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Tech-Politik: Historical Perspectives on Innovation, Technology, and Strategic Competition
December 19, 2019 | Emma Bates What was the “Sputnik moment?” How did the Soviets achieve so much and fail so spectacularly? The CSIS Project on History and Strategy draws lessons from historical moments that shed light on government science and technology policy in the context of strategic rivalry.

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Iranian Missiles in Iraq
December 11, 2019 | Shaan Shaikh

Iran is supplying Iraqi militias with missiles, carrying with them a range of diplomatic, military, and economic consequences.

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Politics at the Heart of the Crisis in the Sahel
December 6, 2019 | Judd Devermont As violence escalates across the Sahel, Judd Devermont explains why tackling the domestic political obstacles to a more robust response is essential to addressing these urgent security challenges.

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CSIS Brief: Rigid Structures, Evolving Threat: Preventing the Proliferation and Use of Chemical Weapons
November 14, 2019 | Rebecca Hersman, Suzanne Claeys Chemical weapon use is making a comeback. This study provides a framework for structuring the problem, identifies gaps and challenges, and puts forward options for improving the global effort to prevent the proliferation and use of these weapons.

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Iran’s Protests and the Threat to Domestic Stability
November 8, 2019 | Seth G. Jones As protests spread throughout Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon, Iran also faces widespread protests from individuals upset about deteriorating economic conditions, poor governance, corruption, and environmental issues.

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The Air Force Digital Century Series: Beyond the Buzzwords
November 8, 2019 | Morgan Dwyer In this new brief, CSIS defense expert Morgan Dwyer discusses the challenges and potential of the Air Force’s new strategy to acquire next generation fighter aircraft.

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Defense Acquisition Trends 2019: Army Contract Trends
November 5, 2019 | Rhys McCormick Army contract spending has been cut heavily during sequestration and the defense drawdown but has been growing at a slow steady rate the last two years. This brief examines trends in what the Army is buying, how the Army is buying, and from whom the Army is buying.

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Beyond Baghdadi: The Next Wave of Jihadist Violence
November 4, 2019 | Seth G. Jones CSIS’s Seth Jones explains the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi—and the appointment of his replacement, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi—is unlikely to have a long-term impact on an increasingly decentralized jihadist movement.

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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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Defense Acquisition Trends 2019: Topline DoD Trends
October 10, 2019 | Rhys McCormick This report from the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group presents analysis of the FY 2018 topline DoD contracting trends, focusing on the defense acquisition system’s response to the 2018 National Defense Strategy and new administration priorities.

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U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy
September 24, 2019 | Mark F. Cancian

CSIS’s Mark Cancian analyzes the U.S. military forces in FY 2020, their composition, new initiatives, long-term trends, and challenges, as the United States attempts to align its forces with a strategy of long-term great power competition.

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Understanding DoD’s Defense-Wide Zero-Based Review
September 4, 2019 | Seamus P. Daniels In August, the Defense Department kicked off a broad zero-based review of all defense-wide functions and activities. CSIS’s Seamus Daniels assesses the defense-wide organizations that are subject to the review as well as previous reforms to the “Fourth Estate.”

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