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Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Jack Burnham
Senior Research Analyst
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Eric S. Edelman
CMPP Board of Advisors
Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel
Senior Fellow
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Megan Hainline
Visiting Military Analyst
Jim Langevin
CCTI Chairman
Justin Leopold-Cohen
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Bilyana Lilly
Adjunct Fellow
Erica Lonergan
Adjunct Fellow
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Tyson B. Meadors
Adjunct Fellow
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Cleo Paskal
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Samantha Ravich
Distinguished Fellow and Advisor
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Georgianna Shea
CCTI and TCIL Chief Technologist
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
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FDD analyzes the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to American freedom and security, developing specific policy recommendations to maintain U.S. military superiority against great-power competitors and asymmetric threats alike.
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Seeking Comment on Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Certain Foreign-Produced Military-Grade Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Component for Non-U.S. Government, Including Those With Swarming Capabilities
Public Comment
The Axis of Aggressors vs. America
During the Cold War, the U.S. had only one major enemy – now we have four
The Washington Times
Russia Is Expanding Its Arctic Submarine Fleet, Highlighting NATO’s Need for Enhanced Maritime Surveillance in the High North
Policy Brief
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August
Policy Tracker
Iran’s missile attack was a surprise. It should not have been.
Years of muted U.S. responses taught Tehran what it could get away with.
The Washington Post
Experts
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Jack Burnham
Senior Research Analyst
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Eric S. Edelman
CMPP Board of Advisors
Major General (Ret.) Amir Eshel
Senior Fellow
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Megan Hainline
Visiting Military Analyst
Jim Langevin
CCTI Chairman
Justin Leopold-Cohen
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Bilyana Lilly
Adjunct Fellow
Erica Lonergan
Adjunct Fellow
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
Cameron McMillan
CMPP Senior Research Analyst
Tyson B. Meadors
Adjunct Fellow
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Cleo Paskal
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Samantha Ravich
Distinguished Fellow and Advisor
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Georgianna Shea
CCTI and TCIL Chief Technologist
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
Joseph Zacks
Adjunct Fellow
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