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Video: Michèle Flournoy discusses Obama's West Point Commencement Address on CNN
By Michèle Flournoy
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Video: Michèle Flournoy discusses Obama's Plan for Afghanistan on PBS NewsHour
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Board of Directors Co-Chair Michèle Flournoy at House Armed Services Committee
CNAS Co-Chair of the Board of Directors Michèle Flournoy testified on September 19 before the House Armed Services Committee on Afghanistan....
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Smart-Shopping Way to Cut Defense Spending
With more than a decade of war coming to a close and the U.S. government facing daunting fiscal challenges, the defense budget is on the chopping block. Without a budget deal ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Willie Suttons of the Cyberage
Criminal mastermind Willie Sutton famously quipped that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Modern-day cyber-Suttons follow the same basic logic; the problem ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Video: CNAS 2013 Annual Conference - Defense Strategy Dialogue
CNAS Vice President and Director of Studies Shawn Brimley moderated a discussion at the 2013 CNAS Annual Conference on June 12 with the Honorable Michèle Flournoy, co-chair of...
By Michèle Flournoy & Shawn Brimley
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The Stakes for America in the Race to Replace Karzai
Afghanistan has held two presidential elections since 2001. Hamid Karzai won both, but the most recent (in 2009) was marred by irregularities such as stuffed ballot boxes and ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Want to Export an F-16 Fighter Jet?
The United States rarely conducts military operations alone, so it is in America's interests to ensure that its allies and partners are well-equipped, well-trained and able to...
By Michèle Flournoy
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The Right Way to Cut Pentagon Spending
Whether or not Congress avoids sequestration by March 1, defense spending will likely be cut by at least 10% over the next decade. As 20% of the federal budget and 50% of disc...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Reforming outmoded government
Michèle A. Flournoy, a senior adviser at Boston Consulting Group, was undersecretary of defense for policy from February 2009 to February 2012. As the United States peers into...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Fourth Annual Conference- Keynote Address by Undersecretary Michele Flournoy
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy delivered the keynote address at the CNAS 4th annual conference "Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 2...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy Keynote Address
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy delivered the keynote address at the CNAS 4th annual conference "Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 2...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Pivot Point: Grand Strategy Panel
The first conference panel explored American grand strategy. Chaired by Joseph Nye, panelists included Michèle Flournoy and Derek Chollet from CNAS, Mitchell Reiss from the Co...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Life After the Surge: Prospects for Iraq and for the U.S. Military
This CNAS Congressional Testimony contains Michèle A. Flournoy's statement to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, given on April 2, 2008. According to Flournoy, "The only ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Strengthening the Readiness of the U.S. Military
This CNAS Congressional Testimony contains Michèle A. Flournoy's prepared statement to the House Armed Services Committee, on Feb. 14, 2008. According to Flournoy, "the readin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Achieving Unity of Effort in Interagency Operations
In testimony given to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Flournoy writes that "In the last two decades, the United States has experienced s...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Reducing Nuclear Threats and Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted the National Security Advisory Group (NSAG) for a panel discussion on the recently published paper on a new comprehensive ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Launch: The Future of U.S. Ground Forces
Dr. John J. Hamre moderated the discussion of the CNAS report “Shaping U.S. Ground Forces for the Future: Getting Expansion Right,” written by Michèle Flournoy and Tammy Schul...
By Michael O’Hanlon & Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Launch: The Role of CNAS
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held its official launch on June 27, 2007 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The day-long event, entitled ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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CNAS Launch: Inheritance and Way Forward Panel
Moderator Dr. Richard Danzig led the panel discussion of the CNAS report “The Inheritance and the Way Forward,” written by co-founders Kurt Campbell and Michèle Flournoy. Cam...
By Michèle Flournoy & Richard Danzig