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Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 01/31/2011In recent years, the world has witnessed the power of the global economy to impact states' behavior and interactions within the international community. This report examines the capacity of the United States to use counter-threat finance by examining three cases - North Korea, Serbia and Iraq - to glean lessons learned for the future.
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America's Duty: The Imperative of a New Approach to Warrior and Veteran Care
Author(s): Nancy BerglassType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 11/10/2010America’s failure to prepare for and adequately address the impact of war upon service members and veterans is one of the most significant challenges of the post-September 11 era. In America’s Duty: The Imperative of a New Approach to Warrior and Veteran Care, Nancy Berglass, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Director of the Iraq Afghanistan Deployment Impact Fund, argues that the strength and viability of an all-volunteer force is undermined when the health and well-being of its members are not being adequately addressed by the U.S. government.
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Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era
Author(s): Christine Parthemore, Dr. John A. NaglType of Publication: ReportDate: 09/27/2010This report argues that the Department of Defense (DOD) must prepare to transition smoothly to a future in which it does not depend on petroleum – no small task given that 77 percent of DOD’s energy needs depend on petroleum for fuel. Authors Christine Parthemore and John Nagl offer 12 specific guiding principles that map a path forward for the Department, helping to ensure that DOD can weather change, protect its own interests, reduce its vulnerability to extreme price spikes and – most importantly – ensure that it can meet its mandate to protect the nation’s security.
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An Indispensable Force: Investing in America’s National Guard and Reserves
Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Travis SharpType of Publication: ReportDate: 09/21/2010This report argues that the United States must undertake a number of initiatives to ensure that the National Guard and Reserves remain an indispensable force capable of defending the American homeland and protecting U.S. security interests around the world.
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Recommendations for Congress – Contracting in Conflicts: The Path to Reform
Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Richard FontaineType of Publication: FactsheetDate: 07/15/2010Recent congressional hearings on government contractors in conflict zones illustrate the acute awareness on Capitol Hill and across all branches of government of the urgent need for contracting reform. This factsheet details specific policy recommendations for Congress as laid out in the CNAS report Contracting in Conflicts: The Path to Reform.
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Contracting in Combat Zones: Who Are Our Subcontractors?
Author(s): Richard FontaineType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 06/29/2010CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified on the problems associated with contracting in conflicts and areas for reform before the U.S. Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Are Private Security Contractors Performing Inherently Governmental Functions?
Author(s): Dr. John A. NaglType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 06/18/2010CNAS President Dr. John Nagl testified before the federal Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on the proper role and oversight of security contractors supporting U.S. operations in Southwest Asia.
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Contracting In Conflicts: The Path to Reform
Author(s): Richard Fontaine, Dr. John A. NaglType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/07/2010In both Iraq and Afghanistan, there are currently more private contractors than U.S. troops on the ground. This report calls for the U.S. government to embark on a path of ambitious reform that will increase federal oversight and better protect U.S. taxpayer dollars from potential waste, fraud and abuse.
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Rhetoric and Reality: Countering Terrorism in the Age of Obama
Author(s): Dr. Marc LynchType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/05/2010President Barack Obama took office determined to fight terrorist networks more effectively by moving away from the rhetorical framework of former President George W. Bush’s “Global War on Terror.” This report from Marc Lynch examines the rhetoric of the Administration against the reality of its policies.
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Sustaining Security: How Natural Resources Influence National Security
Author(s): Christine Parthemore, Will RogersType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/03/2010In the 21st century, the security of nations will depend increasingly on the security of natural resources, or “natural security.” This report points to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Mexico and Yemen as examples for how natural security challenges within those countries borders are directly linked to regional stability and U.S. security and foreign policy interests.
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Iraq
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is committed to shaping and elevating the debate on the most difficult strategic issues facing America, including the aftermath of the war in Iraq. 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 Iraq.
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We Aren't Victims
Type: News ItemSource: The Boston ReviewNovember 8, 2012 — Non-Resident Senior Fellow Philip Carter responds to a piece on military suicide in The Boston Review.
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Has Obama Properly Handled the Arab Spring?
Type: News ItemSource: U.S. NewsSeptember 27, 2012 — Non-Resident Senior Fellow Marc Lynch comments on Obama's Middle East foreign policy in U.S. News.
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Betting Against a Drone Arms Race
Type: News ItemSource: TimeAugust 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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Andrew Exum Discusses War on Terror on France 24
Type: News ItemSource: France 24August 1, 2012 — Senior Fellow Dr. Andrew Exum discusses U.S. military interventions over the last decade and explains the war on terror from the frontline on France 24.
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Renewed Violence in Iraq
Type: News ItemSource: C-SPANJuly 30, 2012 — On C-SPAN, Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Nora Bensahel dissects the recent string of bombings that have taken place in Iraq, dicussing who may be behind the increase in violence and what this means for political stability in the country.
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John Nagl Discusses Afghanistan on C-Span
Type: News ItemSource: C-SpanJune 11, 2012 — CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. John Nagl, discusses the end of large-scale military operations in Afghanistan and how the pull-out will affect future stability in the country in an interview on C-Span.
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The Age of Unsatisfying Wars
Type: News ItemSource: The New York TimesJune 6, 2012 — In a piece for The New York Times, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Nagl writes that today's counterinsurgency wars are unsatifying and do not always end with what looks like a conventional victory.
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Experts Examine U.S. Policy Impact of Middle East Upheaval, Address Risks of Preventive War with Iran in Two CNAS Studies
Type: Press ReleaseWashington, June 6, 2012 — Washington, June 6, 2012 - With change sweeping the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran rising, the authors of two new reports released today by the Center for a New American Security address the challenges and opportunities in the region for U.S. policymakers and offer recommendations for mitigating the former and taking advantage of the latter.
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CNAS Co-Founder Michèle Flournoy Joins Board of Directors
Type: Press ReleaseWashington, May 16, 2012 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, has joined its Board of Directors.
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Marc Lynch on Syria and the Middle East
Type: News ItemSource: C-SpanApril 1, 2012 — On C-SPAN Washington Journal, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Marc Lynch talked about the uprisings in Syria addressing topics such as the international response, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Saudi Arabia and the 60-nation gathering of the "Friends of the Syrian People" in Istanbul, Turkey.
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National Security Leaders Forum Discussion with General George Casey, Jr.
April 1, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:30pmWIllard Intercontinental Hotel's Crystal Room,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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NATO: Delivering Real Security in an Age of Uncertainty
February 22, 2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pmGaston Hall, Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of ColumbiaOn Monday, February 22, 2010, CNAS and Georgetown University hosted a discussion with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the challenges and opportunities – including operations in Afghanistan – for the over 60-year-old Alliance.
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Voices from the Field: Majors Jin Pak and Kendric H. Robbins
December 3, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pmCenter for a New American SecurityWashington, District of ColumbiaOn December 3, 2009, the Center for a New American Security hosted Majors Jin Pak and Kendric Robbins of the U.S. Army as part of our Voices from the Field series. Majors Pak and Robbins discussed our countries ongoing efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as military officership, veterans’ issues, and U.S.-Asia affairs.
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CNAS Book Launch: The Fourth Star
October 13, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pmWillard InterContinental Hotel's Grand BallroomWashington, District of ColumbiaThe 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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Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond
September 23, 2009 - 7:00am - 5:00pmNational Press ClubWashington, District of ColumbiaCNAS 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.
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Book Discussion: The New Counterinsurgency Era
September 11, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pmCenter for a New American SecurityWashington, District of ColumbiaThe 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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Economic Stabilization Working Group
July 8, 2009 - 10:00am - 3:00pm,The Center for a New American Security gathered senior-level experts at the U.S. Department of State, Defense, USAID, and various think tanks to discuss how economic tools can best contribute to U.S. strategy and operations in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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Striking a Balance: A New American Security
June 11, 2009 - 7:45am - 7:00pmWillard InterContinental HotelWashington, District of ColumbiaStriking a Balance: A New American Security was an all-day CNAS conference highlighting the major foreign policy and national security challenges facing our nation in the critical time ahead.
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Book Discussion: The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa
April 24, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pmCenter for a New American SecurityWashington, District of ColumbiaAuthors Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt, both Majors in the United States Army, discussed their book on counterinsurgency in Iraq, The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa, with press and national security experts at the Center for a New American Security.
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CNAS Book Discussion with David Kilcullen on New Book The Accidental Guerrilla
April 1, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pmWillard InterContinental Hotel's Crystal RoomWashington, District of ColumbiaThe Center for a New American Security was honored to host the launch event for CNAS Senior Fellow and counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen on his new book The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One, a book that takes an infinitely complicated situation like global terrorism and localized guerrilla warfare within the larger framework of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and makes them both understandable and interesting.
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Command Post: "Is It Smart to Pull All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq by Year's End?"
Date: 11/01/2011Media: VideoIt's one of the biggest – and potentially, most consequential – decisions President Obama has made (not that he had much choice, according to some). He has announced that the 45,000 U.S. troops still Iraq will all be home for the holidays. Critics have said Iraq is too fragile for the U.S. to pull out – after eight bloody years there – and that the President should have pressured the Iraqis to let several thousand remain into 2012. John Nagl, of the Center for a New American Security, and I debate the pluses and minuses of the pullout plan with Lawrence Korb, a Reagan-era Pentagon official now at the Center for American Progress, and Michael O'Hanlon, a military expert at the Brookings Institution.
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Audio - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide
Date: 11/01/2011Media: AudioThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. military with a distinguished panel of experts, including the author of the CNAS report, Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide, Dr. Margaret Harrell, who is a Senior Fellow at CNAS and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative; General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Juliette Kayyem, national security columnist for The Boston Globe and a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University; and Dr. Jan Kemp, National Mental Health Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Video - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide (Panel Discussion)
Date: 11/01/2011Media: Video| more |The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. military with a distinguished panel of experts, including the author of the CNAS report, Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide, Dr. Margaret Harrell, who is a Senior Fellow at CNAS and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative; General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Juliette Kayyem, national security columnist for The Boston Globe and a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University; and Dr. Jan Kemp, National Mental Health Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Video - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide (Q&A)
Date: 11/01/2011Media: Video| more |The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. military with a distinguished panel of experts, including the author of the CNAS report, Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide, Dr. Margaret Harrell, who is a Senior Fellow at CNAS and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative; General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Juliette Kayyem, national security columnist for The Boston Globe and a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University; and Dr. Jan Kemp, National Mental Health Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Video Highlights - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide
Date: 11/01/2011Media: Video| more |The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. military with a distinguished panel of experts, including the author of the CNAS report, Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide, Dr. Margaret Harrell, who is a Senior Fellow at CNAS and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative; General Peter Chiarelli, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army; Juliette Kayyem, national security columnist for The Boston Globe and a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University; and Dr. Jan Kemp, National Mental Health Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Kemal Kerkuki, Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament - Audio
Date: 09/20/2011Media: Audio| more |On September 20, the Center for a New American Security hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Kemal Kerkuki and a number of his colleagues on critical issues in the U.S.-Iraqi relationship, along with the Kurdistan regional government’s relationship with the wider world.
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Command Post: The Human Toll Taken by a Decade of War
Date: 09/15/2011Media: VideoJust how worn out are our troops because of non-stop combat since 9/11? To what degree has that contributed to problems like PTSD, family breakups and suicide in the ranks? This week, on Command Post, we discuss the tenacity of U.S. troops, as well as the cracks that can appear after a decade of fighting. Margaret Harrell, a military manpower expert at the Center for a New American Security, and Eric Schmitt of the New York Times -- co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al Qaeda, tackle these tough issues. Joining me is John Nagl, CNAS president and retired Army officer.
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Command Post: "How Did the U.S. Military Retool Itself Post-9/11?"
Date: 09/13/2011Media: VideoIn the decade after 9/11, just how much did the U.S. military have to recalibrate to fight the wars it found itself launching in Afghanistan and, 18 months later, in Iraq? This week, on Command Post, we discuss the retooling of the American armed forces with Eric Schmitt of the New York Times -- co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al Qaeda -- and Margaret Harrell, a military manpower expert with the Center for a New American Security. I'm joined, as usual, by CNAS president John Nagl.
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Command Post: "Did the U.S. Overreact to 9/11?"
Date: 09/08/2011Media: VideoIt's a fair question as the 10th anniversary of the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon looms. After all, it was the most shocking macro-event most Americans alive have experienced. It changed our way of life, or at least our way of living. It also triggered two costly and continuing wars. If we did overreact, how should we recalibrate? This week, on Command Post, we're looking into the post-9/11 U.S. national-security mindset with Eric Schmitt of the New York Times -- co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against al Qaeda -- and Margaret Harrell, a military manpower expert with the Center for a New American Security. I'm joined by fellow questioner John Nagl, CNAS's president.
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Dispute brewing over Iraq troop withdrawal
Date: 09/08/2011Media: AudioSenior Fellow Tom Ricks discusses significant factors shaping the debate over a U.S. military presence in Iraq after 2011 on WTOP Radio.
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David Finkel
Writer in ResidenceDavid 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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The Honorable Michèle Flournoy
Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, Center for a New American SecurityMichèle 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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Dr. Colin H. Kahl
Senior FellowDr. Colin H. Kahl is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) focusing on Middle East security and defense policy and an associate professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
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Dr. David Kilcullen
President and CEO, Caerus AssociatesDr. David Kilcullen is a former Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Dr. Kilcullen was also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with CNAS in 2007 and collaborated with CNAS on Iraq and Afghanistan reports, as well as violent extremism and grand strategy Solarium projects in 2007 and 2008.
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Colonel Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.)
Non-Resident Senior FellowColonel (USA ret) Bob Killebrew writes and consults on national defense issues as a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Prior to his retirement from active duty he served for thirty years in a variety of Special Forces, infantry and staff duties. His assignments ranged included duty in Vietnam with MACVSOG, the Vietnamese Airborne Division, command in mechanized, air assault and airborne units, and staff positions in the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force, as director of plans, XVIII Airborne Corps, special assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army, command
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Dr. Kristin M. Lord
Executive Vice President, United States Institute of PeaceKristin Lord is Executive Vice President at the United States Institute of Peace. She was until January 2013 Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security where she oversaw the center’s research and served as one of three members of the center’s leadership team. Prior to joining CNAS, Dr. Lord was a Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program and Saban Center for Middle East Policy at The Brookings Institution. At Brookings, Dr. Lord directed the science and technology initiative of the Project on U.S.
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Dr. Marc Lynch
Non-Resident Senior FellowDr. Marc Lynch is Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He received his B.A. in political science from Duke University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in government from Cornell University.
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Thomas E. Ricks
Senior FellowThomas E. Ricks is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Concurrently with his duties at CNAS, Mr. Ricks writes an online blog for ForeignPolicy.com called, “The Best Defense," for which he won the 2010 National Magazine Award as the best blog of the year, and serves as a contributing editor for Foreign Policy.
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Travis Sharp
Non-Resident FellowTravis Sharp is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and was previously the Bacevich Fellow. He is currently a Master's candidate at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Prior to joining CNAS, he served as Military Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, where he started as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow.
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Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter
Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton UniversityAnne-Marie Slaughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009–2011 she served as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Upon leaving the State Department she received the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor conferred by the State Department, for her work leading the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. She also received a Meritorious Honor Award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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