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Central Bank Digital Currency, Design Choices, and Impacts on Currency Internationalization
December 18, 2020 | Stephanie Segal, Pearl Risberg Digital currencies have emerged as important innovations with potentially large impacts on the international monetary and financial system. Finding international alignment on CBDC architecture, infrastructure, and rules is critical given the rapid pace of innovation and the...

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The Latin America That Will Engage the New Administration
December 14, 2020 | Evan Ellis As U.S. election challenges proceed toward resolution and President-elect Joseph Biden puts his transition team into place, Latin America and the Caribbean will demand his attention.

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Global Security Forum 2020: A New Era for U.S. Alliances
December 14, 2020 | Emma Bates, Samuel Brannen The 2020 Global Security Forum Report distills insights for alliance strategy from a bipartisan group of 60 experts who assessed 3 hypothetical future scenarios.

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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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Civilian Protection through Civilian Control: An Overlooked Piece of Security Sector Assistance in the Sahel
December 9, 2020 | Alice Hunt Friend There is no capacity-building for civilian control commensurate with the emphasis on building military capabilities. Humanitarian goals in the Sahel could be achieved sustainably by adjusting security sector assistance to expand civilian capacity to control the military.

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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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Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
December 8, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman Civil, political, and economic gray zone operations illustrate the range and depth of Russian gray zone activities, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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U.S. Military Forces in FY 2021: Air Force
December 3, 2020 | Mark F. Cancian The Air Force continues to develop and procure next-generation aircraft to meet the demands of great power conflict. While fielding new aircraft has arrested the fleet's increasing age, the Air Force is not buying enough new aircraft to sustain its force structure.

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Women and Statecraft History: A Compilation of Personal Essays by Women Historians
December 1, 2020 | Emma Bates The Project on History and Strategy presents "Women and Statecraft History," a compilation of personal essays by women who have made careers out of studying and applying military and diplomatic history.

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To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce
November 23, 2020 | Morgan Dwyer, Lindsey R. Sheppard, Angelina Hidalgo, Melissa Dalton 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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Chinese Security Engagement in Latin America
November 19, 2020 | Evan Ellis Chinese military engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean is an important and official acknowledged part of growing interactions by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the region.

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