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Foreign Militaries Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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CNA analysts review the policies and practices of four foreign militaries and two physically demanding profession to learn the effects of gender integration on organizational dynamics.

review of restrictions to women’s service in certain military occupations and assignments, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps asked CNA to examine the practices of foreign militaries ... integrating such units could have potentially harmful effects on cohesion, which could in turn hurt combat effectiveness. Despite these concerns, however, the United Kingdom allows women to serve ... . In Canada, which allows women to serve in all military occupations and units, women make up only 2 percent of the combat arms occupations, and no woman has served in the elite Joint Task Force 2

China Pakistan Closer Look

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On March 31, 2010, CNA China Studies hosted a half-day roundtable to discuss China’s relations with and activities in Pakistan. (Appendix B presents the agenda of this roundtable.) Participants included U.S. government officials, active-duty military personnel, and analysts from think-tanks in Washington and Brussels. This CNA report is based primarily on the presentations, findings, and discussions at the CNA roundtable and supplemented by contextual data and analysis by the author. This report does not represent a fully coordinated consensus of the roundtable participants. Points based on independent research are footnoted as such; points raised by panelists or in the discussion are attributed to the roundtable in the text.

with and activities in Pakistan. (Appendix B presents the agenda of this roundtable.) Participants included U.S. government officials, active-duty military personnel, and analysts from think-tanks in Washington ... .  The Gwadar port and Karakoram Highway have been targeted by extremists, as have Chinese citizens living and working in Pakistan. China-Pakistan relations have a strong military component, which some participants alleged makes the PLA a key player in China’s decisions involving Pakistan.  Bilateral military cooperation ranges from naval cooperation, to past nuclear assistance, to arms sales

Fact Sheet: Desert Storm Firsts

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Desert Storm Demonstrated a number of important firsts

Fact Sheet: Desert Storm Firsts Desert Storm Demonstrated a number of important firsts DESERT STORM WAS THE FIRST MAJOR WAR IN A GENERATION FOR THE U.S. MILITARY. THE GULF WAR DEMONSTRATED A NUMBER ...  bottlenecks that speeded up later offloads. A total of 13 prepositioned ships supplied the Marine Corps. First combat test of the all-volunteer force since the end of the draft. The effectiveness ... important, lesson of the Gulf War is that distinct military forces can learn to work together. The second lesson must be that all the services have much yet to learn about ‘jointness.’” Peter Perla

intersections: Issue 3, March 2023

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Intersections, Issue 3, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

tactics that the PRC uses to protect and promote domestic industries. Partner Responses to Chip Export Controls Support from allies and partners is a key element in the potential effectiveness of the US ... restrictions than the US. Whether Japan joins the US and Netherlands in rigorously implementing the trilateral agreement will have a significant impact on the US and Dutch controls' effectiveness. South ... to the US controls, its decision whether to support or not will have a significant impact on their effectiveness, given the size of leading South Korean chip producers and their extensive investments

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 7, January 27, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 7, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

exploration of future warfare in China Military Online, the official news outlet of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The Chinese Academy of Sciences’s (CAS’s) unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have ... prevalent in military operations, humans will retain their essential role in warfare, and that “four basic relationships need to be dealt with” to fully understand the nature of future warfare. According ... the limitations of technology-centric warfare and the important role of the human factor in war. The relationship between benefit and risk.   Although AI promises to increase the effectiveness

New Report: Preparing For Civilian Harm Mitigation And Response In Large-Scale Combat Operations

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CNA has released a new report about civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR).

military has always taken steps to safeguard the lives of civilians on the battlefield through a combination of compliance with international law and practical steps. That said, CHMR represents a new approach to better protect civilians while promoting effectiveness even in the most complex and challenging circumstances. As the US considers how best to prepare for large-scale combat operations ... and often misunderstood, at times evoking concern among military and national security stakeholders. But Larry Lewis, a principal research scientist at CNA, explains that these concerns are unfounded

CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

solution will result in more efficient monitoring of the marine environment and operational improvements that enhance the safety, security, and overall effectiveness at the port," Habicht said ... is increasingly involved in public safety operations, it's necessary to thoroughly assess new solutions to verify their effectiveness and alignment with the goals of the mission." Five Virginia companies ... that connects and integrates unmanned aerial, marine, and ground vehicles to provide improved and enhanced safety, security, and operational effectiveness. Alliance Solutions Group (ASG) of Newport News

China Russia Space Cooperation May 2023

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China-Russia space relations suggest a deepening mutual trust and China’s rise as a space power, but secrecy shrouds the full extent of their cooperation.

efforts that balance against U.S. dominance Militarily , through combined military exercises, technology transfer, coordinated actions, and confidence-building measures Diplomatically, through ... raise the effectiveness of China’s existing missile defense systems and speed the development of new systems. Combined Chinese-Russian air and missile defense exercises indicate an effort to improve ... nature of space debris monitoring, China-Russia cooperation could have potential military applications. The similarity of space debris monitoring capabilities to military space surveillance capabilities

Redefining Human Control

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This report examines the issue of human control with regard to lethal autonomy, an issue of significant interest in United Nations discussions in the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) forum. We analyze this issue in light of lessons and best practices from recent U.S. operations. Based on this analysis, we make the case for a wider framework for the application of human control over the use of force. This report recommends that CCW discussions currently focusing on process considerations, such as human control, should instead focus on outcome—namely, mitigation of inadvertent engagements. This allows consideration of a more complete set of benefits and risks of lethal autonomy and better management of risks. The report also describes best practices that can collectively serve as a safety net for the use of lethal autonomous weapons. It concludes with concrete recommendations for how the international community can more effectively address the risk of inadvertent engagements from lethal autonomy.

their own decisions. Nongovernmental organizations are particularly worried about civilian casualties, while military leaders harbor additional concerns about friendly fire. In four years ... rests in human control, particularly over the final engagement decision—the trigger pull. Drawing upon CNA’s long history of analyzing military operations, we employ empirical analysis of recent ... fallibility One clear lesson from recent military experience is that human judgment during the trigger-pull decision is not perfect. Misidentifications were the reason for about half of all U.S.-caused

Integration of Female Marine Pilots and Naval Flight Officers 1990-2000

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CNA research on the integration of female Marine aviators offers some insights that senior service leaders should consider as they evaluate the expansion of assignments and MOSs for female Marines.

archives, congressional testimony, and oral histories, and held discussions with a range of subject matter experts, including male and female aviators, senior military leaders, and former policymakers ... officer (NFO) occupations to female Marines. This integration was part of a decades-long evolution of the role of women in the Marine Corps and the other military services. Change was incremental ... competitive, performance-oriented ethos was necessary to develop combat effectiveness. This information paper does not offer any tight “lessons learned” or a template that can be applied to any