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Video: Under scrutiny before, VA delay allegations strike a chord
By Phillip Carter
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2014 QDR maintains focus on climate change and operational energy
The Department of Defense released its 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) this week. The QDR is mandated by Congress to provide information on the current state of the U.S....
By Edward Delman
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The Ghosts of Armies Past
The U.S. Army, like the nation as a whole, is facing difficult new strategic challenges. Thirteen years of constant warfare will end in 2014, when the last U.S. combat troops...
By Kelley Sayler, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Reflections on the Chatham House Autonomy Conference
Chatham House recently held a conference on autonomous military technologies, the focus of which was really the current debate regarding autonomous weapon systems. Kudos to Ch...
By Paul Scharre
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It Should Be Tough
Lone Survivor is a hard movie to sit through, and that’s a good thing. Bringing to life former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s book by the same name, the movie recounts the story...
By Jackson Keith
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A Delicate Dance: The Need to Respond to Chinese Assertiveness in the Western Pacific
Recent Chinese assertiveness, manifested in the establishment of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and the harassment of the USS Cowpens in the South China Sea, couple...
By Stuart Montgomery
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Thanks, Congress. Really.
The ink on yesterday’s budget agreement had scarcely dried before analysts and media outlets began speculating about the next big congressional “battle.” (Lest you be tempted...
By Kelley Sayler
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The Budget Deal: Good, But Not Great, News for DOD
Yesterday’s budget deal is good news for the Department of Defense (DOD). Yet DOD will still feel the sharp pain of the sequester for the rest of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and fo...
By Nora Bensahel
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The Quest for Camo
In the latest installment of the ongoing military camouflage saga, the U.S. Army is said to have abandoned its $10 million investigation into replacing the Universal Camouflag...
By Kelley Sayler
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Finishing the Nation’s Longest War
The headlines earlier this week on Afghanistan mark a rare front page story for a war that has largely gone forgotten in the United States. Negotiations between Secretary of ...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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School House Rock for Flag Officers: Developing Military Leaders in Austerity
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” –Benjamin Franklin As defense spending continues to decline and the international security environment becomes increasingl...
By Stuart Montgomery
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The End of Overkill? Reassessing U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Robert M. Gates Fellow Elbridge Colby and several experts argue for getting rid of the triad by basing U.S. nuclear weapons exclusively on submarines....
By Elbridge Colby
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CNAS CEO Robert O. Work Senate Budget Committee Testimony
CNAS Chief Executive Officer Robert O. Work testified on July 23 before the Senate Budget Committee about the impact of sequestration on defense spending....
By Robert O. Work
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Transcript: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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Video Highlights: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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Video: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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Transcript: A Conversation on U.K.-U.S. Defense Cooperation with U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond
On Wednesday, July 18, CNAS hosted The Right Honourable Philip Hammond MP, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense, for a conversation on U.K.-U.S. Defense Coopera...
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Video: Reintegrating Veterans into Their Communities
Watch the video of the "Reintegrating Veterans into Their Communities" panel at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference....
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Transcript: Responsible Defense in a Changing World
Read the transcript of the "Responsible Defense in a Changing World" panel at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference....
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Video: Responsible Defense in a Changing World
Watch the video of the "Responsible Defense in a Changing World" panel at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference....