Report

Inclusion of Sustainable Materials and Innovative Techniques in Military Construction

This report examines various data sources to identify potential barriers to including sustainable materials and innovative techniques in MILCON. Barriers identified include a broad lack of relevant knowledge, availability of sustainable material data, and forcing functions.

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Report

Taiwan Lessons Learned from the Russia-Ukraine War

This report examines Taiwan’s lessons learned from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and how they are already influencing Taiwan’s defense strategy and created a sense of urgency for government leaders.

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Blog

“Covert” Troop Mobilization Fuels Russia’s War in Ukraine.

Russia compensates for troop losses in Ukraine by using “covert” recruiting, including irregular, private, and contract forces—to avoid mobilizing reservists.

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Podcast

A New Tool to Analyze the Shipbuilding Plan

This episode covers RShiny, a CNA-funded dashboard government leaders can use to examine the Navy Shipbuilding Plan.

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Reports

We Need a Medic!

The paper finds that Russia’s war on Ukraine has stressed the Russian military medical system and that the system continues to be at risk of being overburdened because of the demands of the protracted conflict and Russia’s casualty-heavy approach to the fighting in Ukraine.

China’s Military Presence in Africa

The largest deployed People’s Liberation Army force outside of China’s periphery is operating in Africa, and Beijing seeks to deepen its African security ties.

Russian Military Mobilization During the Ukraine War

A study of conscription and recruitment since the Soviet era finds Russia has effectively used several “covert” methods of mobilizing troops to send to Ukraine.

Crafting the Russian War Economy

Export controls after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine initially led to serious disruptions, but Russia has used friendly countries to circumvent sanctions.

Experts

Samuel Bendett

Russia Studies

Vivian Elliott

Justice Research and Innovation

Portrait of CNA director of People Operations Anchal Gupta — Anchal Gupta

Corporate and Professional Staff

Eric Trabert

Public Health Preparedness and Resilience

Jessica Olcott Yllemo

Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs

Multimedia

CNA Holds Inaugural Innovation Day—Shaping the Future Through Research

Dr. Rebekah Yang on Creatively Planning for Drone Traffic

CNA’s Rebekah Yang innovated to apply her agent-based model for slowing the spread of COVID in corrections facilities to future drone air traffic scheduling.

Counter China’s Economic Threat with Resilience, Not Deterrence

Economic deterrence, a priority in the National Defense Industrial Strategy, is vague and difficult. To compete with China, economic resilience is preferable.

Japan’s F-35B Sea Trials Advance Links to Allies’ Navies

Successful tests of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on a Japanese ship bring Japan closer to a future of close collaboration with the US Navy and Marine Corps.

Intersections, Issue 11, November 2024

Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

China's Military Presence in Africa

Timothy Ditter joins the show to discuss his report on China’s military presence in Africa, including its first overseas military base in Djibouti.

Our flexible, collaborative and energizing work environment allows for creative teamwork in every step of theproblem-solving process.

Run by CNA's Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) and Marine Corps Program, the Field Program deploys analysts for two to three years to posts ranging from aircraft carrier strike groups and Marine expeditionary forces to the U.S. Pacific Command.