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Analysis in Combat — Desert Storm

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Highlighting the work CNA did in support of Desert Storm

. In this mini-series we’ll be bringing you interviews with CNA field representatives, military officers and historians about the conflict and the impact of CNA's Field Program on the war effort ... — Desert Storm Over the five months of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 40 CNA field representatives supported and analyzed operations. Of those, 22 deployed with their commands to the Middle East, serving ... array of assets to accomplish its mission: field representatives … provide analytic support to deployed forces, and also gather data before it can be lost or diluted. CNA analysts have a culture

Crime Analysts: Using Data to Make Communities Safer

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Crime analysts identify patterns, trends, and connections in vast datasets to help law enforcement. The crime analysis profession expands along with police data.

analysis to flourish. CNA supports the Crime Analyst in Residence program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, providing crime analysis training and capacity-building to small and rural law ... in Residence program. In today’s world of limited police funding, staffing shortages, anti-police rhetoric, and allegations of racial disparities in policing, it is crucial that police decisions are based on data. The importance of data-driven decision-making in law enforcement has contributed to the establishment of a distinct and necessary profession within the field: crime analyst.  Crime

Five Core Strategies of Smart Policing

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The Smart Policing Initiative makes law enforcement more effective and efficient by pairing researchers with practitioners for evidence-based policing strategies.

strategies. /images/InDepth/2025/05/laptop-map-data.webp Five Core Strategies of Smart Policing Ken Novak Dr. Ken Novak is the assistant director and chief scientist for CNA’s Center for Justice ... and I from CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation served as guest editors for the special issue. Since its inception, CNA has been SPI's training and technical assistance provider. We ... issue, CNA’s Christopher Sun  (the Smart Policing Training and Technical Assistance Project director),  James “Chip” Coldren , and Alexa Blondin provide a 15-year overview of SPI . They note

CNA Analysts Share How 9/11 Impacted Their Careers

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Eight CNA analysts share the stories of how the events of September 11, 2001, shaped their careers.

Affairs Program On September 11, 2001, I was already scheduled to head to Bahrain within weeks to become the CNA field representative to Fifth Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. In the days ... with CNA to Afghanistan in support of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal battalion. I spent seven months — including the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 — at Bagram Air Field, where I analyzed enemy ... to those who were lost when hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the building. Following that assignment, I spent four years as an on-site CNA field representative to a special operations

Japan’s F-35B Sea Trials Aim to Boost Interoperability with US, Partner Navies

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Successful tests of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on a Japanese ship bring Japan closer to a future of close collaboration with the US Navy and Marine Corps.

Onuorah Brian Waidelich is a Research Scientist with CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program . He is currently deployed to Strike Group Five in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the CNA Field Program . Darlene Onuorah is an Associate Research Analyst with CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program . On November 6, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced the completion of tests

The East and South China Seas: One Sea, Near Seas, Whose Seas?

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China sees the East and South China Seas as its unified “near seas.” Other nations in the region dispute that, noting distinct differences between the seas.

China Studies Program and a non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. Brian Waidelich is a research scientist with CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program and president of the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies. He is currently deployed to Strike Group Five in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the CNA Field Program. This article originally appeared in War

What Qatar Wants from the World Cup

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Sam Plapinger examines what Qatar aimed to achieve by hosting the World Cup and whether a string of controversies has impacted these goals.

/Qatar-World-Cup-Copy.jpg What Qatar Wants from the World Cup Sam Plapinger Sam Plapinger is a Research Scientist with CNA’s Special Activities and Intelligence Program. At CNA, his work focuses on strategic competition, irregular warfare, fleet operations, and Middle East security issues. From 2020 to 2022, Sam served as the embedded CNA field representative to the commander of U.S. Naval Forces ... in Qatar has been full of surprises in every round. On the field, fans got the excitement they were looking for. But did Qatar get what it was looking for in hosting the world’s most watched sporting event

The Case for Data Science at Sea

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A data science team on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier harnessed the power of data analytics and software development to achieve new efficiencies and better performance.

. Annie Voigt is a data analyst with CNA’s Fleet Operations and Assessments Program . Until recently, she was a CNA field representative to Carrier Strike Group One and the technical lead ... . /images/InDepth/2024/06/USS-Carl-Vinson.webp The Case for Data Science at Sea Rear Admiral Carlos Sardiello and Lieutenant Commander Shane Halton, U.S. Navy, and Annie Voigt, CNA Rear Admiral Carlos ... Operations (OPNAV) Requirements process to support scaling DS@S to other CSGs. With the support of Project Overmatch, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), and Program Executive Office

Israel’s New Government is the Most Far-Right in its History

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San Plapinger examines how Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government could impact the country’s relations with Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE.

Israel’s New Government is the Most Far-Right in its History San Plapinger examines how Benjamin Netanyahu’s new hardline government could impact the country’s relations with Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE. /images/InDepth/2023/BN-Resided.jpg Israel’s New Government is the Most Far-Right in its History Samuel Plapinger Samuel Plapinger is a Research Scientist with CNA’s Special Activities and Intelligence Program . His work focuses on strategic competition, irregular warfare, fleet operations and Middle East security issues. From 2020 to 2022, Samuel served as the embedded CNA field

cna talks: The Reach of STEM, with CEO Katherine McGrady

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In this episode of CNA Talks, we feature   STEMwire Live , a podcast by CNA’s Education division on career and technical education (CTE), particularly in the STEM fields. Dr. Brittany Cunningham talks with CNA President and CEO Dr. Katherine McGrady to explore how a STEM degree prepared her for leading a nonprofit research organization. She shares details of her early educational journey and advice for students of today.

her career with CNA as an analyst in 1988. As the field representative, she served in the Persian Gulf during the first Iraq war (Desert Shield and Desert Storm), and also deployed as part ... The Reach of STEM, with CEO Katherine McGrady In this episode of CNA Talks, we feature   STEMwire Live , a podcast by CNA’s Education division on career and technical education (CTE), particularly in the STEM fields. Dr. Brittany Cunningham talks with CNA President and CEO Dr. Katherine McGrady to explore how a STEM degree prepared her for leading a nonprofit research organization. She shares