CNAS

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is a Washington DC-based think tank founded in 2007 to develop national security and defense strategies for the United States. The organization focuses on emerging technologies, military innovation, great power competition, and policy solutions to contemporary security challenges. CNAS has become influential in shaping defense policy debates, particularly around artificial intelligence, cyber security, and strategic competition with China and Russia.

The organization conducts research, publishes reports and policy briefs, and convenes experts and policymakers. CNAS fellows and leadership have held senior government positions and regularly advise Congress and executive branch officials. The think tank is known for bridging academic rigor with practical policy relevance.