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Countering Chinese and Russian Alliance Wedge Strategies

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Chinese and Russian efforts to weaken US alliances often fail, as wedge strategies backfire, seen in 6 case studies. But the US must remain vigilant.

created reward wedging opportunities. David Wallsh Andrew Taffer /reports/2022/05/Countering-Chinese-and-Russian-Alliance-Wedge-Strategies.pdf /reports/2022/05

The PLAs New Joint Doctrine

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People’s Liberation Army messaging on its new 2020 joint doctrine indicates China’s learning in its effort to fight as a joint force for the information age.

commands Realigning command and control authorities at the national and theater levels David M. Finkelstein /reports/2021/09/The-PLAs-New-Joint-Doctrine.pdf /reports/2021/09

Putting Innovation into Practice

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Innovation is a key enabling concept in the 2018 National Defense Strategy. Not only does the US military need to continue to maintain effectiveness in military operations, but in the face of a new competitive environment, and the increasing importance of commercial technology, the US will need to practice innovation to maintain a military edge and meet national security goals. The critical role of innovation is repeated throughout the NDS. But what can the US do to pursue effective innovation? And what is innovation anyway? We examine innovation through consideration of specific military examples—both historical and contemporary—as well as examining academic literature and past CNA products addressing innovation. After developing a functional definition of innovation, we provide best practices and principles that DOD can apply in order to put innovation into practice.

practices and principles that DOD can apply in order to put innovation into practice, summarized in the figure below. Larry Lewis David Knoll /reports/2020/09/DOP-2020-U-027949-Final.pdf /reports/2020/09

Superhumans: Implications of Genetic Engineering and Human-Centered Bioengineering

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Breakthroughs in genetic engineering and bioengineering to enhance human performance hold vast implications for the US military. DOD must prepare accordingly.

. David A. Broyles /reports/2020/12/Superhumans-Implications-of-Genetic-Engineering-and-Human-Centered-Bioengineering.pdf /reports/2020/12/CoverSuperhumans.jpg /images/Centers/CNA/OW/OW-SAISuperhumans.jpg

Personnel Cost Minimization

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On average, female enlisted sailors have lower continuation rates than male sailors, but the size of the difference varies by enlisted management community (EMC) and years of service. To fill requirements as the female share of accessions increases, the Navy can increase the overall number of accessions, increase retention bonuses, or both. The choices generate different costs for each EMC that depend on the required accession qualifications (e.g., recruiting effort and training intensity/time), the EMC billet structure, and the size of the gender differences in continuation rates. We present a prototype stochastic inventory projection model that helps make two main decisions for each of 5 EMCs independently: (1) number of accessions and (2) selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) levels. For different levels of the female share of accessions, the model minimizes cost while meeting manning requirements. We then employ a second cost minimization routine (i.e., a bi-level optimization) to find the costminimizing solution across the five EMCs. If expanded to all EMCs, the model could provide analytic support for finding cost-minimizing accession and SRB plans.

Release. 4/17/2019 58 DRM-2019-U-019106-Final David Reese

Gender Issues Post-Bootcamp Pre-Fleet Losses

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This report provides the Navy with a more detailed understanding of why there is a sizable gender gap in attrition rate in highly technical fields, such as Advanced Electronics and Computer Fields, Nuclear, and some Cryptologic Technician specialties.

for public release: distribution unlimited. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: N00014-16-D-5003 10/15/2018 64 DRM-2018-U-017749-Final with Steven W. Belcher David L. Reese

Relationship-Between-Colocation-and-Reenlistment-in-the-Navy-Technical-Background

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This document provides the technical background for the analysis presented in the The Relationship Between Colocation and Reenlistment in the Navy (Vol. 1) and includes the summary results and provides conclusions and recommendations.

and Comptroller (ASN(FM&C)). Lauren Malone David Gregory /reports/2018/05/Relationship-Between-Colocation-and-Reenlistment-in-the-Navy-Technical-Background.pdf /reports/2018/05

Relationship-Between-Colocation-and-Reenlistment-in-the-Navy-Vol1

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Report on how colocation of dual-military couples positively effects reenlistment in the Navy.

point, so the result reflects the behavior of the majority of first-term decision-eligible sailors. Lauren Malone David Gregory /reports/2018/05

The Wrong President Attended China’s Military Parade

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The US did far more than the USSR to free China from Japan’s occupation in World War II—history forgotten as Xi stands with Putin at China’s anniversary parade.

The Wrong President Attended China’s Military Parade The US did far more than the USSR to free China from Japan’s occupation in World War II—history forgotten as Xi stands with Putin at China’s anniversary parade. /images/InDepth/2025/09/US-Army-China-WWII.webp The Wrong President Attended China’s Military Parade /images/InDepth/2025/09/US-Army-China-WWII-metaimage.jpg Dr. David M. Finkelstein Dr. David M. Finkelstein is vice president and director of CNA's China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division . He is a retired US Army officer. Today, the People’s Republic of China (PRC

Even "Havens” from Disaster Must Plan for the Improbable

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Disasters like Hurricane Helene are hitting far from typical high-risk areas. Emergency managers everywhere can plan for disruptions from unexpected disasters.

Havens from Disaster Must Plan for the Improbable Disasters like Hurricane Helene are hitting far from typical high-risk areas. Emergency managers everywhere can plan for disruptions from unexpected disasters. /images/InDepth/2024/11/hurricane-helene-road-closed.webp Even "Havens” from Disaster Must Plan for the Improbable /images/InDepth/2024/11/hurricane-helene-road-closed-metaimage.jpg Dawn Thomas and David Kaufman Dawn Thomas directs the CNA Center for Critical Incident Analysis . David Kaufman is vice president of CNA’s Safety and Security Division and a former associate