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Counterstrike: The Untold Story Of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
Author(s): Thom Shanker, Eric SchmittType of Publication: BookDate: 08/03/2011In Counterstrike, a Henry Holt and Company book, former CNAS Writers in Residence, Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker of The New York Times, tell the story of how a group of analysts within the military, at spy agencies, and in law enforcement has fashioned an innovative and effective new strategy to fight terrorism, unbeknownst to most Americans and in sharp contrast to the cowboy slogans that characterized the U.S. government's public posture.
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Preserving Progress: Transitioning Authority And Implementing The Strategic Framework Agreement
Author(s): Richard FontaineType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 06/23/2011Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcomittee on the Middle East and South Asia on June 23, 2011. Fontaine testifed to the importance of the Unites States' strategic interests in Iraq. The testimony included points on the stability of the future of Iraq and how that will impact U.S. strategic interests in the Middle East.
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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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The Burden: America's Hard Choices in Post-Election Iraq
Author(s): Thomas E. RicksType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 02/24/2010In this policy brief, CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks argues that U.S. and Iraqi policymakers should go back to the drawing board and find a solution that prevents Iraq from unraveling, and recommends the Obama Administration signal to Iraqi leaders that the United States is open to re-negotiating the Status of Forces Agreement.
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After the Fire: Shaping the Future U.S. Relationship with Iraq
Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Brian BurtonType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/11/2009Since 2003, debates about America’s role in Iraq have focused on how to withdraw U.S. forces. Yet the search for an “end game” emphasizes a short-term objective - getting out of Iraq - and sidesteps the strategic imperative of establishing an enduring relationship with a key country in a region of vital importance to the United States.
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Shaping the Iraq Inheritance
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 06/11/2008American policy in Iraq will undergo two critical transitions throughout the remainder of 2008 and into early 2009: movement to a new U.S. posture in Iraq; and a wartime transition to a new administration. It is vital that both are handled in a way that best advances U.S. interests in Iraq and the region. Yet neither is being paid sufficient attention. Shaping the Iraq Inheritance outlines America’s interests in Iraq and the region, analyzes recent security and political trends, presents a framework for understanding U.S. strategic options, and makes recommendations for how the Bush administration, the military, and Congress can best prepare for the dangerous period ahead.
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Unfinished Business: U.S. Overseas Military Presence in the 21st Century
Author(s): Dr. Michael O’HanlonType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/11/2008The next American president will inherit an overseas military base realignment process begun in the first term of the George W. Bush administration. This realignment, guided by an effort known as the Global Posture Review (GPR), was perhaps former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld s chief intellectual and policy accomplishment during his six-year tenure at the Pentagon. Unlike his likely warfighting legacy, particularly in regard to Iraq, the GPR is on generally sound conceptual foundations. But a successful outcome for the Global Posture Review, roughly halfway implemented as of early 2008, will depend on the next U.S. administration refining numerous rough edges of the current plan and redefining the broader national security policy context in which any base realignment will inevitably be viewed.
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Roundtable Discussion with Dr. Kemal Kerkuki, Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament
Date:
September 20, 2011
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Center for a New American Security
Washington, DC
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 the U.S.-Iraqi relationship and the future of the Kurdistan regional government’s domestic and foreign policies.
Dr. Kerkuki emphasized the need for a continued American military presence in Iraq in order to quell any potential internal violence among sectarian groups and terrorists. Dr. Kerkuki identified territorial disputes, the integration of Kurdistan’s local military force, the peshmerga, into the Iraqi military, and the legislative implementations of Article 140 and the Law of Oil and Gas as critical to the Kurdish government in Iraq. Dr. Kerkuki maintained throughout the meeting that the Kurdistan regional government has worked to actively promote democratic principles and looks to the U.S. as a major long-term economic partner and ally.
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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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Dr. John A. Nagl
Non-Resident Senior FellowDr. John Nagl is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security and the Minerva Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Department of Defense Minerva Initiative program. He was previously the President of CNAS. He is also a member of the Defense Policy Board, a Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department at Kings College of London, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Dr.
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Diplomacy and Development
CNAS performs groundbreaking work on the U.S. role in current and future conflicts, on the U.S. relationship with key countries like China, India, and Japan, and on the reinvigoration of America’s capacity for effective diplomacy and development.
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Regional Security Challenges
CNAS will focus on immediate threats and long-term security challenges in the following regions: Afghanistan, Asia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and the Middle East.
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U.S. Military Forces & Operations
CNAS projects on U.S. Military Forces and Operations go beyond the battlefield and examine the force structure, roles, missions, and overall health and wellness of America's military to help ensure our forces are prepared for the demands of 21st century conflict.
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U.S. National Security and Defense Policy
CNAS has a range of efforts aimed at helping American policymakers develop the best national security strategy for the nation, as well as supporting strategies for critical issues such as energy security and coping with violent extremism.
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Diplomacy and Development
This project aims to support the reinvigoration of America’s capacity and to inform the QDDR and other ongoing efforts to prepare the State Department and USAID for the new challenges ahead.
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Iran
The debate over how the United States and its allies should deal with Iran is one of the most important national security issues today. To address this challenge, CNAS continues to evaluate U.S. military and diplomatic options and economic and financial measures to encourage regime behavior change. This work builds on already published research, Iran: Assessing U.S. Strategic Options and Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security.
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Iraq
The U.S. military is in the midst of withdrawing from Iraq in accordance with the terms of the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement. But Iraq's future remains dangerously uncertain and a critical concern for U.S. national security. The events of the past two years have raised significant concerns about the Iraqi government's commitment to sustaining democratic governance and ability to secure its population from a drastically weakened but still-deadly militant threat. U.S. policymakers must support the consolidation of democracy and security, but without the traditional military tools that once provided the face of America's involvement in Iraq; instead, security assistance, economic development programs, and diplomacy will need to be utilized more resourcefully to achieve a strategically advantageous long-term outcome. CNAS analysts continue to research political and security issues in Iraq to help shape the debate on what remains an important area for U.S. policy.
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Middle East
The Center for a New American Security is embarking on a project examining U.S. interests and options in the Arabic-speaking world amidst the upheavals of 2011. The aim of this project is to provide policy makers with strategic options toward a region in flux. CNAS researchers combine field work in the region with working groups and analysis of secondary sources to provide viable policy options grounded in the ever-changing realities on the ground.
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Twenty First Century Strategic Environment
CNAS studies the ever changing global security environment and its implications for the United States. Key topics of interest include the rapidly evolving challenges of cyber security and cyber warfare; the future of strategic competition in the global commons; national security implications of changes to the world economy; the nexus between transnational crime and national security; and “natural security,” the geo-strategic and policy implications of rising global consumption of resources including energy, minerals, water, and climate change.
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U.S. Military Forces and Operations
CNAS examines the force structure, roles, missions, and overall health and wellness of America's military in order to help ensure our forces are prepared for the demands of 21st century conflict.
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