We found 46 YouTube channels similar to Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Very high search overlap on national security policy and defense strategy analysis, aligning closely with CNAS's policy-focused research and strategic assessments (89% match, queries like national security policy and deterrence and alliance strategy; content also highly similar though may vary in organization).
Shares interest in AI and defense-related cybersecurity topics (queries: AI in defense, cybersecurity defense) but CNAS is policy-focused while IBM Technology centers on tech deployment and innovation, reflecting a strong audience overlap with divergent content style (72% match; high search alignment but lower policy-centric content).
Covers national security policy and defense strategy analysis, similar policy-minded audience to CNAS, yet DW emphasizes broader news journalism and current events reporting more than CNAS's analytical policy briefs (61% match; content skew toward news reporting).
Both profiles emphasize deterrence and alliance strategy and Taiwan deterrence concepts, appealing to a strategic policy audience, though CNAS and Atlantic Council differ in organizational focus and depth of policy programs (56% match; strong topic overlap but varying institutional lens).
Shares interest in AI in defense and Taiwan deterrence topics, attracting a policy and security-focused readership; however WSJ combines broader business-news framing with policy analysis, resulting in a similar topic set but distinct journalistic approach (55% match; content oriented toward mainstream news).
Overlaps on espionage and intelligence revolution and space security policy, aligning with CNAS's emphasis on futuristic security challenges, though SCSP may emphasize technopolitical forecasting whereas CNAS centers on defense policy analysis (55% match; high content alignment on niche topics).
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| Rank | Relevance | Channel | Similarity | Subscribers | SERP | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 54% | TEDx Talks ▶ | 70% | 44.2M | 30% | 8 |
| #8 | 54% | International Policy Zone ▶ | 68% | 2.8K | 33% | 11 |
| #9 | 54% | Tactical Warfare Experts ▶ | 71% | 2.0K | 27% | 8 |
| #10 | 53% | Harvard Kennedy School | 76% | 59.9K | 20% | 2 |
| #11 | 53% | Council on Foreign Relations ▶ | 80% | 328K | 13% | 8 |
| #12 | 53% | TED ▶ | 76% | 27.2M | 19% | 5 |
| #13 | 53% | PolicyEd | 80% | 47.2K | 11% | 3 |
| #14 | 52% | Hudson Institute | 80% | 135K | 11% | 4 |
| #15 | 52% | M-RCBG_Harvard | 80% | 3.0K | 9% | 5 |
| #16 | 51% | The Military Show ▶ | 69% | 2.1M | 24% | 4 |
| #17 | 51% | CNA Insider ▶ | 73% | 2.5M | 19% | 3 |
| #18 | 51% | WION ▶ | 73% | 10.4M | 19% | 8 |
| #19 | 51% | Eye on Tech ▶ | 80% | 128K | 7% | 1 |
| #20 | 51% | Africa Center for Strategic Studies | 76% | 13.6K | 13% | 4 |
| #21 | 50% | Moody's | 77% | 9.4K | 11% | 1 |
| #22 | 49% | Forbes Breaking News | 74% | 5.5M | 11% | 3 |
| #23 | 49% | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research | 74% | 3.0K | 11% | 5 |
| #24 | 48% | PragerU | 74% | 3.5M | 10% | 2 |
| #25 | 48% | ConflictX | 73% | 1.8K | 11% | 1 |
| #26 | 48% | William Spaniel | 75% | 762K | 8% | 2 |
| #27 | 48% | PBS NewsHour ▶ | 73% | 5.2M | 10% | 3 |
| #28 | 47% | National Institute of Standards and Technology | 71% | 50K | 11% | 1 |
| #29 | 47% | Geopolitical Economy Report | 68% | 699K | 16% | 3 |
| #30 | 47% | 想点就点 | 72% | 73.9K | 9% | 1 |
| #31 | 46% | TaiwanPlus News | 71% | 136K | 9% | 4 |
| #32 | 46% | NATO Science & Technology Organization | 72% | 3.2K | 7% | 2 |
| #33 | 46% | Making Politics Simple ▶ | 66% | 2.2K | 16% | 4 |
| #34 | 46% | John Hammond | 72% | 2.1M | 7% | 1 |
| #35 | 46% | Defence Australia | 71% | 84.7K | 9% | 4 |
| #36 | 46% | FRANCE 24 English ▶ | 70% | 3.5M | 10% | 3 |
| #37 | 46% | Economics Explained | 70% | 2.8M | 10% | 2 |
| #38 | 46% | Bloomberg Television ▶ | 71% | 3.1M | 7% | 1 |
| #39 | 45% | DD India | 68% | 1.0M | 11% | 4 |
| #40 | 45% | AFP News Agency | 66% | 2.6M | 13% | 2 |
| #41 | 45% | Mad Hat | 70% | 173K | 8% | 2 |
| #42 | 45% | Chart Effect | 67% | 6.7K | 11% | 1 |
| #43 | 43% | SimpleNursing ▶ | 67% | 1.6M | 7% | 1 |
| #44 | 43% | ROLES Channel | 65% | 10.6K | 9% | 1 |
| #45 | 42% | CrashCourse ▶ | 65% | 16.9M | 8% | 2 |
| #46 | 41% | National Geographic ▶ | 64% | 25.9M | 7% | 1 |
Center for Strategic & International Studies — 89% match, 382K subscribers; IBM Technology — 72% match, 1.6M subscribers; DW News — 61% match, 6.2M subscribers. All three compete on YouTube for policy-focused national security and international affairs content, targeting audiences interested in defense, geopolitics, and global security analysis.
CNAS produces policy-focused video content on national security, defense, foreign policy, and related topics. Recent videos include 'Maintaining America's Edge' (778 views) and 'The Pentagon and Silicon Valley: The Future of AI in National Defense' (544 views), among others, with an average of about 3.2K views per video and irregular uploads (roughly ~? uploads per week).
We analyze Center for a New American Security (CNAS)'s recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.
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