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Stabilization Assistance amid Geopolitical Competition: A Case Study of Eastern Syria
January 12, 2021 | Daphne McCurdy Using eastern Syria as a case study, this CSIS brief examines how U.S. stabilization assistance can potentially serve as a tool in geopolitical competition by supporting locally legitimate political actors to stand up against external meddling.

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Deep Dive Debrief: Strategic Stability and Competition in the Arctic
January 6, 2021 | Rebecca Hersman, Eric Brewer, Maxwell Simon This brief focuses on the implications of climate, economic, and political trends in the Arctic region for strategic stability, great power competition, and nuclear stability, policy, and posture. It is the third in the Project on Nuclear Issues Deep Dive Debrief series.

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U.S. Nuclear Warhead Modernization and “New” Nuclear Weapons
December 10, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman, Joseph Rodgers The brief examines the debate surrounding the development of U.S. nuclear warheads and whether the United States is creating “new” nuclear weapons. It examines the expansion of U.S. nuclear warhead capabilities and its implications for the U.S.-UK and NATO relations.

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Five Types of International Cooperation for Missile Defense
December 9, 2020 The United States has long worked with its allies on missile defense cooperation. Yet as missile threats proliferate, international cooperation has become increasingly important.

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Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Trends: A New R&D Funding Paradigm?
December 8, 2020 | Rhys McCormick Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements are an increasingly popular tool across the Department of Defense as the United States seeks ways to maintain technological superiority against global competitors. This brief examines the recent trends in OTA usage across the...

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To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce
November 23, 2020 | Lindsey R. Sheppard, Angelina Hidalgo The U.S. defense enterprise has an impressive history of science, engineering, and innovation. However, today, it struggles to retain its technical talent.

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Buttressing Institutional Integrity in an Election Year
October 27, 2020 | Devi Nair, Suzanne Spaulding How can the laws, policies, processes, historical precedents, and institutional norms guiding federal force roles be tested during a presidential election and transition?

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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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The Analytic Edge: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Transform Intelligence Analysis
October 9, 2020 The United States must invest in technology transformation to maximize intelligence analysts' ability to evaluate, synthesize, and utilize massive amounts of intel data.

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Defense Acquisition Trends 2020: Topline DoD Trends
October 8, 2020 | Rhys McCormick For more than a decade, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group published an annual report examining trends in what DoD is buying, how DoD is buying it, & from whom DoD is buying. This brief presents the topline DoD contract trends for Fiscal Year 2019.

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Cycle Times and Cycles of Acquisition Reform
August 5, 2020 Acquisition reform occurs in cycles. This CSIS brief explores how reform cycles have historically affected acquisition speed (i.e., program cycle times).

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The Tactics and Targets of Domestic Terrorists
July 30, 2020 | Seth G. Jones, Catrina Doxsee, Nicholas Harrington With rising concerns about domestic terrorism, this analysis examines trends in terrorist tactics and targets in the United States. It compiles and analyzes an original CSIS data set of terrorist attacks in the United States between January 1, 1994, and May 8, 2020.

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