National Security Leaders Forum

Admiral Mullen, CJCS

Since its inception, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has sought to promote strong, pragmatic and principled national security policies. CNAS has also provided a space where Republicans and Democrats, civilian and military professionals can come together to debate and develop new strategies to address the critical national security challenges facing the nation. With this in mind, we have established the National Security Leaders Forum (NSLF) as a platform for senior civilian and military leaders to address the Washington policy community and media on the most important national security issues of the day.

To date, the NSLF has been an unqualified success. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen give his first public speech as Chairman with CNAS, and we have hosted events with the Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of Naval Operations. These events have received significant media coverage and have helped establish CNAS as the preeminant think tank for centrist and pragmatic national security policies.

 

NSLF Speakers

Admiral James Stavridis
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
Commander, United States European Command
May 17, 2010

General George Casey, Jr.
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
April 1, 2010

The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick
President, World Bank Group
November 19, 2009

General Norton A. Schwartz
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
September 21, 2009

Admiral Robert F. Willard
U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, U.S. Navy
September 3, 2009

Admiral James G. Stavridis
Commander, U.S. Southern Command
February 10, 2009

General James E. Cartwright
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Gary Roughead
Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
September 25, 2008

General James M. Dubik
Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
August 12, 2008

General Richard A. Cody
Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
May 19, 2008

Admiral Eric T. Olson
Commander, Special Operations Command
March 3, 2008

Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry
Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee
December 11, 2007

Admiral Mike Mullen
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
October 25, 2007

General James T. Conway
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
October 16, 2007