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Reforming the National Security Council: What the Next President Needs to Know
Commentary
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the White House has just finished an extensive internal review and developed a plan to reshape the National Security Council (NSC)...
By Shawn Brimley, Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes
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Video: CNAS 2015 Annual Conference - 2017 and Beyond
By Julianne Smith & Richard Fontaine
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How the West Can Still Lead the World
Listen to any European or American leader talk about the transatlantic relationship these days and you will hear a handful of common refrains. Major policy addresses of this k...
By Julianne Smith
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The Tasks Ahead
Listen to any European or American leader talk about the transatlantic relationship these days and you will hear a handful of common refrains. Major policy addresses of this k...
By Julianne Smith
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The Lowdown on Obama's New National Security Strategy
A little less than a year ago, my colleague Jacob Stokes and I wrote a piece for Politico Magazine highlighting some of the challenges facing those drafting the next National ...
By Julianne Smith
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Linking U.S. Statecraft to Grand Strategy
Commentary
Americans – both elites and the public – are currently engaged in a heated debate about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. As we outlined in our previous piece, the ...
By Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes
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How America Must Lead
Recently, foreign policy watchers have been engaged in a frantic bout of hand-wringing over whether America will continue to play the role of global leader. Amid that discussi...
By Jacob Stokes & Julianne Smith
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What to Listen for in Obama's Warsaw speech
President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday in Warsaw will have three distinct audiences: the people of Poland and other countries in Central and Eastern Europe who have been se...
By Julianne Smith
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Smith: 3 Questions for NATO on Pres. Obama's Plan for Afghanistan
The President’s announcement today that the United States will maintain 9800 troops in Afghanistan throughout 2015 has ended months of speculation about the U.S. post-2014 tro...
By Julianne Smith
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Video: Strategy and Statecraft Director Julianne Smith at SFRC's Subcommittee on European Affairs
By Julianne Smith
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CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Director Julianne Smith at SFRC's Subcommittee on European Affairs
CNAS Strategy and Statecraft Program Director and Senior Fellow Julianne Smith testified before the SFRC's Subcommittee on European Affairs regarding on transatlantic security...
By Julianne Smith
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Obama Needs a New National Security Strategy
When you work on the president’s national security staff, you never feel like there are enough hours in the day. Whether you are managing Ukraine, Syria, South Sudan or the So...
By Jacob Stokes & Julianne Smith
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Transatlantic Unity Crucial But Thin on Ukraine
Admittedly, the United States and Europe don't have an abundance of options in addressing or halting Russian aggression in Ukraine. One of their biggest strengths, though, is...
By Julianne Smith
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Climatic Cataclysm: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Climate Change
Global climate change poses not only environmental hazards but profound risks to planetary peace and stability as well. Climatic Cataclysm gathers experts on climate science, ...
By Alexander T.J. Lennon, Christine Parthemore, Derek Mix, J.R. McNeill, Jay Gulledge, John Podesta, Julianne Smith, Leon Fuerth, Peter Ogden, R. James Woolsey, Richard Weitz & Sharon E. Burke
