Center for a New American Security

Due to inclement weather, CNAS has postponed the Officership event on February 9, 2010.  We apologize for any inconvenience and will notify you of the new date as soon as possible.

On January 26, CNAS will launch a major report on the global commons - sea, airspace, space and cyberspace -  at an event featuring the CNO Admiral Gary Roughead,  Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force General Carrol Chandler, former Chairman of the Defense Science Board Norman R. Augustine and  Fellow Abraham Denmark.

Center for a New American Security’s Vice President and Director of Studies Kristin M. Lord testified on November 18, 2009, at a congressional hearing on the role of development and humanitarian assistance as a tool in the war on terror. Read the testimony here.

The Defense Attachés Association, in consultation with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), hosted their annual conference, Strategic Resources and Global Security Trends, on November 18, 2009, at the Embassy of New Zealand. This event, an effort led in part by Sharon Burke, vice president for Natural Security at CNAS, brought together defense attachés from over 40 countries, as well as U.S. military service personnel and civilian leaders at the Department of Defense, to discuss global security trends, including natural resource scarcity, energy security and climate change. Participants also included representatives from CNA, the New America Foundation, and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.

The Center for a New American Security held a book launch and discussion on The Fourth Star, by journalists and former CNAS Writers in Residence Greg Jaffe and David Cloud.  The Fourth Star tells the story of the epic struggle for the future of the U.S. Army through profiling four influential generals who have arguably helped redefine the American way of war: Generals John Abizaid, George Casey Jr., Peter Chiarelli, and David Petraeus.  Watch the video from the event here.

The Center for a New American Security co-hosted a discussion on climate change and its implications for national policy with the Joint Global Change Research Institute and the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland.

The Center for a New American Security hosted The Honorable James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, at an event marking the launch of CNAS' new report, China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship. The report examines the ever expanding U.S.-China relationship and proposes a strategy for future engagement.

CNAS President John Nagl, CNAS CEO Nathaniel Fick, CNAS Senior Fellow Thomas Ricks, and CNAS Senior Fellow Robert Kaplan participated in the Marine Corps University Symposium Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond at the National Press Club. The event included a keynote address on leadership in counterinsurgency given by General David Petraeus, USA, CENTCOM Commander.

Center for a New American Security hosted General Sir David Richards, British Chief of the General Staff as part of its Voices from the Field discussion series. The discussion focused on British engagement in Afghanistan and the region as well as the future of defense cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Center for a New American Security hosted Dr. Amin Tarzi, Director of Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University, for a discussion A Look at Iran After June 2009 Election/Selection. The discussion highlighted Iran’s role in the future of world affairs.