Center for a New American Security

Publications - Strategic Leadership Report

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:52:42 GMT

CNAS Publications Strategic Leadership: Framework for a 21st Century National Security Strategy Title: Strategic Leadership: Framework for a 21st Century National Security Strategy Author(s): Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bruce W. Jentleson, Ivo H. Daalder Antony J. Blinken, Lael Brainard, Kurt M. Campbell, Michael A. McFaul, James C. O’Brien, Gayle E. Smith and James B. Steinberg Date: July 2008 Synopsis: The next president of the United States must forge a new national security strategy in a world marked...

Center for a New American Security -left top

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:42:39 GMT

Strategic Leadership: Framework for a 21st Century National Security Strategy July 24—This report is a collective effort to provide a framework for the next administration as it forges a new national security strategy in a world marked by enormous tumult and change. Making America Grand Again: Toward a New Grand Strategy June, 2008--- The authors argue that America’s leaders must broaden their strategic aperture and recognize the value in renewing their commitment to sustaining the pillars of the global system. The Power of Balance: America in iAsia June, 2008--- A traditional approach will not suffice if...

Experts

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:56:36 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Leadership Michèle Flournoy, President and Co-Founder Kurt Campbell, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Nate Tibbits, Chief Operating Officer James Miller, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies Price Floyd, Director of External Relations Scholars Shawn Brimley, Fellow Sharon Burke, Senior Fellow Roger Carstens, Senior Fellow Derek Chollet, Senior Fellow Nathaniel Fick, Non-Resident Fellow Colin Kahl, Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan, Senior Fellow John Nagl, Senior Fellow Nirav Patel, Bacevich Fellow Eric Pierce, Fellow Tammy Schultz, Fellow Vikram Singh, Fellow Emma Vialpando, Associate Fellow Military Fellows The Military Fellows program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was launched in the Centers founding year. Representatives from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air...

Expert Biography - Neil Schuehle

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:56:05 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Neil Schuehle Download as PDF LtCol Neil Schuehle Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow Lieutenant Colonel Schuehle enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1987. A reconnaissance Marine, he served in 1st Force Reconnaissance Company where he deployed to Central America, the Philippines, and with the 11th MEU(SOC). Meritoriously promoted to the ranks of Lance Corporal, Corporal, and Sergeant, he was selected to the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program and attended the Citadel in August of 1990. He was commissioned in August 1992. An infantry officer, Lieutenant Colonel Schuehle’s Military Occupational Specialty assignments include: 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander and Commanding Officer H&S Company, BLT 3/1;...

CNAS on Iraq

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:35:58 GMT

CNAS on Iraq — Introduction Iraq is the most politically charged issue facing America today. There are no easy answers, but there is an urgent need for an honest, open, and truly bipartisan dialogue on the way ahead. The Center for a New American Security is committed to shaping and elevating the debate on the most difficult strategic issues facing America – helping to forge a way forward and, ultimately, out of Iraq is a difficult but vital endeavor. On this page you will find a collection of reports, articles, media references, and online commentaries that highlight the work CNAS analysts are doing on the issue of Iraq. In a political and media environment dominated by partisanship, we hope this page will offer relevant and useful analysis to the media, the policy community, and the general public. ...

Home Page - Publications

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:41:44 GMT

Strategic Leadership

Anne-Marie Slaughter, Bruce W. Jentleson, Ivo H. Daalder, et al.

Shaping the Iraq Inheritance

Michèle Flournoy, Colin Kahl and Shawn Brimley

Power of Balance: America in iAsia

Kurt Campbell, Nirav Patel and Vikram Singh

A Strategy for American Power

Sharon Burke and Christine Parthemore

Making America Grand Again

Michèle Flournoy, Shawn Brimley and Vikram Singh

Finding Our Way

Michèle Flournoy and Shawn Brimley

Unfinished Business

Michael O'Hanlon

Sustainable Security

Jim Thomas

The Age of Consequences

Kurt Campbell

Projects

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:28 GMT

Afghanistan: Setting a New Course Afghanistan has long had an outsized role in world affairs, first from an excess of interest, but now from an excess of neglect Asia Initiative 09 The United States must increase its focus and activities towards the rapidly changing Asian region CNAS on Iraq U.S. interests have been put at great risk by the conduct of the Iraq War to date Iran: U.S. Strategic Options Hosting a series of discussions on alternative strategies for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program Energy and National Security Project Designing practical strategies and policies for achieving energy security for the United States Solarium 2: Competitive Strategy Making CNASs signature strategy process on energy security and grand strategy for the United States Things Go Wrong: Why Presidents Fail in Foreign Policy at the Outset A view from history: Why do U.S. presidents tend to stumble coming out of the gate? U.S....

Publications - Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran: How Tehran Might Respond Report

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:41:07 GMT

CNAS Publications Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran: How Tehran Might Respond Title: Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran: How Tehran Might Respond Author(s): Suzanne Maloney Date: June 2008 Download Full Report: Home | Top

Iran: U.S. Strategic Options

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:40:06 GMT

Iran: U.S. Strategic Options — Introduction Dealing with Iran will be a key challenge for the United States in the coming years. The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is therefore hosting a series of four discussions on alternative strategies for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program called Iran: U.S. Strategic Options. CNAS convened about 30 high-level national security, foreign policy, Iran, and Middle East experts, as well as select members of the press and representatives from Capitol Hill and the presidential campaigns, to launch this program on January 31, 2008, with an event focused on intensified diplomacy. Other discussions in the Iran: U.S. Strategic Options series will focus on military strike options and their ramifications, a U.S. policy of living with a...

** Right Column

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:13:26 GMT

Project News Climate Change War Game: A New Global Agena for the 21st Century On July 27-30, 2008, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host an international climate change exercise in Washington, D.C., along with a Climate Change Consortium of seven organizations. Climate Watch …[the] total number of disasters as of June 30, 2008 already exceeds the average number of disasters recorded at mid-year over the past decade. (Read More) Natural Disasters becoming more frequent | WorldWatch Institute—July 14, 2008 Demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests… Forests to Fall for Food | BBC—July 14, 2008 …new national poll shows that 41 percent of all...

AoC Right Column

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:12:47 GMT

CNAS Commentary: Gore’s Climate Change Messaging: Which Solutions will Work? Last week Al Gore’s nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Climate Protection, launched the We Campaign, a $300 million public awareness campaign aiming to move climate change up the nation’s priority list and increase constituent pressure on decision makers in Washington. However, oil companies, utility representatives, and a variety of other organizations have all recently run ads strikingly similar in content and advocating countless solutions to this set of problems... Read More CNAS Commentary: Why a Climate Change Wargame? Is climate change really a national security issue? We think so. Our three-day wargame, Clout and Climate Change: A New Global Agenda for the 21st Century will focus on gaming how the world’s major emitters – the United States, China, India, and the European Union – are likely to adapt to climate change...

Energy News Update

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:47:46 GMT

Latest News on Energy and Climate Change Eight new nuclear power stations planned for England UK Telegraph--July 13, 2008 Ministers are to build eight new nuclear power stations across England, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. The new nuclear plants will mainly be based alongside existing facilities and are expected to be constructed over the next decade. New planning laws will be used to fast-track approval for the nuclear plants which Gordon Brown believes are crucial in reducing Britains dependency on fossil fuels. Petrobras Oil Workers Strike; Production May Drop Bloomberg--July 14, 2008 Brazils Oil Workers Confederation began a five-day strike this morning against state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA, an action that may cut the countrys crude production by more than half. Chinese oil...

Expert Biography - Vikram Singh

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:31:43 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Vikram Singh Publications by Vikram Singh Download as PDF Vikram Singh Fellow Areas of Expertise: - Stability Operations, Counterinsurgency and Counter- Terrorism - Asia Policy - Afghanistan and Pakistan - National Security Strategy and Planning - Special Operations Capabilities - Training, Equipping, and Advising Foreign Militaries Vikram Singh is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He works on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Asia Initiative ’09, and a range of CNAS defense strategy and planning projects. Prior to joining CNAS Mr. Singh worked in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs, where he was responsible for strategic...

Expert Biography - John Nagl

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:28:40 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff John Nagl Senior Fellow John Nagl is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. A retired US Army officer, his last assignment was as Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion, 34th Armor at Fort Riley, Kansas. He led a tank platoon in Operation Desert Storm and served as the operations officer of a tank battalion task force in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A West Point graduate and Rhodes Scholar, Nagl earned his doctorate from Oxford University, taught national security studies at West Point, and served as a Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. He is the author of Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam and was on the writing team that produced the Armys new Counterinsurgency Field Manual. ...

CNAS Congressional Testimony- U.S. China Relations in the Era of Globalization

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:12:58 GMT

U.S. - China Relations in the Era of Globalization Title: U.S.-China Relations in the Era of Globalization Author(s): Kurt Campbell Date: May 2008 Series: CNAS Congressional Testimony Download Unedited Transcript: Home | Top

Expert Biography - Nathaniel Fick

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:22:31 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Nathaniel Fick Download as PDF Nathaniel C. Fick Fellow Areas of Expertise: - U.S. Defense Policy and National Security Strategy - U.S. Military Forces and Operations - Afghanistan Nathaniel C. Fick is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Prior to joining CNAS, he served as a Marine Corps infantry and reconnaissance officer, including operational assignments in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. In 2007, Fick was a civilian instructor at the Afghanistan Counterinsurgency Academy in Kabul. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Bullet Away (Houghton Mifflin, 2005). His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today, among other...

Expert Biography - Emma Vialpando

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:58:14 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Emma Vialpando Download as PDF Emma Vialpando Associate Fellow Areas of Expertise: - National Security Implication of Climate Change - U.S. National Security Strategy Emma Vialpando is an Associate Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). From 2002 to 2007 she was an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton where she supported numerous projects including stabilization and reconstruction, defense planning, post-9/11 National Guard roles and responsibilities, Navy transformation initiatives, and Homeland Security operations coordination. Prior to her tenure at Booz Allen, Ms. Vialpando was awarded an Earhart Fellowship at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) in Washington, DC. At IFPA, she initiated...

Expert Biography - Tammy Schultz

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:57:19 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Tammy Schultz Publications by Tammy Schultz Download as PDF Dr. Tammy S. Schultz Fellow Areas of Expertise: - U.S. national security strategy - International security - U.S. military forces and operations - Stability, reconstruction, and peacekeeping operations - Homeland security Dr. Tammy Schultz is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Dr. Schultz also conducts simulations at the State Department for Foreign Service Officers for the course, Composure Under Fire, which trains diplomats to field difficult questions, and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program. Prior to joining CNAS, she served as a...

Staff Biography - Nirav Patel

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:56:49 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Nirav Patel Publications by Nirav Patel Download as PDF Nirav Patel Bacevich Fellow Nirav Patel is a Bacevich Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) specializing in Asian affairs. Prior to joining CNAS, he worked as a nonproliferation research analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was also a graduate research assistant at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service where he conducted extensive research on the roles of alliances for security cooperation. He has contributed to numerous journal articles and his writings have appeared in dozens of newspapers, including: Asia Times, Boston Globe, Straits Times, and Korea Times and is a guest contributor to the South Asia Analysts Group. Mr. Patel has an M.A. in international security studies from Georgetown...

Expert Biography - Eric Pierce

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:56:21 GMT

Leadership & Scholars Military Fellows Writers in Residence Associate Staff Contact Eric Pierce Publications by Eric Pierce Download as PDF Eric Pierce Fellow Areas of Expertise: - Congress and the national security budget process - U.S. defense policy - U.S. national security strategy Eric Pierce is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Prior to joining CNAS, he served as Defense and Foreign Policy Adviser to Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees. In the Senate, his primary areas of concentration included the war on terrorism, military personnel matters, strategic issues, and emerging threats. Previously, Mr. Pierce was a U.S. Defense Department Fellow serving on the National Security Council as a Director of...