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Michael J Zubrow

Michael Zubrow

 

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Research Assistant and Joseph S. Nye Jr. Internship Coordinator

Michael Zubrow is a Research Assistant and the Coordinator for the Next Generation National Security Leaders Program and Joseph S. Nye Jr. Internship and Mentoring Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He is also the Vice President for Membership of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP).  Mr. Zubrow is currently pursuing a joint degree from Georgetown University with a Masters in Security Studies and a JD from the Georgetown Law School.  His work has appeared in numerous publications including Defense News and the BBC.  Prior to joining CNAS, he was a research intern for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Mr. Zubrow earned a B.A. with honors in political science and diplomatic history from the University of Pennsylvania and has studied at King's College London in the war studies and European studies departments. His senior honor's thesis entitled From Liberation to Occupation: An Analysis of America's Post-Conflict Planning for Iraq won the Leo S. Rowe Memorial Prize.

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    2009 CNAS Report: Navigating Negotiations with the DPRK
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, DC, November 9, 2009 — Washington, D.C., November 9, 2009 – Amidst increased talk in Washington of a new round of negotiations with North Korea, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today a report on the past two decades of U.S. negotiations with Pyongyang.  Hard Lessons: Navigating Negotiations with the DPRK is meant to help current and future policymakers who will engage with North Korean officials navigate the pitfalls of past negotiations and forge a credible path toward denuclearization.

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  • CNAS Announces Next Generation National Security Leaders
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, DC, August 25, 2009 — The Obama administration inherited the most daunting national security challenges in generations - ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, violent extremism, the rise of regional powers in Asia, and the dangers of climate change are just a few.  Keeping these issues and CNAS' mission to prepare and foster the next generation of national security leaders in mind, CNAS launched the Next Generation National Security Leaders Program, inspired by The American Assembly's Next Generation Project.

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    Type: News Item
    Source: Examiner

    July 24, 2009 — July 24, 2009 - Van Jackson, Asia reporter for the Examiner, discusses the recently-released CNAS report on North Korea and its "novel" recommendation for building a regional security mechanism such as the Five-Party Talks. "North Korea’s current unwillingness to return to the Six-Party Talks framework actually opens a window of opportunity to initiate a coordinating mechanism such as the Five-Party Talks."

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    Type: News Item
    Source: BBC News

    July 13, 2009 — July 13, 2009 - CNAS Research Assistant Michael Zubrow discusses President Obama's foreign policy agenda. "President Obama has made one thing overwhelmingly clear - America's participation in solving the most challenging issues of our day is not optional," said Zubrow.

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    Type: News Item
    Source: UPI Asia

    June 23, 2009 — June 23, 2009 - UPI Asia cites CNAS's recently-released report on North Korea and its argument that the "proposed five-party dialogue could help the Obama administration achieve two strategic goals – strengthening its commitment to Northeast Asian allies and denuclearizing the Korean peninsula."

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    Type: News Item
    Source: The Korea Herald

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    Type: News Item
    Source: Time Magazine

    June 17, 2009 — June 17, 2009 - TIME Magazine cites the new CNAS report on the North Korea crisis in a recent analysis. "While North Korea's most recent aggression has not yet led to violent outbreaks in the region, such clashes are a distinct possibility in the near future," says the report.

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    Type: Press Release

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    Source: Meet the Press

    February 5, 2009 — Sunday, February 8, 2009 - CNAS Senior fellow, Thomas E. Ricks, was interviewed on Sunday's Meet the Press.  Tom discussed presidential leadership in the context of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  His new book "The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008" was a main source of discussion.

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    Source: Defense News

    October 13, 2008 — Michael Zubrow and Alice Hunt, research analysts at CNAS, discuss the future of American warfare. As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, there "are those who foresee American forces largely involved in irregular wars" while others "believe the future will look more like the past, marked by great power rivalries". According to Zubrow and Hunt, however, "America must be ready for future combat that will require the full range of military activities".

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    Willard Intercontinental Hotel
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    January 15, 2009--The Center for a New American Security was pleased to host a book launch of The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, by David E. Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times.

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    CNAS Conference Room
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