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Video - Counterinsurgency and Afghanistan: Experiences, Strategies and Perspectives
The future of European security policy is rapidly becoming a critical issue in the world. Facing transition in the NATO-led war in Afghanistan and rising budget pressures, the...
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CNAS Senior Fellow David Barno Testifies on Afghanistan Before House Armed Services Committee
CNAS Senior Fellow and Senior Advisor Lieutenant General David W. Barno USA (ret.) testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in an open hearing on Wednesday, July 27...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Command Post Episode Two: "Is Counter-Insurgency Dead?"
Here's our second take on President Obama's Afghan policy in our new video series featuring John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security and your Battleland scribe. We'...
By John A. Nagl, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Command Post Episode One: President Obama's evolving strategy for Afghanistan
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce the launch of Command Post, a new video series from CNAS and TIME. The video series will take week-long lo...
By John A. Nagl, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, But Debate Lingers On End Goals
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. JEFFREY BROWN: And we have our own debate now on what the president should announce tomorrow. Retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl ...
By John A. Nagl
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After Gates' Blunt Warning, What's Next for NATO?
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. MARGARET WARNER: A three-month-long military effort in Libya is highlighting tensions in the NATO alliance. NATO continued its b...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Nation Building In Afghanistan
Nora Bensahel talked about a Senate Foreign Relations Committee report on the successes and failures of U.S. nation-building effort in Afghanistan. Topics included the goals o...
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U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
Rudy DeLeon moderated a discussion on U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan. Among the topics they addressed were the duration of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, the r...
By John A. Nagl
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Andrew Exum Discusses Afghanistan on Washington Journal
7:45am - Andrew Exum, Former Army Ranger & Civilian Adviser discussed the findings of the Obama administration's review of Afghanistan war strategy. Mr. Exum recently retu...
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Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan Beyond 2011
The Center for a New American Security launched its latest report, Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan Beyond 2011 in an event, held at the Newseum'...
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Voices from the Field: Afghanistan's Willing Entrepreneurs
An exclusive interview with authors Jake Cusack and Erik Malmstrom on their CNAS policy brief Afghanistan's Willing Entrepreneurs: Supporting Private-Sector Growth in the Afgh...
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Andrew Exum Discusses the Trust Deficit in Afghanistan
October 8, 2010 - CNAS Fellow Andrew Exum and a distinguished panel discuss the erosion of trust between coalition forces and the Afghan people and the actions and perceptions...
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U.S. Policy in Afghanistan | Indiana Council on World Affairs
Andrew Exum talked about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and provided an assessment of the security, diplomatic, and military situation in the country. He also talked about the...
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Perspectives on Reconciliation Options in Afghanistan
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 t...
By David Kilcullen
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CNAS Fourth Annual Conference: Shaping the Agenda- Beyond Afghanistan
Former ISAF commander LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) moderated a the second panel of the CNAS fourth annual conference. The panel was designed to brief the President on the state...
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CNAS Fourth Annual Conference: Shaping the Agenda- Beyond Afghanistan
Former ISAF commander LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) moderated a the second panel of the CNAS fourth annual conference. The panel was designed to brief the President on the state...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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In Afghanistan, Training Up Is Hard To Do
October 24, 2009 - CNAS President John Nagl discusses the importance of training the Afghan security force with National Journal. "If we are going to depart Afghanistan, the o...
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A 'Better War' in Afghanistan
CNAS President Dr. John Nagl testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 2:30pm, in Room 419 of the Dirksen Senate Office Buildin...
By John A. Nagl
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Abu Muqawama Founder and Fellow Andrew Exum Discusses New CNAS Policy Paper on Afghanistan
In providing additional military forces for the Afghanistan war, the Obama administration has demonstrated that Afghanistan is no longer an economy-of-force campaign. But a tr...
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Press Conference with General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense, Afghanistan
In response to increased attacks from anti-government forces, President Barack Obama last week ordered the deployment of 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan by the summer. The a...