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Three Questions, Ep. 10: Justin Peachey

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Justin Peachey is a Research Scientist on the Gaming and Integration Team at CNA. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University and was a Visiting Professor at Davidson College in North Carolina prior to coming to CNA. At CNA, he has worked on a variety of projects. He currently focuses most of his time on Wargame design and adjudication.

Three Questions, Ep. 10: Justin Peachey Justin Peachey is a Research Scientist on the Gaming and Integration Team at CNA. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Clemson University and was a Visiting Professor at Davidson College in North Carolina prior to coming to CNA. At CNA, he has worked on a variety of projects. He currently focuses most of his time on Wargame design and adjudication. Three Questions, Ep. 10: Justin Peachey https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjRwsBNK5f8 Videos

Integration and Use

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Integration and Use Integration and Use. CNA integrates AI into core government workflows while safeguarding its trustworthiness, transparency, and security. Our focus on interoperability, human-machine teaming, and robust compliance allows CNA to deliver scalable intelligence where it matters most for our government clients. By leveraging both technical expertise and deep experience with public sector needs, CNA supports AI solutions that are fully integrated into government operations, not siloed with limited utility. blue none Blurbs /analyses/2021/12

coming in from the cold: Active Measures

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In 1983,   The Patriot , an Indian newspaper with longstanding Soviet connections, printed an anonymous letter from New York, claiming that AIDS had actually been developed by the U.S. government as a bioweapon.  At the time, the story had little impact, but by late 1985 the story took off. As AIDS spread around the world, people were desperate for an explanation of the terrifying new disease. By the end of the year the story had run in 12 other countries. And where did this pack of lies originate? It was a prime example of Soviet disinformation. Guests Michael Kofman and Kasey Stricklin join our host, Bill Rosenau, to discuss Soviet disinformation tactics and how they compare to methods used by the Russian Federation today.

of CNA’s Russia Program. His research focuses on security issues in Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in defense and military analysis. Michael has advised senior military and government ... with CNA’s Russia program. Her current research focuses on Russian naval leadership, personnel and demographics. She has also conducted research at CNA on Russian nuclear strategy and thinking. She currently

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 40, June 15, 2022

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to the military with the help of machine-learning algorithms and elements of artificial intelligence. There is no information on when this NIIDAR system will be fielded. CNA wrote earlier about the Russian ... there are presently only several Altius airframes that were publicly acknowledged by the MOD in earlier statements and press releases. CNA wrote earlier about the Russian military’s plans to develop multiple combat ... for fielding combat drones. Since then, there has been few news about this UAV, reportedly Russia’s largest combat unmanned aerial vehicle. CNA wrote earlier about Russian MOD’s plans to use this drone

Maritime Statecraft Workshop Vital to Finding Solutions to America's Commercial Shipping Industry Challenges

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The Maritime Statecraft Workshop, organized by the Secretary of the Navy and MARAD in May 2024, saw experts address challenges to rebuilding U.S. maritime power.

think tanks. Held at CNA’s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the three-day workshop attracted more than 70 participants from 32 organizations. “The group coalescing around this issue is growing ... for America's waterborne transportation system, with developing a new National Maritime Strategy. CNA is providing analytical support to this effort. The director of the project, CNA Principal Research

New Study Recommends Strengthening US Counterterrorism Efforts in Response to COVID-19

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COVID-19 has dramatically increased global instability and chaos, making it a prime example of a nontraditional security threat – one that current US counterterrorism infrastructure was not designed to address.

is one that Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) may exploit for their own benefit, according to new analysis from CNA. The study identifies five key areas where VEOs benefitted from the pandemic ... CNA’s Center for Stability and Development. “This study identifies actions US policymakers can take now to incorporate nontraditional threats into counterterrorism planning, in the midst of what ... .); Lieutenant General Mike Nagata, USA (Ret.); Vice Admiral Frank Pandolfe, USN (Ret.); and Lieutenant General Thomas J. Trask, USAF (Ret.) — collaborated with a team of CNA experts to produce

New Research: China's Efforts to Shape the Information Environment in the Mekong Region

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The Chinese Party-State is engaged in a campaign to shape what global audiences read, hear, and watch about China.

by CNA explores these efforts in the Mekong region. The series includes five reports that detail how Beijing’s campaign plays out in each Mekong country. A sixth report offers broad observations about ... , including supporting digital literacy measures and funding media development projects. The report series as well as other work by CNA on propaganda and disinformation can be found at: https://www.cna.org/centers/cna/cip/information-environment . Arlington, VA

Arsenal of Policy

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The series refined policy recommendations linked to DIB challenges, incorporating stakeholders’ perspectives on the likely impacts of those refined policies.

on the likely impacts of those refined policies. Executive Summary The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD IBP) asked CNA to develop a wargame to explore opportunities to strengthen, improve, and expand the US defense industrial base (DIB). In response, CNA conducted the Arsenal of Policy series from November 2024 to January 2025. It consisted of two ... resources. The hundreds of recommendations on how to strengthen the DIB make prioritization a challenge . CNA developed a method to narrow the recommendations and to evaluate them via the series

Camoland Clothing and Textile Industrial Base Wargame

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This report documents a wargame designed to assess the clothing and textile defense industrial base to support wartime demand for items during concurrent contingencies.

industrial base to support wartime demand for items during concurrent contingencies. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Plans and Futures Directorate tasked CNA to examine the domestic clothing and textile (C&T) industrial base (IB) as part of its broader campaign of learning. In October 2023, CNA conducted the CAMOLAND wargame. The game allowed participants from government and industry ... North and the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) areas of responsibility. CNA designed the wargame to meet the following objectives: Identify constraints, bottlenecks, and limitations within

Law Enforcement Officer Safety

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This brief provides an accessible resource for law enforcement agencies, line officers, and their stakeholders (e.g., policy-makers, training instructors) to inform the development of targeted training, policies, and practices to promote officer safety while in the line of duty.

/Law-Enforcement-Officer-Safety.pdf /reports/2021/07/Law-Enforcement-Officer-Safety.png /images/Centers/IPR/JRI/officer-car-door.jpg Justice Research and Innovation This document contains the best opinion of CNA at the time ... is a product created through a partnership between BJA and CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation. The Using Analytics to Improve Officer Safety project examines granular incident data from 2015 ... assaults, injuries, and line-of-duty deaths. Using machine learning techniques, CNA is producing a risk assessment model to link incident characteristics with officer safety outcomes. This work also