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National Security Leaders Forum Event Series

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 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

Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, USA
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Eliot Cohen
Director of the Strategic Studies Program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Peter W. Singer
Director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution 

S. Leslie Ireland
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Treasury

The Honorable Michèle Flournoy
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense

General James F. Amos, USMC
Commandant, United States Marine Corps

The Honorable William J. Lynn
Deputy Secretary of Defense

The Honorable Dr. Kurt Campbell
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs

Ambassadors Henry Crumpton and Dell Dailey
Former Coordinators for Counterterrorism at the U.S. State Department

The Honorable Stuart Levey
Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

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

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

The Honorable Robert B. Zoellick
President, World Bank Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Admiral Mike Mullen
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

General James T. Conway
Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

 

 

 

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