Dr. 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 forced to shift to a policy of containing a nuclearized Iran despite its commitment to pursue a prevention strategy. The authors outline a comprehensive framework to manage... | more |
The Center for a New American Security hosted " A Conversation with Senator John S. McCain" at a luncheon on April 18, 2013. In his remarks, Senator McCain outlined an "internationalist" approach to foreign policy and urged the Republican Party to avoid the temptation to "retreat into splendid isolation." He was introduced by CNAS President Richard... | more |
Travis Sharp writes in Placebo:
The 2014 Defense Budget and DOD’s Credibility Challenges that the Obama
Administration’s FY 2014 defense budget is a placeholder and that the overall
level of defense spending will decline significantly in the coming year and
beyond. This, he argues, presents
strategic, as well as operational, challenges for the United States,... | more |
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 military officials of opposition or support for use of force abroad has a measurable impact on U.S. public opinion. | more |
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 over 70
years -- is in danger of becoming too vulnerable to be relevant in future
conflicts. Captain Hendrix examines the life-cycle costs and utility of the
aircraft carrier and recommends... | more |
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 recommends adoption of a new
strategic framework to guide it in Light
Footprints: The Future of American Military Intervention. | more |
May 18, 2013 — In light of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's three-day visit to New Delhi, Fellow and Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Dr....
Dr. 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 forced to shift to a policy of containing a nuclearized Iran despite its commitment to pursue a prevention strategy.The authors outline a comprehensive framework to manage and mitigate the consequences should Iran acquire a nuclear weapons capability, noting that such planning and preparation is needed “not because the United States wants to take this path, but because it may eventually become the only path left.”
Travis Sharp writes in Placebo:
The 2014 Defense Budget and DOD’s Credibility Challenges that the Obama
Administration’s FY 2014 defense budget is a placeholder and that the overall
level of defense spending will decline significantly in the coming year and
beyond. This, he argues, presents
strategic, as well as operational, challenges for the United States,
undermining the nation’s credibility by “over-promising and under-delivering on its global security ambitions.”
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 military officials of opposition or support for use of force abroad has a measurable impact on U.S. public opinion.
Richard Fontaine is the President of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as a Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow at CNAS from 2009-2012. He previously served as foreign policy advisor to Senator John McCain for more than five years. He has also worked at the State Department, the National Security Council and on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Th Center for a New American Security's Seventh Annual Conference will take place on June 12, 2013 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus on Looking Forward: U.S. National Security Beyond the Wars.
The Center for a New American Security hosted " A Conversation with Senator John S. McCain" at a luncheon on April 18, 2013. In his remarks, Senator McCain outlined an "internationalist" approach to foreign policy and urged the Republican Party to avoid the temptation to "retreat into splendid isolation." He was introduced by CNAS President Richard Fontaine.
Dr. Ely Ratner is the Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. His research interests include U.S. national security strategy in Asia, China’s foreign relations in the region and the U.S.-China bilateral relationship.
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