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As part of this ongoing effort, CNAS will continue to drive the debate on the 5G future of the United States, while encouraging policymakers to heed the lessons of the advent of 5G around the world and devote attention early to the promise and perils of what comes next: Beyond 5G and 6G technologies.</p> <h2>Learn more:</h2> </div> <div class="wrapper -extra-large -clear margin-vertical"> <div class="photo-listing -single"> <figure class="photo-listing__item"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_580x229_crop_center-center_none/5G-Title-Image.jpg 580w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_690x272_crop_center-center_none/5G-Title-Image.jpg 690w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_768x303_crop_center-center_none/5G-Title-Image.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_1140x450_crop_center-center_none/5G-Title-Image.jpg 1140w" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1140px, (min-width: 600px) calc(100vw - 60px), calc(100vw - 30px)" width="1140" height="450" alt=""> <figcaption> <span class="label margin-bottom-half-em">Indo-Pacific Security</span> <h2 class="h4"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/securing-our-5g-future">Securing Our 5G Future</a></h2> <p class="margin-vertical-1em"> 5th Generation (5G) wireless promises to be a foundational next-generation technology that will be vital to enabling the next industrial revolution. The nation that leads in t... </p> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/securing-our-5g-future" class="more"> Read More <span class="chevron -right -white"></span> </a> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <p class="center"><a href="https://www.cnas.org/support-cnas" class="button -solid">Support CNAS</a></p> <section class="featured-block margin-vertical-2x"> <h2 class="featured-block__title">Highlights</h2> <ul class="featured-listing"> <li> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/edge-networks-core-policy" aria-label="Edge Networks, Core Policy - image link"> <img src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_600x360_crop_center-center_none/Tech-6G-report-web-hero-ps.jpg" width="285" height="190" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Reports</span> </div> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/edge-networks-core-policy" class="sans-serif fz14 bold margin-top-half-em">Edge Networks, Core Policy</a> <p class="fz13 sans-serif margin-vertical-half-em"> Technological leadership by the United States requires forethought and organization. The plan necessary to maintain that leadership—a national technology strategy—should be br... </p> <p class="fz15 margin-top-half-em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Martijn Rasser, Ainikki Riikonen & Henry Wu </p> </li> <li> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/open-future" aria-label="Open Future - image link"> <img src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_600x360_crop_center-center_none/5G-Cover-art-final.png" width="285" height="190" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Reports</span> </div> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/open-future" class="sans-serif fz14 bold margin-top-half-em">Open Future</a> <p class="fz13 sans-serif margin-vertical-half-em"> Executive Summary Communication networks are the central nervous system of the 21st century economy. The fifth generation of wireless—5G—will be essential to and inseparable f... </p> <p class="fz15 margin-top-half-em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Martijn Rasser & Ainikki Riikonen </p> </li> <li> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/securing-our-5g-future" aria-label="Securing Our 5G Future - image link"> <img src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_600x360_crop_center-center_none/Tech-5G-Web-Herov3.jpg" width="285" height="190" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Reports</span> </div> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/securing-our-5g-future" class="sans-serif fz14 bold margin-top-half-em">Securing Our 5G Future</a> <p class="fz13 sans-serif margin-vertical-half-em"> Elsa B. Kania examines Washington and Beijing’s approaches to 5G development and proposes an American strategy for 5G security.... </p> <p class="fz15 margin-top-half-em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Elsa B. 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image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_165x110_crop_center-center_none/Solar-China-hero.jpg 165w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_285x190_crop_center-center_none/Solar-China-hero.jpg 285w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_400x267_crop_center-center_none/Solar-China-hero.jpg 400w" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 285px, (min-width: 430px) 400px, calc(100vw - 30px)" width="400" height="267" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Commentary</span> </div> <ul class="entry-listing__meta"> <li>Foreign Policy</li> <li>July 14, 2021</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/the-united-states-cant-afford-the-brutal-price-of-chinese-solar-panels" class="sans-serif fz16 bold margin-top-half-em">The United States Can’t Afford the Brutal Price of Chinese Solar Panels</a> <p class="fz15 margin-top-1em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Henry Wu </p> </li> <li class="-with-image"> <div class="labeled-image"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/create-a-bulwark-against-chinese-economic-coercion-advance-open-ran-in-europe" aria-label="Create a bulwark against Chinese economic coercion: Advance open RAN in Europe - 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image link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset=" https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_165x110_crop_center-center_none/5G-Cover-art-final.png 165w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_285x190_crop_center-center_none/5G-Cover-art-final.png 285w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/hero/_400x267_crop_center-center_none/5G-Cover-art-final.png 400w" sizes="(min-width: 600px) 285px, (min-width: 430px) 400px, calc(100vw - 30px)" width="400" height="267" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <span class="label">Transcript</span> </div> <ul class="entry-listing__meta"> <li>August 27, 2020</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/transcript/transcript-from-open-future-the-way-forward-on-5g" class="sans-serif fz16 bold margin-top-half-em">Transcript from Open Future: The Way Forward on 5G</a> <p class="fz15 margin-top-1em"> <span class="screenreader-only">By</span> Elsa B. 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