Center for Advanced Defense Studies

{{Short description|American think tank}}

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| name = Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS)

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| abbreviation = C4ADS

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| type = Think tank; 501(c)3 organization

| tax_id = 73-1681366

| headquarters = 1201 I St. NW, Suite 200

| location = Washington, DC, USA 20005

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| website = {{URL|c4ads.org}}

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The Center for Advanced Defense Studies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C., that provides data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues.{{cite web|title=C4ADS - About Us|url=https://c4ads.org/about-us|website=c4ads.org}}

In September 2023, Ambassador Beth Van Schaack mentioned the [https://sudanshahid.org/ Sudan Shahid map], produced in collaboration with the Centre for Information Resilience(CIR) and the SHRH, in public remarks on the situation in Sudan.