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National Security Governance for the 21st Century

This project is designed to provide policymakers with a clear-eyed assessment of why administrations often fail at the outset of taking power, particularly in national security and foreign policy, and to suggest how to prepare for and conduct a that better protect U.S. national interests.

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  • D.C. Caught Off Guard by Obama Sequester Vow
    Type: News Item
    Source: Politico

    October 23, 2012 — Dr. Nora Bensahel comments on the President's role in the upcoming sequestration debate in Politico.

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  • Candidates' Plans For U.S. Military At Home, Abroad
    Type: News Item
    Source: National Public Radio

    October 22, 2012 — Tom Ricks, Senior Fellow, speaks with National Public Radio on the presidential candidates' foreign policy plans.

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  • Shawn Brimley and Irving Lachow Join CNAS as Senior Fellows
    Shawn Brimley and Irving Lachow Join CNAS as Senior Fellows
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, October 2, 2012 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Shawn Brimley, former Director of Strategic Planning at the National Security Council, and Dr. Irving Lachow, former Principal Cyber Security Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, have joined the Center.

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  • U.S. officials: Lengthy stay, additional U.S. forces possible in Libya
    Type: News Item
    Source: Foreign Policy

    September 12, 2012 — In Foreign Policy, Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel comments on the recent attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

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  • Reforming outmoded government
    Type: News Item
    Source: The Washington Post

    August 22, 2012 — CNAS co-founder and board member Michèle Flournoy discusses the importance of an effective and affordable government in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

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  • Betting Against a Drone Arms Race
    Type: News Item
    Source: Time

    August 13, 2012 — In an op-ed for TIME.com's Battleland blog, CNAS Researcher Joseph Singh argues that predictions of a drones arms race ignore fundamental principles of military deterrence. 

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  • Help wanted: Geek squads for US cybersecurity
    Type: News Item
    Source: The Christian Science Monitor

    August 8, 2012 — In an op-ed for the Christian Science Monitor, CNAS Director of Studies Dr. Kristin Lord and Research Assistant Jacob Stokes argue that additional steps need to be taken to grow the federal cybersecurity workforce in the face of increasing cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

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  • Jacob Stokes Discusses Senate Cybersecurity Bill on Federal News Radio
    Type: News Item
    Source: Federal News Radio

    August 6, 2012 — CNAS Research Assistant Jacob Stokes parses key provisions of the Senate cybersecurity bill and discusses the principal obstacles to its passage in an interview with Federal News Radio

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  • A Case For Continued 'Forward Engagement'
    Type: News Item
    Source: NPR

    July 25, 2012 — In an interview with NPR, CNAS co-founder and board member Michèle Flournoy argues that despite difficult economic circumstances the US must pursue a policy of forward engagement – by sustaining its military presence globally and strengthening international partnerships – to preserve its standing in the world. Listen to the interview here. 

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  • Will America Thrive?
    Type: News Item
    Source: GT2030.com

    July 24, 2012 — Director of Studies Dr. Kristin Lord advances six recommendations for America to retain its preeminence during an age of global power transition and declining domestic economic dynamism in GT2030.com, a blog launched by the National Intelligence Council.

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  • CNAS 4th Annual Conference
    Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century
    June 10, 2010 - 1:30pm - 8:00pm
    Willard Intercontinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold its fourth annual conference, Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century, on June 10, 2010. The event will feature a keynote address by Michèle Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and three expert panels discussing the most salient national security challenges America faces. 

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  • National Security Leaders Forum Discussion with Admiral James Stavridis
    May 17, 2010 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On May 17, 2010 the Center for a New American Security hosted Admiral James Stavridis as part of the National Security Leaders Forum for a discussion of the future role of NATO.

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  • Preventing Biological Attacks
    April 16, 2010 - 11:30am - 12:30pm
    U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Lower Level, Room SVC 210-212
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On Friday, April 16, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold the second of three luncheon briefings to inform the public, members of Congress and their staffs on the potential risks and opportunities to prevent biological attacks, including biological terrorism, warfare and criminal acts using biological agents.

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  • National Security Leaders Forum Discussion with General George Casey, Jr.
    April 1, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
    WIllard Intercontinental Hotel's Crystal Room
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    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was honored to host General George Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff of the Army, for National Security Leaders Forum discussion on April 1, 2010. The discussion focused on the challenge of rebalancing the Army while engaged in two prolonged conflicts.

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  • Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps
    Keeping the Edge: Revitalizing America’s Military Officer Corps
    February 18, 2010 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
    Willard Intercontinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On February 18,  CNAS hosted an event to mark the release of a major report on how the United States can revitalize its military officer corps to meet current national security challenges, and those that lie ahead.

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  • The Contested Commons: The Next Challenge to American Power
    The Contested Commons: The Next Challenge to American Power
    January 26, 2010 - 1:30pm - 4:00pm
    The Newseum’s Knight Conference Center
    Washington, District of Columbia

    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.

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  • The Fourth Star
    CNAS Book Launch: The Fourth Star
    October 13, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington, District of Columbia

    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.

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  • China's Arrival: The Long March to Global Power
    September 24, 2009 - 9:00am - 11:45am
    Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington, District of Columbia

    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.

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  • Book Discussion: The New Counterinsurgency Era
    September 11, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
    Center for a New American Security
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a discussion with author David Ucko on his recent book The New Counterinsurgency Era with press and national security experts. John Nagl, president of CNAS and author of the book’s foreword, gave a brief introduction.

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  • Voices from the Field: A Discussion with Russell Grant and Josh Welle
    August 31, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
    Center for a New American Security
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On August 31, 2009, the Center for a New American Security hosted 1LT Russell L. Grant (USAR) and LT Joshua Welle (USN) as part of its Voices from the Field discussion series. Grant and Welle recently returned from the front lines in Afghanistan where they worked on civilian-military strategy development and planning - from executive meetings in Kabul to grassroots shuras.

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  • Afghanistan, Massacre, sixteen, military, taliban, propaganda, david barno, NPR
    Massacre Plays Into The Hands Of Taliban Propaganda
    Date: 03/13/2012
    Media: Audio

    CNAS Senior Advisor LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) joins the discussion with Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post in National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," speaking on the incident involving a U.S. soldier who is accused of killing 16 Afghans and its implications for future U.S. policy. 

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  • afghanistan, nora bensahel, partnership, us military, afghan security forces
    Afghanistan - A Partnership in Flux
    Date: 03/13/2012
    Media: Audio

    CNAS Deputy Director of Studies and Senior fellow Nora Bensahel examines the new risks facing the American military and diplomatic figures who are working with Afghan partners on The Kojo Nnamdi Show. 

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  • kei, vital venture, kaesong, north korea, cnas, jack pritchard, patrick cronin
    Photo - Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex
    Date: 03/08/2012
    Media: Photo

    At a launch event co-hosted by the Korea Economic Institute on March 8, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex, a new report authored by Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program.

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  • Iran, Colin Kahl, Matthew Kroenig, Foreign Affairs, CNAS
    Foreign Affairs Live: Time to Attack Iran? A Debate
    Date: 03/02/2012
    Media: Video

    CNAS Senior Fellow Colin Kahl participates in a debate with Matthew Kroenig for Foreign Affairs, discussing how the United States should respond to the threats posed by Iran.

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  • quran, afghanistan, burnings, NPR, talk of the nation, john nagl, cnas
    Quran Burnings Complicate U.S. Role In Afghanistan
    Date: 03/01/2012
    Media: Audio

    CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Nagl is interviewed on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation," where he talks about the effect of recent Quran burnings in Afghanistan and the future U.S. role in the country.

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  • patrick cronin, south china sea, steve paikin, the agenda, cnas
    The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Patrick Cronin: The South China Sea
    Date: 03/01/2012
    Media: Video

    The South China Sea is the future hot-point of conflict in the world, says CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, Patrick Cronin, to Steve Paikin on The Agenda.

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  • center for a new american security, cnas, counterinsurgency, de maiziere
    Photo - Counterinsurgency and Afghanistan: Experiences, Strategies and Perspectives
    Date: 02/17/2012
    Media: Photo

    On February 17, the Center for a New American Security and ISPK hosted Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, for a public address titled “Counterinsurgency and Afghanistan: Experiences, Strategies and Perspectives” as part of the Fourth U.S. German Counterinsurgency Symposium. Dr. de Maizière’s address was followed by a question and answer session chaired by Dr. John A. Nagl, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow.

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  • thomas de maiziere, center for a new american security, counterinsurgency
    Video - Counterinsurgency and Afghanistan: Experiences, Strategies and Perspectives
    Date: 02/17/2012
    Media: Video

    On February 17, the Center for a New American Security and ISPK hosted Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, for a public address titled “Counterinsurgency and Afghanistan: Experiences, Strategies and Perspectives.” Dr. de Maizière’s address was followed by a question and answer session chaired by Dr. John A. Nagl, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow.

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  • center for a new american security fifth anniversary, cnas
    Center for a New American Security Fifth Anniversary Celebration - Photos
    Date: 02/02/2012
    Media: Photo

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted an evening event on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, to celebrate its Fifth Anniversary and to commemorate five years of promoting strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies. The evening celebration featured a remarkable lineup of speakers, including a keynote address by General Martin E. Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Click here to view photos from the event.

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  • Striking Iran’s Nuclear Program
    Date: 01/24/2012
    Media: Audio

    On NPR's "On Point"  with Tom Ashbrook, CNAS Senior Fellow Colin Kahl discusses the threat of war with a nuclear-armed Iran.

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  • David Asher
    Dr. David Asher
    Non-Resident Senior Fellow

    Dr. David Asher is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CNAS, where he specializes in issues related to Asia, economics and security. 

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  • David Barno
    Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
    Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow

    General Barno, a highly decorated military officer with over 30 years of service, has served in a variety of command and staff positions in the United States and around the world, to include command at every level. He served many of his early years in special operations forces with Army Ranger battalions, to include combat in both the Grenada and Panama invasions. In 2003, he was selected to establish a new three-star operational headquarters in Afghanistan and take command of the 20,000 U.S. and Coalition Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom. For 19 months in this position, he was responsible for the overall military leadership of this complex political-military mission, devising a highly innovative counterinsurgency strategy in close partnership with the U.S. embassy and coalition allies.

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  • Dr. Victor Cha
    Senior Advisor and Korea Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies

    Victor Cha was named to the newly created Korea Chair at CSIS in May 2009. He is also a professor of government and director for Asian Studies at Georgetown University. From 2004 to 2007, he was director for Asian affairs at the White House, where he was responsible for coordinating U.S. policy for Japan, the two Koreas, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island nations. He also served as U.S. deputy head of delegation to the Six-Party Talks and has acted as a senior consultant on East Asian security issues for different branches of the U.S. government.

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  • Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
    Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program

    Patrick M. Cronin is a Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).  Previously, he was the Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University and has a nearly 30-year career inside government and academic research centers, spanning defense affairs, foreign policy, and development assistance.

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  • Robert Leslie Deak
    Robert Leslie Deak
    Board of Directors, National Defense University

    Robert Leslie Deak is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bittachon Holdings, Inc, a firm based out of Rye, New York, that develops and manages companies in the United States and the broader Middle East. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American National Bank of New York from 1985 to 1991 and before that was President and CEO of Deak-Perera US, Inc., from 1973 to 1985.

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  • Peter deNeufville
    Peter B. deNeufville
    Chairman, Voltaix, LLC

    Peter deNeufville serves as Chairman of Voltaix, L.L.C., a manufacturer of chemical-vapor-deposition materials for the semiconductor and thin-film photovoltaic industries.  He is also a partner in DNAC, a New York-based merchant advisory firm.  He has helped finance and served as a director for a number of early-stage technology companies. 

    Mr. deNeufville is also active in national security and environmental issues.  He is a reserve officer in the U.S.

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  • David Finkel
    David Finkel
    Writer in Residence

    David Finkel is the author of The Good Soldiers, a ground-level account of the U.S. "surge" into the Iraq war, published in 2009 by Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. An editor and writer for The Washington Post, Finkel has reported from Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, and across the United States, and was part of the Post’s war coverage in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2006 for a series of stories about U.S.

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  • Michele Flournoy
    The Honorable Michèle Flournoy
    Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, Center for a New American Security

    Michèle Flournoy is Co-Chair of  the Board of Directors of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and a senior adviser at the Boston Consulting Group.  She  served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012.  She was the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations.

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  • Richard Fontaine
    President

    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.

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  • Mike Green
    Dr. Michael Green
    Senior Advisor and Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies

    Michael Green is a senior adviser and holds the Japan Chair at CSIS, as well as being an associate professor of international relations at Georgetown University. He served as special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) from January 2004 to December 2005. He joined the NSC in April 2001 as director of Asian affairs with responsibility for Japan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand.

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