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Happy Thanksgiving, from all of us at CNAS ??

In September 2024, the French government, in collaboration with civil society partners,?invited?technical and policy experts to share their opinions on emerging technology issues relevant to the agenda of the?2025 AI Action Summit in Paris. The AI Action Summit is the third iteration of the AI Safety Summit, following the inaugural meeting hosted by the United Kingdom in 2023, which resulted in the?Bletchley Declaration. The South Korean government hosted the second gathering in Seoul in 2024. My colleagues and I submitted comments on how the 2025 AI Action Summit can advance trust in AI and global cooperation to bolster AI safety and security. Click the link for a summary of our thoughts.

NEW Derisky Business from Emily Kilcrease and Geoffrey Gertz ?? ?? Unpacking Trump's Commerce and Treasury picks ???? An update on Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. steel featuring reporter?Evan Robinson Johnson of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Listen wherever you get your podcasts:

More than 1000 days into the War in Ukraine, questions about continued support for the Ukrainian effort and the prospect of a negotiated settlement in the months to come have become all the more important. Trump has refused to say that he wants Ukraine to win the war and has pledged to end the war immediately. Rob Lee and Michael Kofman join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss this and more on Brussels Sprouts.

The CNAS Make Room Mentorship Program joined our friends at Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation for an event highlighting the importance of elevating diverse perspectives, voices, backgrounds, and experiences in national security. Many thanks to our hosts at British Embassy Washington for the hospitality. Find out more about the CNAS Make Room Initiative: https://lnkd.in/gcMJFeKf

We were thrilled to partner with inclusivity champions Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation & Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to bring together leaders in Diversity and Inclusion from the DC area into our Embassy 'pub'. Academics and think tank scholars discussed the importance of elevating diverse voices in national security.

Donald Trump's return to the White House is widely expected to reshape America's global priorities. With personnel choices and policy agendas that mark a significant break from the status quo, the Trump administration could redefine America's national security posture. CNAS experts are sharpening the conversation on what Trump’s appointments and policies mean for the future of the country.

"The Biden administration never put forward a plausible vision for ending the war. But it can help Trump’s worthwhile peace efforts by taking long-overdue steps that would strengthen Trump’s hand at the negotiating table." Read more from Eddie Fishman in The Washington Post:

Waltz takes a “more expansive view” of America’s role in the world than other Republicans, said Richard Fontaine, chief executive at the Center for a New American Security think tank. “There had been worry among some in the foreign policy community that Trump’s penchant for making deals and his personal chumminess with Xi Jinping would lead to some relaxation in the American position vis-a-vis China,” he said. But to gauge by his potential picks, “you can imagine a continuity in terms of the overall hawkish disposition toward China, and maybe some augmentation of that.” Waltz has argued that Trump should aim to end the war in Ukraine, which Fontaine said he hoped did not mean walking away. “If you’re inclined to somehow abandon Ukraine,” he said, “that doesn’t just give Russia a win, it gives North Korea a win, it gives Iran a win, and it gives China a win.”

We submitted a response to the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)'s request for comment on data center growth, resilience and security. Getting this right is essential for US AI leadership and safe and secure AI development. We recommend the USG take action to address energy bottlenecks, co-design more rigorous security standards with the private-sector and international partners, incentivize R&D on hardware-enabled security and governance mechanisms, and promote competition across the AI technology stack. You can read our response here: https://lnkd.in/gDyn7ie7 Great to work with Center for a New American Security (CNAS) experts Grace Park, Geoffrey Gertz, and Caleb Withers on this response.