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CNAS in the News

The 'Mullen Doctrine' Takes Shape

March 16, 2010 - In the wake of a recent speech by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen articulating a need for defense and diplomacy to increasingly complement each other "in the messy process of international relations," CNAS Senior Advisor Patrick Cronin comments in The Washington Independent on the necessity for greater interagency cooperation and for increased civilian capacity to assist U.S. armed forces with disaster-relief efforts and other unforeseen global challenges.

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Related Topics: Regional Security Challenges, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military Forces & Operations, U.S. National Security Strategy

Man Versus Afghanistan

March 11, 2010 – CNAS Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan profiles General Stanley McChrystal in the latest edition of The Atlantic, painting GEN McChrystal into a broader discussion of whether or not historical determinism will thwart U.S. efforts in Afghanistan.

| more | Date: 03/11/2010
Related Topics: Regional Security Challenges, Terrorism & Irregular Warfare, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military Forces & Operations, U.S. National Security Strategy

What's New

The Burden: America’s Hard Choices in Post-Election Iraq

The March 7 national election in Iraq and the period of government formation that will follow it carry enormous implications for both the future of the country and for U.S. policy there, according to a new CNAS policy brief by Senior Fellow Thomas E. Ricks.  With elections unlikely to resolve political struggles that fuel sectarian violence and Iraqi forces unable to stand alone, President Obama may find himself facing major decisions about troop levels and the U.S. role in post-election Iraq, writes Ricks.  

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Lieutenant General David W. Barno Joins CNAS as Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Lieutenant General David W. Barno, U.S. Army (retired), is joining CNAS as a Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow on May 1, 2010.  General Barno, currently Director of the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University (NDU), will contribute to the Center’s work on U.S. defense policy, military strategy, veterans’ affairs and South and Central Asia, among other issues.

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CNAS Releases New Report on F-35 and Global Defense Industry

WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 – Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' recent firing of the F-35 Program Manager has heightened concerns in the policy community that the plane is failing to meet its economic and military objectives. But in a new report, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Ethan Kapstein suggests that the multinational F-35 exemplifies the complexity of the Pentagon's global acquisition strategy.

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Event Speakers

General James N. Mattis

General Mattis serves as commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM), located in Norfolk, Va. The command focuses on supporting current operations while shaping U.S. forces for the future.

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Vice Admiral Ann Rondeau Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau

Vice Admiral Rondeau is the President, National Defense University. The National Defense University is the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education and is under the direction of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Events

Global Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in a Digital Age

March 24, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Room SVC-203/202 - Washington, DC

On March 24, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold an event on global internet freedom and foreign policy, which will mark the public launch of the U.S. Senate Caucus on Global Internet Freedom.


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NATO: Delivering Real Security in an Age of Uncertainty

February 22, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Gaston Hall, Georgetown University - Washington, DC

On Monday, February 22, 2010, CNAS and Georgetown University hosted a discussion with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the challenges and opportunities – including operations in Afghanistan – for the over 60-year-old Alliance. 


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Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps

February 18, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Willard Intercontinental Hotel - Washington, DC

On February 18, CNAS hosted an event to mark the release of a major report on how the United States can revitalize its military officer corps to meet current national security challenges, and those that lie ahead.


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Expert Highlight

John Nagl Dr. John A. Nagl

Dr. John Nagl is the President of the Center for a New American Security.  He is also a member of the Defense Policy Board, a Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department at Kings College of London, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies.  Dr.

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