Reports
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending
In The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending, CNAS Senior Fellows David Barno and Nora Bensahel and Research Associate Jacob Stokes, Research Assistant Joel Smith and Research...
By Jacob Stokes, Joel Smith, Katherine Kidder, Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Defense Reform Consensus
In a joint letter to Congress and the Pentagon, individuals from ten diverse think tanks, including CNAS, express a consensus on "the need to address the growing imbalances wi...
By Robert O. Work & Shawn Brimley
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Toward a Successful Outcome in Afghanistan
Former ISAF commander, General John Allen, USMC (Ret.), former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy and Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon challenge the...
By Michael O’Hanlon, Michèle Flournoy, USMC (Ret.) & John R. Allen
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
If All Else Fails: The Challenges of Containing a Nuclear-Armed IranDr. Colin H. Kahl, Raj Pattani and Jacob Stokes argue in If All Else Fails: The Challenges of Containing a Nuclear-Armed Iran that the Obama administration could eventually be...
By Colin H. Kahl, Jacob Stokes & Raj Pattani
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Listening to the Generals: How Military Advice Affects Public Support for the Use of Force
In Listening to the Generals: How Military Advice Affects Public Support for the Use of Force, James Golby, Kyle Dropp and Peter Feaver report that public expression by senior...
By James Golby, Kyle Dropp & Peter Feaver
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At What Cost a Carrier?
Reports
In At What Cost a Carrier?, career naval flight officer Captain Henry J. Hendrix (Ph.D.), argues that the aircraft carrier -- the centerpiece of American naval operations for ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Light Footprints: The Future of American Military Intervention
Major Fernando Lujan, USA, a Special Forces officer and visiting fellow at the Center for a New American Security, examines the utility of the "light-footprint" approach and r...
By Major Fernando Lujan & USA
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Syria's Hard Landing
As the conflict in Syria escalates into an even more brutal civil war, it not only continues to cause great human suffering, but it also threatens to undermine the stability o...
By Marc Lynch
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Technology & National Security
Active Cyber Defense: A Framework for PolicymakersCyber attacks are posing ever more serious economic and national security risks to the United States. In Active Cyber Defense: A Framework for Policymakers, CNAS Senior Fellow...
By Irving Lachow
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National Security Human Capital Program
Atomic Kingdom: If Iran Builds the Bomb, Will Saudi Arabia Be Next?It is taken for granted in Washington that Saudi Arabia will inevitably pursue nuclear weapons if Tehran succeeds in its quest for the bomb. However, CNAS Senior Fellow Colin ...
By Colin H. Kahl, Matthew Irvine & Melissa Dalton
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Finding Common Ground: Energy, Security and Cooperation in the South China SeaGlobal energy trends are increasing demands for potential hydrocarbons in the South China Sea. As the global economy recovers from worldwide recession, demand for energy is st...
By Will Rogers
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Challenge of Chinese Revisionism: The Expanding Role of China’s Non-Military Maritime VesselsRecent actions by China’s non-military law enforcement vessels pose one of the most immediate threats to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. In The Challenge of Ch...
By Ely Ratner & Zachary Hosford
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National Security Human Capital Program
Renewing the Project BioShield Act: What Has It Bought and Wrought?In Renewing the Project BioShield Act: What Has It Bought and Wrought?, Dr. Robert Kadlec, a consultant with RPK Consulting, writes that Project BioShield has achieved its str...
By Robert Kadlec
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National Security Human Capital Program
Aum Shinrikyo – Second Edition – JapaneseIn the Second Edition of the 2011 CNAS report Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, the authors provide new analysis of Aum Shin...
By Richard Danzig & Zachary Hosford
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National Security Human Capital Program
Aum Shinrikyo – Second Edition – EnglishIn the Second Edition of the 2011 CNAS report Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, the authors provide new analysis of Aum Shin...
By Richard Danzig & Zachary Hosford
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A Competitive Turn: How Increased Chinese Maritime Actions Complicate U.S. PartnershipsJames R. Holmes, professor of strategy at the Naval War College, argues that China’s increasingly competitive actions in the East and South China Seas are further complicating...
By James Holmes
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Revitalizing the Partnership: The United States and Iraq a Year after Withdrawal
As the United States marks the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, in Revitalizing the Partnership: The United States and Iraq A Year After Withdrawal, Senior Fellow Nor...
By Melissa Dalton & Nora Bensahel
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Contested Waters: Managing Disputes in the East and South China SeasCNAS Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Dr. Patrick Cronin argues that despite rising tensions in the East and South China Seas, conflict between the United ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Global Swing States: Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Future of International Order
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Daniel M. Kliman of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and CNAS President Richard Fontaine urge U.S. leaders to pursue closer partnerships with BRazil, India,...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Beyond Fukushima: A Joint Agenda for U.S.-Japanese Disaster ManagementIn Beyond Fukushima: A Joint Agenda for U.S.-Japanese Disaster Management, Richard Danzig, CNAS Chairman of the Board of Directors; Andrew M. Saidel, President and Chief Execu...
By Andrew M. Saidel, Richard Danzig & Zachary Hosford
