U.S. National Security Strategy
CNAS has a range of efforts aimed at helping American policymakers develop a new strategy for the nation, as well as supporting strategies for critical issues such as energy security and coping with violent extremism.
Author(s): Travis Sharp, Kingston Reif
Source: DOD Buzz
Date: 03/16/2010
March 16, 2010 - In a co-written response piece in DoD Buzz, CNAS Research Associate Travis Sharp argues that efforts by the United States and Russia to develop more capable missile defenses while still seeking a follow-on agreement to the START Treaty should not be mutually exclusive.
| more |Author(s): Spencer Ackerman
Source: The Washington Independent
Date: 03/16/2010
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.
| more |Author(s): Robert Kaplan
Source: The Atlantic
Date: 03/11/2010
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 |Author(s): Tom Risen
Source: National Journal
Date: 03/08/2010
March 8, 2010 – CNAS Senior Advisor Patrick Cronin explains what a base-relocation deal on Okinawa will look like in the context of upcoming Japanese elections on National Journal’s website, arguing that “You're dealing with a highly polarized issue, and it's in the interest of both Japanese parties to find a solution quick and limit the impact of the decisions.”
| more |Author(s): Neil Conan
Source: NPR's Talk of the Nation
Date: 03/08/2010
March 8, 2010 - CNAS President John Nagl joined NPR's Neal Conan to discuss the implications of recent Iraqi elections for the future of U.S. involvement in that country, offering that the American military will continue to play an advisory role beyond scheduled troop withdrawals.
| more |Source: C-SPAN Washington Journal
Date: 03/07/2010
March 7, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks discusses sobering realities for post-election Iraq in an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, noting that a "huge burden falls on Iraq's leaders to try and put together a government that won't spark a civil war."
| more |Author(s): William Wise
Source: C-SPAN
Date: 03/05/2010
March 5, 2010 – CNAS experts Patrick Cronin, Tom Ricks, and Andrew Exum share their views on counterinsurgency operations in Iraq and the way forward on a panel hosted by John Hopkins’ SAIS and broadcast by C-SPAN.
| more |Author(s): Greg Jaffe
Source: Washington Post
Date: 03/05/2010
March 5, 2010 - In a new article on the strategic goals of counterinsurgency, The Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe quotes CNAS President John Nagl, who stresses the need to reorient our military towards the particulars of our current conflicts.
| more |Author(s): Gordon Lubold
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Date: 03/04/2010
March 4, 2010 – CNAS President John Nagl emphasizes the complexity of rebalancing U.S. foreign policy in an article in the Christian Science Monitor, saying “The scope and scale of the change required is probably generational, that doesn’t mean we don’t start now"
| more |Author(s): Diane Rehm
Source: NPR's The Diane Rehm Show
Date: 03/04/2010
March 4, 2010 – CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks discussing the Iraqi national election and its implications for the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. troops on NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show.
| more |Author(s): Abraham Denmark, Richard Fontaine
Type of Publication: Book
Date: 03/17/2010
This book, published by the Korea Institute for National Unification, explores the bilateral relationship between the United States and South Korea and includes chapters authored by CNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark - who also served as editor - and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine.
| more |Author(s): Thomas Ricks
Type of Publication: Policy Brief
Date: 02/24/2010
In this policy brief, CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks argues that U.S. and Iraqi policymakers should go back to the drawing board and find a solution that prevents Iraq from unraveling, and recommends the Obama Administration signal to Iraqi leaders that the United States is open to re-negotiating the Status of Forces Agreement.
| more |Author(s): Ethan B. Kapstein
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 02/19/2010
Using the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program as a case study, this report analyzes how globalization has affected the American defense industry and its consequences for U.S. national security.
| more |Author(s): Richard Weitz
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 02/04/2010
February 4, 2010 - In a grand prize-winning piece for Small Wars Journal, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Richard Weitz argues that the U.S. government should have paid greater attention to the lessons of CORDS, a civil-military advisory team structure created during the Vietnam War, for its post-conflict planning in Iraq and Afghanistan.
| more |Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Brian M. Burton, Dr. Don M. Snider, Frank G. Hoffman, Captain Mark R. Hagerott, USN, Colonel Roderick C. Zastrow, USAF
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 02/04/2010
This report provides an analysis of the nature of U.S. military officership in a new strategic environment and provides recomendations for how the United States can keep its edge in the officer corps amidst an ever-increasing array of challenges.
| more |Author(s): Travis Sharp
Type of Publication: Policy Brief
Date: 02/01/2010
This policy brief provides an analysis of the FY 2011 defense budget request, places it in the context of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and historical budgetary trends, and outlines the uncertain budgetary future that looms ahead.
| more |Author(s): Abraham M. Denmark, Dr. James Mulvenon
Type of Publication: Report
Date: 01/25/2010
The Contested Commons capstone report, authored by CNAS Fellow Abraham M. Denmark and Dr. James Mulvenon, provides an overview of the future of American power in a multipolar world. The authors advocate that the United States renew its commitment to the global commons by pursuing three mutually supporting objectives: build global regimes that preserve the openness of the commons; engage pivotal actors that have the will and ability to protect and sustain them; and develop the hard-power tools and capabilities necessary for the United States to defend the global commons.
| more |Author(s): Christine Parthemore, Will Rogers
Type of Publication: Working Papers
Date: 01/24/2010
In this working paper, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore and Research Assistant Will Rogers provide observations about how the Department of Defense incorporated climate change into the QDR process in order to meet its congressional requirement and some potential outcomes of that process.
| more |Author(s): Kristin Lord
Type of Publication: Policy Brief
Date: 01/19/2010
This policy brief makes a compelling case for how the State Department could embrace network diplomacy by creating an independent organization – called USA•World Trust – that would unleash the power of the private sector to further America’s public diplomacy objectives.
| more |Author(s): Brian Burton
Type of Publication: Policy Brief
Date: 01/19/2010
To help inform the State Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), this policy brief lays out lessons learned from the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) that the State Department and USAID can learn from to optimize the review process and avoid common pitfalls.
| more |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): Honorable Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Type: Audio
Date: 02/24/2010
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivers remarks at an event co-hosted by CNAS and Georgetown University, 'NATO: Delivering Real Security in an Age of Uncertainty.'
| more |Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Lt. General David W. Barno, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau
Type: Audio
Date: 02/22/2010
U.S. Joint Forces Commander General James Mattis delivers the keynote address at the launch of the CNAS report “Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps."
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Speaker(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Lt. General David W. Barno, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., General James N. Mattis, Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau
Type: Video
Date: 02/22/2010
U.S. Joint Forces Commander General James Mattis delivers the keynote address at the launch of the CNAS report “Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps."
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Speaker(s): Admiral Gary Roughead, Norman R. Augustine, Abraham Denmark
Type: Transcript
Date: 02/08/2010
Download the transcript from the January 26 event on the contested commons - sea, air, space, and cyberspace - including remarks from: Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General Carrol Chandler; renowned aerospace expert Norman R. Augustine; Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis Director at Defense Group Inc. Dr. James Mulvenon; and CNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark.
| more |Speaker(s): Admiral Gary Roughead, Norman R. Augustine, Abraham Denmark
Type: Video
Date: 01/26/2010
On January 26, CNAS launched a major report on the contested commons - sea, air, space, and cyberspace - at an event featuring Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General Carrol Chandler; Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis Director Dr. James Mulvenon; renowned aerospace expert Norman R. Augustine; and CNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark. Watch the video here.
| more |Type: Transcript
Date: 01/12/2010
On January 12, CNAS launched the U.S.-India Initiative at an event in New Delhi co-hosted by the Aspen Institute India. The event featured Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and a distinguished group of American and Indian experts. Read the Foreign Secretary's remarks here.
| more |Type: Other
Date: 01/05/2010
January 5, 2010 - CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine explores the roots of Yemen's instability on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.
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Senior Military Fellow
Colonel Ross Brown is a career Armor officer who was commissioned in the Regular Army from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1987.
As a lieutenant and captain, Colonel Brown led three platoons, commanded two companies, served as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, and taught captains at the Armor Officer Career Course. He was assigned to Germany, Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Knox, Kentucky.
| 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.
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 |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 |Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Robert B. Killebrew is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Killebrew is a retired Army colonel who served 30 years in a variety of assignments that included Special Forces, tours in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, XVIII Airborne Corps, high-level war planning assignments and instructor duty at the Army War College.
Vice President and Director of Studies
Kristin Lord is Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security. Prior to joining CNAS, Dr. Lord was a Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program and Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. At Brookings, Dr. Lord directed the science and technology initiative of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World.
| more |Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Dr. Marc Lynch is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He received his B.A. in political science from Duke University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in government from Cornell University.
| more |President
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.
| more |Date: March 24, 2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 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.
| 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): Lt. General David W. Barno, Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., General James N. Mattis, Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau
Date: February 18, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: 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.
| 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: November 18, 2009 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 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.
| more |Speaker(s): Greg Jaffe, David Cloud
Date: October 13, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom - Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security held a book launch and discussion on The Fourth Star, by journalists and former CNAS Writers in Residence Greg Jaffe and David Cloud. The Fourth Star tells the story of the epic struggle for the future of the U.S. Army through profiling four influential generals who have arguably helped redefine the American way of war: Generals John Abizaid, George Casey Jr., Peter Chiarelli, and David Petraeus. Watch the video from the event here.
| more |Speaker(s): The Honorable James B. Steinberg, Dr. Michael Green, The Honorable James B. Steinberg, The Honorable Dr. Patrick Cronin
Date: September 24, 2009 - 9:00am - 11:45am
Location: Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom - Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security hosted The Honorable James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, at an event marking the launch of CNAS' new report, China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship. The report examines the ever expanding U.S.-China relationship and proposes a strategy for future engagement.
| more |Date: September 11, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Center for a New American Security - Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a discussion with author David Ucko on his recent book The New Counterinsurgency Era with press and national security experts. John Nagl, president of CNAS and author of the book’s foreword, gave a brief introduction.
| more |Date: July 8, 2009 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
The Center for a New American Security gathered senior-level experts at the U.S. Department of State, Defense, USAID, and various think tanks to discuss how economic tools can best contribute to U.S. strategy and operations in fragile and conflict-affected states.
| more |Speaker(s): Nathaniel C. Fick
Date: July 7, 2009 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building - Washington, DC
Center for a New American Security’s Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel C. Fick will testify July 7, 2009, at a congressional hearing on U.S.-Pakistan relations. The hearing has been called by Sen. Tom Carper, D-DE, chairman of a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. You can view the full video here.
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