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Highlights: Book Launch: Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice
By John A. Nagl
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Interview: White House Strategy Against ISIS Feasible?
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By John A. Nagl
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Command Post: "Why Did the U.S. Hand Off the Libyan War to NATO?"
Why did the U.S. military agree to do the "heavy lifting" in the opening days of the war with Libya -- launching long-range bombing strikes from the continental U.S., among ot...
By John A. Nagl
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Command Post: "Why Are We at War With Libya?"
This week on Command Post we're taking a look at what has been going on for more than five months -- yikes, by my watch that's nearly half a year -- in Libya. This was suppose...
By John A. Nagl
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Command Post: "Is U.S. Military Personnel Policy Ready For The 21st Century?"
Many experts say the industrial-era personnel system still in use by the Pentagon -- with its up-or-out promotions, its non-vesting pension system for the first 20 years, and ...
By John A. Nagl, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Command Post: "Is U.S. National Security Gun-Heavy And Butter-Light?"
One of the intriguing things about recently-departed defense secretary Robert Gates -- pretty much a lifetime spy -- was his concern that the U.S. toolkit was out of whack whe...
By John A. Nagl, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Command Post: "How Tough Is Cutting $400 Billion?"
Just how tough is it going to be for the Pentagon and other national-security agencies to cut $400 billion from their spending between now and 2023? Those are the marching ord...
By John A. Nagl, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Command Post Episode Four: "What's Pakistan's Role in Afghanistan Going To Be?"
As the U.S. begins pulling troops out of Afghanistan, is Pakistan going to be a help or a hindrance to stability in the region? John Nagl of the Center for a New American Secu...
By John A. Nagl, 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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Frontline: Kill/Capture
Click here to watch the video. Behind the strike that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1st was one of the U.S. military's best kept secrets: an extraordinary campaign by elite U....
By John A. Nagl
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Osama bin Laden Evidence Trove: U.S. Hopes to Follow al Qaeda's Money Trail
Watch the video here. U.S agents charged with disrupting and dismantling al Qaeda are hoping Sunday's harrowing raid of Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound yields valuable fi...
By John A. Nagl
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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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CNAS Hosts Discussion on the National Guard and Reserves
CNAS launched its new report on continuing challenges facing the National Guard and Reserves at an event featuring CNAS President Dr. John Nagl, former Chairman of the Commiss...
By John A. Nagl
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Exclusive Interview with John Nagl on Investing in America's National Guard and Reserves
In this exclusive interview, CNAS President Dr. John Nagl, co-author of the new CNAS report An Indispensable Force: Investing in America's National Guard and Reserves, talks a...
By John A. Nagl
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"150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance"- Introduction and Opening Remarks
CNAS President John Nagl and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa open the two-day conference 150 Years of Amity and 50 Years of Alliance with remarks on the enduring all...
By John A. Nagl
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CNAS Fourth Annual Conference: Shaping the Agenda- Bacevich Fellowship Award
CNAS President John Nagl presents Brian Burton as the fourth Bacevich Fellow, a fellowship created in the memory of 1st Lieutenant Andrew Bacevich, son of Boston University Pr...
By John A. Nagl
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CNAS Annual Conference Video - Striking a Balance: A New American Security
Center for a New American Security (CNAS) President John Nagl discusses the tradition and importance of the CNAS annual conference, which this year featured renowned national ...
By John A. Nagl
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Bacevich Award Presentation and Closing Remarks by CNAS COO Nate Fick - June 11 Video
Dr. Andrew Bacevich, Sharon Burke and John Nagl present the 2009 Bacevich Fellowship award to Christine Parthemore in this video from third annual CNAS Conference on June 11, ...
By John A. Nagl, Nathaniel C. Fick & Programs