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