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November 18, 2024 </p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="wrapper -extra-large -clear margin-vertical"> <div class="photo-listing -multiple -c3 "> <figure class="photo-listing__item"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/first-100-days" aria-label="The First 100 Days - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_580x326_crop_center-center_none/100-days-photo-project-page-hero.jpg 580w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_690x388_crop_center-center_none/100-days-photo-project-page-hero.jpg 690w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_768x432_crop_center-center_none/100-days-photo-project-page-hero.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_1140x641_crop_center-center_none/100-days-photo-project-page-hero.jpg 1140w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, (min-width: 600px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1140" height="642" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> </div> <figcaption> <h2 class="h4"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/first-100-days">The First 100 Days</a></h2> <p class="margin-top-1em"> The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition... </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-listing__item"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/biopower" aria-label="Biopower - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_580x326_crop_center-center_none/Biopower-hero-tech.jpg 580w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_690x388_crop_center-center_none/Biopower-hero-tech.jpg 690w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_768x432_crop_center-center_none/Biopower-hero-tech.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_1140x641_crop_center-center_none/Biopower-hero-tech.jpg 1140w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, (min-width: 600px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1140" height="642" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Technology & National Security</span> </div> <figcaption> <h2 class="h4"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/biopower">Biopower</a></h2> <p class="margin-top-1em"> For policymakers, the question is not whether the biorevolution has transformative power, but which nation will responsibly harness that power... </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-listing__item"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/stress-testing-state-power" aria-label="Stress-Testing State Power - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_580x326_crop_center-center_none/1080x1920_Web_01.png 580w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_690x388_crop_center-center_none/1080x1920_Web_01.png 690w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_768x432_crop_center-center_none/1080x1920_Web_01.png 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_1140x641_crop_center-center_none/1080x1920_Web_01.png 1140w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, (min-width: 600px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1140" height="642" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative</span> </div> <figcaption> <h2 class="h4"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/stress-testing-state-power">Stress-Testing State Power</a></h2> <p class="margin-top-1em"> Introduction As the end of the first quarter of the 21st century approaches, the United States’ unique federalist system of government is increasingly relevant as it relates t... </p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="photo-listing__item"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/axis-of-upheaval" aria-label="Axis of Upheaval - image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_580x326_crop_center-center_none/Axis-hero-project-page.jpg 580w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_690x388_crop_center-center_none/Axis-hero-project-page.jpg 690w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_768x432_crop_center-center_none/Axis-hero-project-page.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/_1140x641_crop_center-center_none/Axis-hero-project-page.jpg 1140w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, (min-width: 600px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1140" height="642" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> </div> <figcaption> <h2 class="h4"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/axis-of-upheaval">Axis of Upheaval</a></h2> <p class="margin-top-1em"> Today a new Axis of Upheaval—the increasing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape. 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