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On the Horizon Vol. 3: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation
February 23, 2021 | Reja Younis The authors featured in this publication were members of The Project on Nuclear Issues’ (PONI) 2020 Nuclear Scholars Class. The PONI Nuclear Scholars Initiative is a select group of rising next-gen voices, comprised of graduate students and young professionals.

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Inflicting Surprise: Gaining Competitive Advantage in Great Power Conflicts
January 29, 2021 | Mark F. Cancian With the return of great power competition, the United States needs every advantage it can get over its adversaries. This CSIS report looks at how the U.S. might revitalize the old but overlooked tool of surprise to gain a strategic advantage in great power conflict.

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Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism
October 15, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Samuel Brannen Digital authoritarianism transcends boundaries while subverting human rights and democratic principles. This brief presents a strategic approach grounded in fundamental principles and framed around promoting resilience while building affirmative alternatives.

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On the Horizon Vol. 2: A Collection of Papers from the Next Generation
April 9, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman In this report, the 2019 PONI Nuclear Scholars touched upon a variety of nuclear security issues ranging from the future of arms-control treaties, the role of AI and cyber resilience in nuclear security, to regional dynamics as it pertains to nuclear weapons.

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Competing to Win: A Coalition Approach to Countering the BRI
December 19, 2019 The U.S. government should take the lead to develop and implement a formal integrated multilateral infrastructure development mechanism that can effectively compete with the BRI to counter China’s geopolitical gains.

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More Than Missiles: China Previews its New Way of War
October 16, 2019 | Ian Williams China’s October 1 display of military hardware revealed a nation seeking to supplant the United States as the dominant military and technological power in the Asia-Pacific region.

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By Other Means Part I: Campaigning in the Gray Zone
July 8, 2019 | Joseph Federici, Lindsey R. Sheppard This new CSIS report argues that with U.S. competitors increasingly operating in the gray zone between routine statecraft and open war, the United States must develop a campaign plan to deal with the gray zone challenge.

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What Works: Countering Gray Zone Coercion
July 16, 2018 | John Schaus, Heather A. Conley U.S. leadership in an era of gray zone competition will require more than the largest economy or strongest military. National security begins at home and the United States must reinvigorate confidence in its institutions, its leaders, and its policy approaches.

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Meeting the China Challenge
January 29, 2018 | James Andrew Lewis, John J. Hamre, Matthew P. Goodman, Andrew Philip Hunter, Scott Kennedy, Scott Miller, John Schaus, Stephanie Segal The essays in this volume, written by a diverse group of CSIS scholars, address some of the key issues that currently vex the U.S.-China economic relationship.

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Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia
May 9, 2017 | Michael J. Green, John Schaus

In the past decade, tensions in Asia have risen as Beijing has become more assertive in maritime disputes with its neighbors and the United States.

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U.S. Leadership in an Era of Great Power Competition
December 7, 2016 | John Schaus

Great power competition has returned. Actions by China and Russia to assert spheres of influence by undermining, weakening, or outright invading their neighbors will be a central challenge for the incoming Trump administration.

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Landing Together
June 28, 2016 | Mark F. Cancian, John Schaus
 

Investments in amphibious capabilities by U.S. partners and allies in the Asia Pacific is altering the range of capabilities available in that region.

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