Regional Security Challenges
The United States is confronting a dynamic and complex strategic environment that defies neat categorization. Non-state or sub-state actors may be using conventional weapons to achieve their goals, and rising state powers may be turning to non-conventional means. The relationships between allies, friends, partners, and adversaries are fluid. The United States has the opportunity to shape this environment to promote the nation’s security, but also must be prepared to react to changing circumstances. CNAS will focus on immediate threats and long-term security challenges in the following regions: Afghanistan, Asia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and the Middle East.
Author(s): Huma Khan
Source: ABC News
Date: 08/31/2010
August 31, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments to ABC News on enduring challenges that remain in Iraq, despite the "end" of combat operations.
| more |Author(s): Waheedullah Massoud
Source: AFP
Date: 03/31/2010
March 31, 2010 - In an interview with AFP, CNAS President John Nagl echoes Admiral Mullen's assertion that a U.S.-led offensive into Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar is crucial to turning the tide against the insurgency. "In the last two months we've had a tremendous impact on the major approaches into Kandahar to try to squeeze the Taliban's access," said Nagl.
| more |Author(s): J. Ford Huffman, Nate Fick, Tom Ricks
Source: Army Times
Date: 01/12/2010
January 12, 2009 - Several books written by CNAS experts and former Writers in Residence, including CEO Nate Fick’s One Bullet Away, Fellow Tom Ricks’ Fiasco, and former Writers in Residence Greg Jaffe and David Cloud’s The Fourth Star, make the Army Times’ list of best military books of the decade. See the list here.
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Author(s): Chico Harlan
Source: The Washington Post
Date: 08/31/2010
August 31, 2010 - CNAS Senior Advisor Patrick Cronin comments to The Washington Post on the renewed emphasis of six-party talks with North Korea by the Chinese. "It's just stretching incredulity to think that six-party talks are some panacea where the region's problems disappear," said Cronin.
| more |Author(s): Ray Suarez
Source: PBS Newshour
Date: 08/31/2010
August 31, 2010 - CNAS President John Nagl spoke with PBS NewsHour about the current state of the war in Afghanistan, including Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent criticism of the coalition strategy. Watch the video and read the transcript here.
| more |Author(s): Yochi Dreazen
Source: National Journal
Date: 08/31/2010
August 31, 2010 - CNAS Fellow Andrew Exum comments to National Journal on the continuation of the Iraq conflict and reality of future U.S. engagement. "It's fair to say that the Iraq conflict has not ended, and that we're going to be entangled in Iraq's domestic and regional politics for a long time to come," said Exum.
| more |Author(s): Robert Kaplan
Source: Fareed Zakaria GPS
Date: 08/29/2010
August 29, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan appeared on Fareed Zakaria GPS to discuss his groundbreaking Foreign Affairs article, "The Geography of Chinese Power." Read the full transcript and watch the video here.
| more |Author(s): Elise Foley
Source: The Washington Independent
Date: 08/26/2010
August 26, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Bob Killebrew comments to The Washington Independent about the issue of massive cash flow from drug trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border.
| more |Author(s): Peter J Brown
Source: Asia Times Online
Date: 08/24/2010
August 24, 2010 - Speaking to Asia Times Online, CNAS Senior Advisor Patrick Cronin comments on the recent Department of Defense assessment of China's military buildup and capabilities.
| more |Source: PRI | The World
Date: 08/23/2010
August 23, 2010 - CNAS Fellow Andrew Exum reflects on the Iraq withdrawal on PRI's The World
| more |Author(s): John Nagl, Richard Fontaine
Type of Publication: Factsheet
Date: 07/15/2010
Recent congressional hearings on government contractors in conflict zones illustrate the acute awareness on Capitol Hill and across all branches of government of the urgent need for contracting reform. This factsheet details specific policy recommendations for Congress as laid out in the CNAS report Contracting in Conflicts: The Path to Reform.
| more |Author(s): Dr. John Nagl
Type of Publication: Congressional Testimony
Date: 06/18/2010
CNAS President Dr. John Nagl testified before the federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on the proper role and oversight of security contractors supporting U.S. operations in Southwest Asia.
| more |Author(s): Abraham Denmark, Daniel Kliman
Type of Publication: Policy Brief
Date: 06/16/2010
According to a policy brief released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) ahead of its two day conference on the future of the U.S.-Japan partnership, the United States and Japan have a historic opportunity to renew their 50-year-old alliance.
| more |Author(s): Richard Fontaine, John Nagl
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/07/2010
In both Iraq and Afghanistan, there are currently more private contractors than U.S. troops on the ground. This report calls for the U.S. government to embark on a path of ambitious reform that will increase federal oversight and better protect U.S. taxpayer dollars from potential waste, fraud and abuse.
| more |Author(s): Patrick Cronin
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/06/2010
Faced with a shifting and complex global environment, this report calls for a recalibration of American strategy, noting, "The United States can best pursue a protracted period of global order by resisting the temptation to solve all the world’s problems.
| more |Author(s): Marc Lynch
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/05/2010
President Barack Obama took office determined to fight terrorist networks more effectively by moving away from the rhetorical framework of former President George W. Bush’s “Global War on Terror.” This report from Marc Lynch examines the rhetoric of the Administration against the reality of its policies.
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Author(s): Abraham Denmark, Christine Parthemore, Rizal Sukma
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/04/2010
As the United States and Indonesia negotiate the bilateral Comprehensive Partnership Agreement, this report recommends strengthening economic and security cooperation between the two countries while helping Indonesia build capacity to contribute to regional and global challenges like climate change, economic integration and increased security cooperation.
| more |Author(s): Christine Parthemore, Will Rogers
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/03/2010
In the 21st century, the security of nations will depend increasingly on the security of natural resources, or “natural security.” This report points to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Mexico and Yemen as examples for how natural security challenges within those countries borders are directly linked to regional stability and U.S. security and foreign policy interests.
| more |Author(s): Michele Malvesti
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 06/02/2010
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) are currently experiencing their most extensive use and greatest transformation, yet are still not optimized for success. This report examines challenges facing our Special Operations Forces today, and presents recommendations on how best to utilize this invaluable corps of elite soldiers.
| more |Author(s): Kristin M. Lord, Marc Lynch
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 05/19/2010
This report offers an assessment of the Obama Administration's public engagement strategy by analyzing the public engagement dimension of key foreign policy areas and in countries of strategic importance - including Iran, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Type: Video
Date: 07/15/2009
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) President John Nagl discusses the tradition and importance of the CNAS annual conference, which this year featured renowned national security experts and attracted over 1200 people in person and over 3500 people around the world who watched the conference live on the CNAS website.
| more |Speaker(s): Dr. Colin Kahl, Michael Corbin
Type: Transcript
Date: 08/24/2010
Transcript of the opening remarks from the Tuesday, August 17th Event "The Next Phase in America's Relationship with Iraq" hosted by Nathaniel C. Fick, and featuring Michael Corbin and Dr. Colin Kahl.
| more |Speaker(s): Dr. Colin Kahl, Michael Corbin
Type: Video
Date: 08/23/2010
CNAS hosted a pertinent discussion on the future of the U.S. relationship with Iraq after the end of the combat mission. The event was moderated by CNAS CEO Nathaniel Fick and featured two leading Administration officials.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 07/02/2010
The Honorable Goshi Hosono, Acting Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan, offers remarks at the closing dinner of the two-day conference, “150 Years of Amity & 50 Years of Alliance: Adopting an Enhanced Agenda for the U.S.-Japan Partnership.”
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Type: Transcript
Date: 07/02/2010
The Japan Institute for International Affairs' Ambassador Yukio Satoh moderates a discussion of the global issues that affect the bilateral U.S.-Japan relationship. The panel featured Nobushige Takamizawa of Japan's Ministry of Defense, Koji Murata of Doshisha University, Patrick Cronin of CNAS, and Michael Green of CSIS.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 07/02/2010
The University of Tokyo's Motoshige Ito moderates a panel on economics, trade, and technology featuring Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Japanese Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Hiroshi Komiyama of the University of Tokyo; Charles Vest of MIT, and Ambassador Ira Shapiro of Greenberg Traurig.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 07/02/2010
Richard Danzig addresses the U.S. and Japanese delegations on the common values that serve as the foundation of the alliance between the United States and Japan on day two of our conference.
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Type: Transcript
Date: 06/29/2010
The keynote addresses of the first day of the conference on the U.S.-Japan alliance are delivered by Akihisa Nagashima, Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense; and Michael Schiffer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 06/29/2010
Keio University Vice President Naoyuki Agawa moderates a panel on the current status of the U.S-Japan alliance and prospects for the future featuring Kazuya Sakamoto of Osaka University; Yoichi Funabashi, Editor-in-Chief of the Asahi Shimbun; Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State; and Joseph Nye of Harvard University.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 06/29/2010
Keio University Vice President Naoyuki Agawa reprises his role as moderator for the second session of the first day of the conference on the U.S.-Japan alliance. The second panel focuses on the history of the alliance and featured Akira Iriye of Harvard University, Makoto Iokibe of the National Defense Academy of Japan, Ronald Spector of George Washington University, and James Przystup of National Defense University.
| more |Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Dr. David Asher is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CNAS, where he specializes in issues related to Asia, economics and security.
| more |Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow
General Barno, a highly decorated military officer with over 30 years of service, has served in a variety of command and staff positions in the United States and around the world, to include command at every level. He served many of his early years in special operations forces with Army Ranger battalions, to include combat in both the Grenada and Panama invasions. In 2003, he was selected to establish a new three-star operational headquarters in Afghanistan and take command of the 20,000 U.S.
| more |Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Nancy Berglass is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at CNAS, Director of the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund, and Principal of Berglass Community Investment Consulting.
Widely respected as among the nation’s leading strategists for the independent sector, Nancy Berglass has worked for over 25 years to address the needs of families, children, low-income communities, troops and veterans, women and other underserved populations through a variety of leadership positions in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors.
Bacevich Fellow
Brian Burton is the Bacevich Fellow at the Center of a New American Security. His most recent CNAS publications include Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America's Military Officer Corps (co-editor and contributing author) and Learning from Experience: Lessons from the QDR for the QDDR. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Armed Forces Journal, Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, and Small Wars and Insurgencies. He received an M.A.
| more |Senior Advisor and Korea Chair
Victor Cha was named to the newly created Korea Chair at CSIS in May 2009. Previously, he served as director for Asian studies at Georgetown University. From 2004 to 2007, he was director for Asian affairs at the White House, where he was responsible for coordinating U.S. policy for Japan, North and South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island nations. He also served as U.S. deputy head of delegation to the Six-Party Talks and has acted as a senior consultant on East Asian security issues for different branches of the U.S. government.
| more |Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program
Patrick Cronin is a Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, he was the Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University and has had a 25-year career inside government and academic research centers, spanning defense affairs, foreign policy, and development assistance.
Fellow
Mr. Denmark is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). At CNAS, Mr. Denmark directs the Asia-Pacific Security Program and several defense strategy and planning projects, including The Contested Commons: The Future of American Power in a Multipolar World. He has authored and edited several CNAS reports on Asia, including China’s Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship, Taiwan's Gamble: The Cross-Strait Rapprochement and Its Implications for U.S.
| more |Associate Director
Prior to his retirement on 1 June 2010, Major General Dunlap served as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Air Force. In that position he assisted in the professional oversight of more than 2,200 judge advocates, 350 civilian attorneys, 1,400 enlisted paralegals and 500 civilians assigned worldwide. In addition to overseeing an array of military justice, operational, international and civil law functions, General Dunlap provided legal advice to the Air Staff and commanders at all levels.
Fellow
Andrew Exum is a Fellow with the Center for a New American Security. He is a native of East Tennessee and served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 2000 until 2004. He led a platoon of light infantry in Afghanistan in 2002 and a platoon of Army Rangers in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Most recently, Exum served as an advisor on the CENTCOM Assessment Team and as a civilian advisor to Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan.
| more |Chief Executive Officer
Nathaniel C. Fick was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in June 2009. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer of CNAS and has been a Fellow at the Center since its founding in 2007.
Speaker(s): Honorable Richard L. Armitage, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns
Date: October 20, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: The Newseum's Knight Conference Center - Washington, DC
On October 20, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host an event at the Newseum to launch a new report on the future of U.S.-India relations. The event will feature a roundtable discussion on the path forward for this critical relationship, featuring former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Nicholas Burns, CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine, and other outside experts.
| more |Speaker(s): Maren Leed, General Craig R. McKinley, Arnold L. Punaro, Dennis M. McCarthy
Date: September 23, 2010 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: The Willard InterContinental Hotel - Washington, DC
On September 23, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will launch its new report on continuing challenges facing the National Guard and Reserves at an event featuring CNAS President Dr. John Nagl, former Chairman of the Commission on National Guard and Reserves Arnold Punaro, and several outside defense experts.
| more |Date: June 17, 2010 - 1:00pm - June 18, 2010 - 7:30pm
Location: The Willard InterContinental Hotel - Washington, DC
This two-day conference brought together leading Japanese and American policymakers and experts to examine the challenges and opportunities for the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and featured a keynote address by Akihisa Nagashima, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense.
| more |Speaker(s): David E. Sanger, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Admiral Eric T. Olson, Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker
Date: June 10, 2010 - 1:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Willard Intercontinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom - Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold its fourth annual conference, Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century, on June 10, 2010. The event will feature a keynote address by Michèle Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and three expert panels discussing the most salient national security challenges America faces.
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Speaker(s): Admiral James Stavridis
Date: May 17, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: The Willard InterContinental Hotel - Washington, DC
On May 17, 2010 the Center for a New American Security hosted Admiral James Stavridis as part of the National Security Leaders Forum for a discussion of the future role of NATO.
| more |Date: April 8, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: CNAS Conference Room - Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was honored to host Colonel Gregory T. Breazile, USMC, as a speaker in our ongoing Voices from the Field project. Colonel Breazile is currently serving as the Director of Communication and Spokeman for the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A).
| more |Date: April 1, 2010 - 6:03pm - 8:30pm
Location: WIllard Intercontinental Hotel's Crystal Room
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was honored to host General George Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff of the Army, for National Security Leaders Forum discussion on April 1, 2010. The discussion focused on the challenge of rebalancing the Army while engaged in two prolonged conflicts.
| more |Speaker(s): Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Date: February 22, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: 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.
| more |Speaker(s): Admiral Gary Roughead, Norman R. Augustine, Abraham Denmark
Date: January 26, 2010 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: 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.
| more |Date: December 3, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Center for a New American Security - Washington, DC
On December 3, 2009, the Center for a New American Security hosted Majors Jin Pak and Kendric Robbins of the U.S. Army as part of our Voices from the Field series. Majors Pak and Robbins discussed our countries ongoing efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as military officership, veterans’ issues, and U.S.-Asia affairs.
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