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4/5

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High quality. Established institution or organization with editorial oversight and accountability.

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CNAS is a mainstream national security think tank; relevant to AI safety primarily through its Technology & National Security program covering AI governance and defense AI policy, but not an AI safety-focused organization.

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Importance: 25/100homepage

Summary

CNAS is a Washington D.C.-based national security think tank publishing research on defense, technology policy, economic security, and AI governance. Its Technology & National Security program produces policy-relevant work on AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies with implications for AI safety and governance.

Key Points

•Publishes reports on AI policy including a 2025 report 'Prepared, Not Paralyzed' analyzing the Trump administration's AI Action Plan and innovation approach
•Covers AI cyber defense gaps, urging Congressional action on threat intelligence sharing infrastructure
•Research spans economic security, sanctions, defense human capital, and technology policy intersections
•Provides timely commentary connecting AI capabilities developments to national security implications
•Relevant to AI governance debates around government oversight, defense applications, and international competitiveness

Cited by 14 pages

Page	Type	Quality
Long-Horizon Autonomous Tasks	Capability	65.0
AI Misuse Risk Cruxes	Crux	65.0
AI Safety Solution Cruxes	Crux	65.0
AGI Development	--	52.0
AI Risk Portfolio Analysis	Analysis	64.0
Capabilities-to-Safety Pipeline Model	Analysis	73.0
Autonomous Cyber Attack Timeline	Analysis	63.0
Power-Seeking Emergence Conditions Model	Analysis	63.0
Racing Dynamics Impact Model	Analysis	61.0
AI Risk Cascade Pathways Model	Analysis	67.0
AI Risk Interaction Matrix	Analysis	65.0
AI Risk Interaction Network Model	Analysis	64.0
Center for a New American Security	Organization	--
AI Governance and Policy	Crux	66.0

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## Featured Reports

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## [Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/sanctions-by-the-numbers-2025-year-in-review)

Eleanor Hume, Kyle Rutter \| January 29, 2026


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## [Short Supply](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/short-supply)

Katherine L. Kuzminski, Taren Sylvester \| December 11, 2025


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## [Prepared, Not Paralyzed](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/prepared-not-paralyzed)

Janet Egan, Spencer Michaels, Caleb Withers \| November 20, 2025


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## [Economic Security in North America](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/economic-security-in-north-america)

Emily Kilcrease, Geoffrey Gertz \| December 03, 2025


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[Energy, Economics & Security](https://www.cnas.org/research/energy-economics-and-security)

## [Sanctions by the Numbers: 2025 Year in Review](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/sanctions-by-the-numbers-2025-year-in-review)

This installment of Sanctions by the Numbers examines the United States’ use of financial sanctions and entity-based export controls...


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[National Security Human Capital](https://www.cnas.org/research/national-security-human-capital)

## [Short Supply](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/short-supply)

Executive Summary
The U.S. military faces a critical challenge: Fewer young Americans are willing to serve, and fewer adults are encouraging them to do so. Because of delibera...


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[Technology & National Security](https://www.cnas.org/research/technology-and-national-security)

## [Prepared, Not Paralyzed](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/prepared-not-paralyzed)

Executive Summary
The Trump administration has embraced a pro-innovation approach to artificial intelligence (AI) policy. Its AI Action Plan, released July 2025, underscores t...


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[Energy, Economics & Security](https://www.cnas.org/research/energy-economics-and-security)

## [Economic Security in North America](https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/economic-security-in-north-america)

Executive Summary
The United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiated during President Donald Trump’s first term includes a novel review clause. By July 2026, t...


## CNAS INSIGHTS

CNAS Insights brings timely analysis and expert commentary to the most pressing topics in national security.

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