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Projects

Afghanistan: Setting a New Course
Afghanistan has long had an outsized role in world affairs, first from an excess of interest, but now from an excess of neglect

Asia Initiative '09
The United States must increase its focus and activities towards the rapidly changing Asian region

Project Base Camp: Assessing Alternative Paths to the Nuclear-Free Mountaintop
A nuclear-free world as a distant "mountaintop" that the United States should move toward and eventually ascend

Building Civilian Capacity: Is the U.S. Government Properly Equipped?
Despite America’s superpower status, the U.S. government is not as effective as it should be in conducting our day-to-day relations with the rest of the world

Climate Change War Game
Future consequences of global climate change remain unclear, but the economic, social, political, and military risks for all nations have the potential to be catastrophic

CNAS on Iraq

U.S. interests have been put at great risk by the conduct of the Iraq War to date

Difficult Transitions: Foreign Policy Troubles at the Outset of Presidential Power
A view from history: Why do U.S. presidents tend to stumble coming out of the gate?

Iran: U.S. Strategic Options

Hosting a series of discussions on alternative strategies for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program

Designing practical strategies and policies for achieving energy security for the United States

Future of U.S. Special Operations
Special operations are the leading edge of America’s efforts against violent extremism around the world

National Security Leaders Forum

A platform for senior civilian and military leaders to address the Washington policy community and media on the most important national security issues of the day

CNAS's signature strategy process on energy security and grand strategy for the United States

U.S. Military Index
Foreign Policy and CNAS's survey on the state of the U.S. military

Voices from the Field
Providing returning military personnel and civilians a venue to inform the American policy debate

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