U.S. National Security Strategy
CNAS has a range of efforts aimed at helping American policymakers develop the best national security strategy for the nation, as well as supporting strategies for critical issues such as energy security and coping with violent extremism.
Source: NPR Talk of the Nation
Date: 09/02/2010
September 2, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks spoke on NPR's Talk of the Nation about the best and worst books written about the war in Iraq.
| more |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): Jamie Smith Hopkins
Source: The Baltimore Sun
Date: 09/01/2010
September 1, 2010 - CNAS Research Associate Travis Sharp comments to The Baltimore Sun on the contracting winners and losers in Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ new defense budget priorities.
| more |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): Lara Jakes
Source: The Associated Press
Date: 08/27/2010
August 27, 2010 - CNAS President John Nagl comments to The Associated Press about what can be learned from the war in Iraq and applied in Afghanistan.
| 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 |Author(s): David Kilcullen
Type of Publication: Congressional Testimony
Date: 07/27/2010
CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow David Kilcullen testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the options for reconciliation in Afghanistan. Kilcullen’s testimony focused on stabilization issues within Afghanistan, including corruption, international aid and the drug trade.
| more |Author(s): Richard Fontaine
Type of Publication: Congressional Testimony
Date: 06/29/2010
CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified on the problems associated with contracting in conflicts and areas for reform before the U.S. Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
| 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): 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): 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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Speaker(s): Nathaniel C. Fick, The Honorable James B. Steinberg
Type: Transcript
Date: 09/24/2009
September 24, 2009 - CNAS CEO Nathaniel Fick delivered his opening remarks during an event marking the launch of the CNAS report China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship. Download the full transcript here.
| more |Speaker(s): The Honorable James B. Steinberg
Type: Transcript
Date: 09/24/2009
September 24, 2009 - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg delivered his keynote address during an event marking the launch of the CNAS report China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship. Download the full transcript here.
| more |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 |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 |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 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.
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.
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.
Senior Fellow
Richard Fontaine is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), which he joined in September 2009. He previously served as foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain for more than five years. He has also worked at the State Department, the National Security Council and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
| more |Former Executive Vice President
Mary L. Howell served as Executive Vice President for Textron Inc., from August 1995 until her retirement in December 2009. For over 15 years she served on the Management Committee of Textron, comprised of the company’s top six executives responsible for the management of the large multi-industry corporation.
Senior Fellow
Robert Kaplan, a prolific and influential writer for The Atlantic Monthly, joined the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) as a Senior Fellow in March 2008, after serving as the Class of 1960 Distinguished Visiting Professor in National Security at the United States Naval Academy.
Kaplan, who will continue to write for The Atlantic Monthly, is now writing a book for CNAS on the future of the Indian Ocean region and its importance for the future of energy supplies, national security and global primacy in the 21st century.
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Ethan B. Kapstein is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He has held positions as Stassen Professor of International Peace at the University of Minnesota, Vice President of the Council on Foreign Relations, Principal Administrator at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, and Executive Director of the Economics and National Security Program at Harvard University. He is a former international banker and has served as an officer in the United States Navy.
| more |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 |Speaker(s): The Honorable Carol M. Browner, David Kilcullen, Rear Admiral Philip H. Cullom
Date: April 28, 2010 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: The Willard InterContinental Hotel - Washington, DC
Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; David Kilcullen, RADM Philip Hart Cullom, USN, Robert Kaplan, and Christine Parthemore spoke at a CNAS event addressing the effects of climate change on our national security on Wednesday, April 28.
| more |Date: April 16, 2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Lower Level, Room SVC 210-212 - Washington, DC
On Friday, April 16, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold the second of three luncheon briefings to inform the public, members of Congress and their staffs on the potential risks and opportunities to prevent biological attacks, including biological terrorism, warfare and criminal acts using biological agents.
| 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): Daniel Calingaert , The Honorable Michael H. Posner, Ambassador Mark Palmer, Alan Davidson
Date: March 24, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center - Washington, DC
On March 24, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event on global internet freedom and foreign policy in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
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