Zack Gold is a CNA expert in building partner capacity in maritime domains and in assessing U.S. security cooperation in the Americas, West Africa, and Mideast.

for the US Navy and special operations forces. Gold has conducted CNA fieldwork in more than a dozen countries in the Balkans, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Western Europe. He also deployed to Camp