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CNAS in the News

State of the U.S. Military

February 4, 2010 – CNAS CEO Nate Fick sits down to discuss the Helmand offensive, the new DOD budget, and the proposed repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ on The Diane Rehm Show.

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

Tom Ricks on America's Defense

February 4, 2010 – CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks joins Tom Ashbrook on NPR’s On Point to talk about the U.S. casualties in Pakistan this week and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’.

 

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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

CNAS Releases 2010 QDR and FY 2011 Defense Budget Analysis

The Obama Administration's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget request sent to Congress today illustrate the challenge of matching vision to reality, according to a new CNAS policy brief released today titled Vision Meets Reality: 2010 QDR and 2011 Defense Budget.

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John Nagl Named to QDR Independent Panel

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that its President, Dr. John Nagl, has been named to the independent panel to review the Department of Defense’s 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). 

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The Quadrennial Defense Review and Climate Change

As the Department of Defense (DOD) prepares to send the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) to Congress, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today released a working paper by Christine Parthemore and Will Rogers, Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Quadrennial Defense Review, examining how DOD considered the effects of climate change during the QDR process.

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Event Speakers

Gen James N. Mattis

Gen. 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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Rear Admiral James P. Wisecup

Rear Admiral James ‘Phil’ Wisecup became the 52nd president of the U.S. Naval War College on Nov. 6, 2008. He most recently served as commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 (Ronald Reagan Strike Group), returning from deployment in October 2008.

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Events

POSTPONED - Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps

February 9, 2010 - 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Willard Intercontinental Hotel's Willard Room - Washington, DC

Due to inclement weather, CNAS has postponed the Officership event on February 9, 2010.  We apologize for any inconvenience and will notify you of the new date as soon as possible.


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The Contested Commons: The Next Challenge to American Power

January 26, 2010 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm
The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center - Washington, DC

On January 26, CNAS will launch a major report on the global commons - sea, airspace, space and cyberspace -  at an event featuring the CNO Admiral Gary Roughead,  Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General Carrol Chandler, former Chairman of the Defense Science Board Norman R. Augustine and  Fellow Abraham Denmark.


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Flag on the Bag?: Foreign Assistance and the Struggle Against Terrorism

November 18, 2009 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 2200 Rayburn House Office Building - Washington, DC

Center for a New American Security’s Vice President and Director of Studies Kristin M. Lord testified on November 18, 2009, at a congressional hearing on the role of development and humanitarian assistance as a tool in the war on terror. Read the testimony here.


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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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