Renewing the National Security Consensus in Congress
In February 2019, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) launched a major new initiative, Renewing the National Security Consensus in Congress. The project will promote bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill by offering a series of practical policy proposals for lawmakers and staff, creating fora for productive engagement on complex foreign policy challenges, and focusing dialogue on Congress’s role in national security.
CNAS inaugurated a new Key National Security Issues for Congress policy brief series as a key element of this initiative. In addition to its policy brief series and events for and with congressional staff and Members, CNAS dedicated a session at its annual conference on Congress’s role in national security.
Read more from the Key National Security Issues for Congress policy brief series:
Energy, Economics & Security
Proliferation Finance: Critical Issues and Priorities for Congress
The lack of effective and universal financial controls to prevent weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation is a gaping security vulnerability for the international comm...
Defense
What Congress Should Do with the 2020 Defense Budget
Summary There are many things that the administration’s 2020 defense budget request gets right. However, the proposal remains too focused on both the size of the joint force a...
Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Managing the National Security Workforce Crisis
The federal national security workforce is entering a perfect storm shaped by workforce demographic trends, short-sighted leadership, slow adaptation to modern challenges, and...
Defense
Implementing the National Defense Strategy Demands Operational Concepts for Defeating Chinese and Russian Aggression
Summary The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) shifted the Department of Defense (DoD) away from a strategy focused on counterterrorism and deterring regional threats like I...
Transatlantic Security
Bolstering Congressional Support for NATO
In January, The New York Times reported that President Trump suggested to senior advisors several times over the course of the previous year that he might withdraw the United ...
Technology & National Security
The National Security Imperative of Protecting User Data
Privacy legislation directed at 21st-century technology platforms and internet companies is not just about privacy; it is also important to address modern-day national securit...
Middle East Security
Congressional Action on Yemen Isn’t Only About Yemen
Summary House Joint Resolution 37 (H.J. Res. 37) concerns U.S. support for Saudi Arabia/U.A.E.- led coalition military activities against the Iran-backed Ansar Allah (Houthi)...
Military, Veterans & Society
Congress Should Vigorously Oversee Implementation of the Mission Act
By Kayla M. Williams: Congress should rigorously oversee implementation of the Mission Act to ensure that quality of care and fiscal responsibility are not sacrificed to the i...
Indo-Pacific Security
To Compete with China, Get the New U.S. Development Finance Corporation Right
By Dan Kliman: China’s economic statecraft advances its broader vision of a future defined by great power spheres of influence, rigged economic interactions, and creeping auth...