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Innovation Day

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As the effects of the Earth's changing climate are being experienced every day in US cities and towns, government agencies can no longer afford to put off planning for and adapting to the realities ... of Ukraine has made a PRC invasion of Taiwan appear more credible and generated a sense of urgency among some leaders in Taiwan. This sense of urgency has prompted the Taiwan government and military to enact multifaceted reform with the goal of turning the Taiwan military into a credible deterrent and warfighting force. While some reform debates predate the Russia-Ukraine war, Taiwan government

Preparing for Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response in Large-Scale Combat Operations

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Civilian harm mitigation and response requires a comprehensive approach. This report makes recommendations for mitigation, response, learning, analysis, and reporting.

and response requires a comprehensive approach. This report makes recommendations for mitigation, response, learning, analysis, and reporting. The US 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 in planning and operations. However, in the past 20 years, the US and its allies have demonstrated that more can be done to protect civilians. An approach referred to as civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR) emerged in the cauldron of military operations. With this approach, US

Are We Winning

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In more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States’ armed forces have encountered myriad challenges in their efforts to execute simultaneous counterinsurgency campaigns. Assessing progress on the ground—what we will refer to here as “operations assessment”—has proven an especially challenging task. For CNA analysts, as well as uniformed operations research and systems analysis (ORSA) personnel, the operations assessment process has grown in importance and consumed increasing analytic resources over the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). While there have been new and innovative approaches to operations assessment in recent years, there has also been a great deal of relearning old lessons from previous eras (under different conditions). This relearning is, at least in part, attributable to the lack of a comprehensive history of operations assessment.

Are We Winning Are We Winning? A Brief History of Military Operations Assessment In more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States’ armed forces have encountered myriad ... assessment. “Are we winning?” That simple question has proven decidedly difficult for the U.S. military to answer at various times in its history, and in recent decades has given rise to formal processes ... assessment, as has the broader military operations research community. Yet, to our knowledge, there is no comprehensive account of the history of operations assessment. This paper aims to serve

intersections: Issue 4, June 2023

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Intersections, Issue 4, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

processing, and 92 percent of rare earth magnet production. The rare earth sector has national security implications: rare earth products are used in a variety of US military systems, including ... for supporting PRC military programs, including programs related to airships and balloons. BIS actions are in response to the overflight of a PRC high-altitude balloon across the continental US. According to US media reporting, the balloon flew over a US Air Force base in the state of Montana and attracted nationwide attention before ultimately being shot down by the US military off the US East

State Policy of Russia toward Nuclear Deterrence

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In 2020, the Russian Federation released its “Foundations of State Policy” regarding nuclear deterrence. CNA has produced an informal English translation.

of State Policy” regarding nuclear deterrence. CNA has produced an informal English translation. I. General provisions These Foundations are a strategic planning document in the field of assuring defense and reflect official views on the essence of nuclear deterrence, define military dangers and threats for the neutralization of which nuclear deterrence is carried out, the principles of nuclear ... the Russian Federation and (or) its allies is one of the highest state priorities. The deterrence of aggression is ensured by the totality of the military might of the Russian Federation, including nuclear

Economic Statecraft China

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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) pursues its national security objectives through a wide variety of cross-domain activities. The PRC’s legal economic statecraft activities are connected directly to China’s growing military power. China’s legal means of obtaining technology damages the technological superiority of the United States and its partners and allies. This report illustrates the pathways by which China legally acquires foreign technology and builds capabilities to support its national security objectives. These pathways include: (1) trade, (2) market access requirements, (3) overseas investment, and (4) the transfer of human capital. This report also identifies key challenges for the United States in countering China’s efforts. First, the PRC is ambitious and adapts it economic techniques to deal with changing regulatory environments. Second, the United States has multiple “leakage points” that provide avenues for the PRC to access emerging technology. Third, China offers appealing incentives that put the US and other countries as risk of technology loss. Thus, a comprehensive strategy for technology protection is needed to address China’s foreign technology acquisition.

Economic Statecraft China Economic Statecraft: How China Legally Accesses Foreign Technologies to Build Military Capabilities The People’s Republic of China (PRC) pursues its national security objectives through a wide variety of cross-domain activities. The PRC’s legal economic statecraft activities are connected directly to China’s growing military power. China’s legal means of obtaining ... foreign weapons or technology in order to build China’s own indigenous capability. Integrating civilian and military sectors, allowing China to repurpose civilian technologies into military

Chinas Space Narrative

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Both China and the United States, have created separate parts of their military dedicated to space. Commercial, scientific, and military endeavors in space are all intimately linked, and one must understand how they are viewed to better understand how a nation might proceed in one or all of those fields. In accordance with our charter to support the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations, and other DoD and U.S. government leaders, the China Aerospace Studies Institute designed it’s 2020 CASI Conference around China’s space activities. This report serves as the baseline and the core of that effort. This report was a collaboration between CASI and CNA’s China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division. We would like to thank the team at CNA for their work on this project. The authors would like to thank Second Lieutenant Owen Ou (USA) for contributing his research for this project, and Dr. Brian Weeden for his review of the study

States, have created separate parts of their military dedicated to space. Commercial, scientific, and military endeavors in space are all intimately linked, and one must understand how they are viewed ... in 2019. China’s rising economic and military power have led to an increased presence not only in Asia, but also globally. China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a global trade and investment effort ... committed to the peaceful uses of space, while at the same time serving its political, economic, and military interests. Space is also seen as contributing to China’s overall influence and helping

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 16, June 2, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 16, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

cognitive domain operations. China Military Online , the PLA's official news and information portal, carried a lengthy article on cognitive warfare written by NUDT professor Liang Xiaobo. [1] Liang writes that cognitive warfare has become an important component of modern military conflict that involves a "complex collection" of public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, legal warfare ... Yang, urged continued efforts to boost the development of the digital economy. Vice Premier and Politburo member Liu He, who is also in charge of the body responsible for the overall planning

Innovative Techniques in Military Construction

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This report examines various data sources to identify potential barriers to including sustainable materials and innovative techniques in MILCON. Barriers identified include a broad lack of relevant knowledge, availability of sustainable material data, and forcing functions.

Innovative Techniques in Military Construction Inclusion of Sustainable Materials and Innovative Techniques in Military Construction This report examines various data sources to identify potential ... of the Department of Defense (DOD) with respect to the development of military construction (MilCon) projects and submit the results of the study to congressional defense committees. This study ... of Sustainable Materials and Innovative Techniques in Military Construction. Specifically, Section 2851 requires an examination of the following: Practices with respect to adoption of Unified Facilities

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

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Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine is at an inflection point. This report examines the debates in Russia about the ineffectiveness of nuclear weapons threats.

a cessation of Western military aid to Kyiv. In tandem with this signaling, Russian experts and military analysts have debated the effectiveness and credibility of Moscow’s nuclear messaging and discussed whether Russia may need to implement measures to restore nuclear signaling credibility. Previous CNA studies regarding the Russian military’s views on nuclear weapons have sought to articulate the underlying concepts of Moscow’s strategy and planning. The following study takes a different approach by examining the views of three stakeholder communities within Moscow’s interconnected nuclear