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Best Practices to Address the Problem of Child Trafficking in the U.S.

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Child trafficking is a pervasive criminal justice and public health concern in the United States. Over the past 17 years, law enforcement agencies have made great strides in understanding child trafficking networks, investigating child trafficking cases, bringing traffickers to justice, and restoring freedom to children trafficked for sex and labor. Law enforcement agencies are frequently the first contacts for child victims of trafficking and serve as community leaders for local anti-trafficking initiatives. While law enforcement agencies have grown in their capacity to identify and respond to child trafficking situations, key challenges persist in victim identification, victim engagement and support, and investigation protocols. This document provides a broad overview of the challenges facing law enforcement agencies and how interdisciplinary partnerships are being used across the country to overcome these barriers and ensure a comprehensive approach to curbing child sex and labor trafficking.

Best Practices to Address the Problem of Child Trafficking in the U.S. CNA Vulnerable Populations: Local Communities’ Strategies and Best Practices to Address the Problem of Child Trafficking in the U.S. Child trafficking is a pervasive criminal justice and public health concern in the United States. Over the past 17 years, law enforcement agencies have made great strides in understanding child trafficking networks, investigating child trafficking cases, bringing traffickers to justice, and restoring freedom to children trafficked for sex and labor. Law enforcement agencies are frequently

Analysis in Combat: The Story of Desert Storm

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In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, CNA Talks presents “Analysis in Combat. 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. In this episode, Dr. Steve Wills, CNA’s resident naval historian joins us to tell the story of the Navy’s role in the first Gulf War. This episode was originally released on January 13, 2021.

Analysis in Combat: The Story of Desert Storm In recognition of the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, CNA Talks presents “Analysis in Combat. 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. In this episode, Dr. Steve Wills, CNA’s resident naval historian joins us to tell the story of the Navy’s role in the first Gulf War. This episode was originally released on January 13, 2021. Analysis in Combat: The Story of Desert Storm https

Mark Robertson

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Mark Robertson Mark J. Robertson Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary /images/About-Us/Leadership/Robertson-Mark.webp Mark J. Robertson serves as CNA’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. As General Counsel, he provides legal advice to CNA leadership and staff, as well as the CNA Board of Trustees, on matters including corporate law ... to joining CNA, Robertson served as a managing partner at Robertson & Anderson PLLC in Alexandria, Virginia. He has over 25 years of experience representing corporations, advising boards and executives

Jason McNamara

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Jason McNamara Jason McNamara Director of Business Development /images/About-Us/Leadership/Jason-McNamara.webp Jason McNamara serves as the director of business development for CNA’s Institute ... experience in both the federal government and private sector.  He currently manages multiple CNA engagements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including CNA’s support to the FEMA Continuous Improvement Program. He has also managed CNA support to many state and local emergency management agencies. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the FEMA Chief of Staff, where he designed

coming in from the cold: The Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and Present

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On April 26, 1986, reactor No.4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, triggering one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. Today, Chernobyl is back in the news as the site of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA’s Russia Studies program. They discuss the impact that the Chernobyl accident had on the Ukrainian people, and the strategic value of the site today. *Listener note: this episode was recorded on March 24, 2022, before reports emerged that Russian troops stationed in Chernobyl developed “acute radiation sickness.” Biographies Michael Kofman   is the director of CNA’s Russia Studies Program. He is an expert in Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Mr. Kofman is also a Senior Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the Russian military and Russian decision-making. Twitter:   https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael Mary Chesnut is an associate research analyst with CNA’s Russia Studies Program. Prior to joining CNA, she was the program manager of the Nuclear Security Working Group a non-partisan organization at George Washington University. Twitter:   https://twitter.com/nuke_nerd

of one of the first battles in the Russia-Ukraine War. In this episode of Coming in From the Cold, Steve Wills sits down with Michael Kofman and Mary Chesnut, from CNA’s Russia Studies program ... emerged that Russian troops stationed in Chernobyl developed “acute radiation sickness.” Biographies Michael Kofman   is the director of CNA’s Russia Studies Program. He is an expert in Russian ... decision-making. Twitter:   https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael Mary Chesnut is an associate research analyst with CNA’s Russia Studies Program. Prior to joining CNA, she was the program manager

A Perfect Storm of Extreme Weather and Demographics Threatens Older Adults

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Older US residents face growing risks from extreme weather because of climate change, the aging US population, and seniors moving to vulnerable regions.

Leola A. Abraham Leola A. Abraham is a program manager in CNA’s Center for Vulnerable Population Protection . She led the National Council on Disability report, The Impacts of Extreme Weather ... management professionals need to plan for the growing and particular needs of this segment of the population in order to save lives. I led a team of CNA analysts that conducted a risk mapping and geospatial analysis to examine this issue. Our CNA report, The Impacts of Extreme Weather on Older Adults , examines how weather events affect the health, housing, and economic security of older residents

How China and Russia Use Information Operations to Compete with the US

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This article examines what tactics Beijing and Moscow use to manipulate the information environment and what narratives they try to promote.

they try to promote. /images/InDepth/Post115.jpg How China and Russia Use Information Operations to Compete with the US CNA Communications Team Russia and China see the information environment as a critical ... is consistent, there are also ways in which China’s and Russia’s narratives differ due to their unique objectives and positions within the global order. These were some of the insights of CNA analysts at the organization’s annual Senior Fellows Meeting, which brings together senior fellows from across the organization for discussions and engagements with CNA researchers. As part of the recent event, CNA

The Analyst's Most Underappreciated Tool: Writing

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The ability of public health and medical experts to convey the right message to the right audience at this moment is clearly a matter of life and death.

and death. /images/InDepth/Post52.jpg The Analyst's Most Underappreciated Tool: Writing 52 Dr. Kim Deal Dr. Kim Deal is the Chief Research Officer at CNA. In the midst of a pandemic, the world is suddenly ... what they meant, I couldn't communicate those results clearly to anyone outside of my narrow subdiscipline. It wasn't until I joined CNA that the relationship between writing and really good analysis became clear to me. CNA runs a federally funded research and development center specializing in studies and analyses for the Department of the Navy, essentially producing a dissertation for every

cna talks: U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda

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Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda.

U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts ... , operations assessment, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. Julia McQuaid   is director of CNA’s Program on Transnational Challenges. She is an expert on international security issues ... of conflict and instability. Pamela Faber   is an associate research analyst at CNA. Her research is at the intersection of security and development in conflict and post-conflict regions with a regional

cna talks: Red Robots

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Artificial Intelligence and unmanned systems are rapidly changing the dynamics of warfighting and military power. With Russia, China, and other nations investing in and testing these capabilities, the United States has to understand what capabilities other countries have and how their governments could seek to use them. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Larry Lewis, Samuel Bendett, and Kevin Pollpeter discuss unmanned military systems, how Russia and China are developing and employing their capabilities, and what the United States should do in response.

these capabilities, the United States has to understand what capabilities other countries have and how their governments could seek to use them. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Larry Lewis, Samuel Bendett ... Lewis   is the Director of the Center for Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence at CNA. His areas of expertise include lethal autonomy, reducing civilian casualties, identifying lessons from current ... in Politics and English from Brandeis University. Kevin Pollpeter is a Research Scientist at CNA. Before joining CNA he has served as deputy director of the University of California Institute