"America's Cyber Future: Security And Prosperity In The Information Age," a roundtable discussion hosted at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011, featured: Ellen Nakashima, National Security Reporter at The Washington Post; Rand Beers, Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security; Robert Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; Dr. Kristin Lord, Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS; and Max Kelly, Former Chief Security Officer at Facebook.
| more |Nathaniel Fick, Dr. John Nagl, Dr. Kristin Lord and Dr. Andrew Bacevich present the 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA, Fellowship to CNAS Research Associate Travis Sharp.
| more |"Cooperation and Competition: China and the Asia-Pacific," a roundtable discussion hosted at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011, featured: David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times; Dr. Bernard D. Cole, Professor of International History at the National War College; Dr. Patrick Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow; Admiral Patrick M. Walsh, USN, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Dr. Douglas Paal, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. You may read the transcript of the discussion here and watch the video online here.
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Please find the annual conference program here.
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On May 24, 2011, CNAS hosted the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos for a discussion among senior national security experts about the future of the Corps amidst a changing global strategic environment, and offered an assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan and continued challenges in the region. Read his remarks here.
| more |On February 22, a week after the defense budget was submitted to Congress, Dr. Ashton B. Carter delivered a keynote address on the Pentagon’s Defense Efficiency Initiative, which was launched to reduce the Department of Defense's overhead expenditures and improve efficiency. Read the transcript here.
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On December 15, 2010, General Walter Sharp, Commander, United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command and Commander and U.S. Forces Korea, gave the keynote address at a Center for a New American Security (CNAS)-East Asia Institute event on the future of the U.S.-South Korea alliance. Read the full transcript here.
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The Center for a New American Security and the East Asia Institute in Seoul, Republic of Korea, co-hosted a conference in Seoul on the future of the ROK-U.S. alliance with a keynote address from President of the Naval War College Rear Admiral Phil Wisecup, USN, and remarks from other distinguished experts.
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Transcript from the CNAS event Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests Beyond 2011, held on December 14, 2010.
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Transcript from the Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations launch event, held at the Newseum's Knight Conference Center on Wednesday October 20th, 2010.
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