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china ai and autonomy report: Issue 9, February 24, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 9, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

, the PRC sold 220 UCAVs to 16 countries, most of them in the Middle East and Africa. According to the analysis, PRC unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a reputation for being low cost but with maintenance ... , potentially making the PRC the bigger loser in tech decoupling from the US.   Peking University's IISS recently published a report titled "U.S.-China Strategic Competition in Technology: Analysis ... and can be found   here   from the US-China Perception Monitor. In discussing possible reasons for the removal of the piece, Denis Simon, a China science policy expert at Duke University, stated

CNA Officially Welcomes Julia McQuaid as Vice President of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division

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The CNA Corporation today announced that Julia McQuaid has formally accepted the position of vice president of its Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division.

was the director of CNA’s Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. “I am honored to accept this position at CNA,” said McQuaid. “I am looking forward to continuing to contribute to our national security ... The CNA Corporation today announced that Julia McQuaid has formally accepted the position of vice president of its Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division. /images/news/PressRelease.png CNA Officially Welcomes Julia McQuaid as Vice President of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division CNA Officially Welcomes Julia McQuaid as Vice President of Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs

Fleet Operations in the Current and Future Environments

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The history and origins of the Navy’s numbered fleet system, their commanders, HQs and operations, part of a CNA study for Commander, US Pacific Fleet.

and origins of the Navy’s numbered fleet system, their commanders, HQs and operations, part of a CNA study for Commander, US Pacific Fleet. General overview This report provides analysis as part of CNA's study for the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet on future options for the numbered fleets. As a basis for this analysis, it examines the operational history of the U.S. Navy, describes ... , a level of warfar and deployment policy we found to be neglected in traditional histories of the Navy—squeezed out between or scattered among narratives of strategic policy plans and choices

Differences in Male and Female Predictors of Success in the Marine Corps

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CNA analysts conducted a review of literature on predictors of male and female Marine performance over the last 25 years, examining the impact of previous female integration as well as future trend analysis.

Marine markets, and (3) analysis of whether the demographics and quality of female enlistees will change over time with the lifting of the combat exclusion policy. Shannon Desrosiers Elizabeth Bradley ... on predictors of male and female Marine performance over the last 25 years, examining the impact of previous female integration as well as future trend analysis. As part of the Marine Corps’ consideration ... of MCRC in conducting trend analysis, and estimating the size of the qualified officer candidate population. This research memorandum reviews the literature on predictors of Marine performance

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

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Duma Committee on Information Policy, on recommender algorithms. If approved, the law would make it possible for users to turn off recommender algorithms on online platforms. The requirement can also ... . Anoshko stated that the system will monitor the maritime environment in real time, receiving data from multiple open and classified sources, with automated processing and analysis of a designated area ... military’s plans to use artificial intelligence for data collection and analysis to augment decision-making capabilities, one of the key MOD goals for developing and using AI. We have no information

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 6, January 13, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 6, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

has held senior- and Cabinet-level meetings on the issue but has not developed a specific proposal.” The   Washington Post   also reports that its analysis of more than 100 Huawei PowerPoint ... the Implementation of Future Wars Requires an Analysis of the Changes in the Operational Command Link,”   argues that AI will accelerate the evolution of command linkages, but that humans will retain a decisive ... analysis and analysis of major problems. The article also argues that command links will increase and become more important (and vulnerable) in future wars. Future warfare will require linking

Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Hispanic Servicemembers

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CNA performed data analysis on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Hispanic officers and enlisted servicemembers, as mandated by Congress in the 2022 NDAA.

Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Hispanic Servicemembers Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Hispanic Servicemembers CNA performed data analysis on recruitment, retention, and promotion ... a difference-in-differences analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the Army’s 2001–2005 “Yo Soy El Army” recruitment initiative. Next, we conducted a literature review of Hispanic representation in the military ... the literature review, our SME discussions, and our data analysis suggest they could be influenced by occupational differences—Hispanic servicemembers are less represented in occupations that tend

Arctic Economic Security

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We summarize findings from across the project and provide policy and legislative recommendations regarding China’s Arctic foreign direct investment (FDI).

strategic regional objectives? The research paper answering this question addresses NDAA tasking requiring a review of PRC Arctic policy documents. This analysis describes China’s strategic ... Arctic Economic Security Arctic Economic Security: Recommendations for Safeguarding Arctic Nations against China’s Economic Statecraft We summarize findings from across the project and provide policy ... The Department of Defense (DOD) selected CNA to execute this analysis, for which CNA produced four reports addressing the following research questions: 1. What is the nature and scope of current FDI

North Korea A Case Study of Asymmetric Relations

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Examining North Korea as a case study for asymmetric relations and the issue of its nuclear weapons development as the threat to status quo in the international order.

international security policy precepts. Deterrence and compellence become harder to achieve because asymmetrically weaker powers often have greater interests at stake in bilateral and regional disputes ... of this disparity in perception and strategy, weaker powers have shown unexpected resistance to US pressure campaigns, a traditional foreign policy application to influence behavior. Thus, the potential for crisis ... or strategic patience—similar to the Obama administration’s foreign policy toward asymmetrically weaker adversaries who defied key US security objectives. Based on the unique circumstances

DoD Function Codes

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Department of Defense (DoD) function codes identify the type of work performed by all activities in the defense infrastructure and operating forces.

to the billet warrants a review of the function code. We heard several suggestions for mitigating these issues. Among the most compelling is an OSD policy that requires function codes to be included ... be subjected to a rigorous quality control process and analysis to ensure that the data fields are being consistently used and populated by the components. Another recommendation to improve the quality ... across the department. More consistent functional coding would enable better manpower analysis across DoD and is a critical step to improving the data necessary for a reconstituted A-76 program