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CNAS provides a space where Republican and Democrat, civilian and military come together to debate and develop new strategies to address the critical national security challenges facing our nation.  The National Security Leaders Forum (NSLF) provides a platform for senior civilian and military leaders to address these challenges. 



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  • A Pathway to Success in Afghanistan: The National Solidarity Program
    A Pathway to Success in Afghanistan: The National Solidarity Program
    Type of Publication: Policy Brief
    Date: 03/16/2009

    March 2009 - In a new policy brief published by CNAS, authors John Nagl, Andrew Exum, and Ahmed Humayun recommend that the United States increase its support for Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program (NSP) and similar development initiatives. Launched in 2002 by Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), the NSP is a rural development project that disburses modest grants to elected village councils. The NSP has not just simply provided tangible services to Afghans; it is "owned" by Afghans and run with an emphasis on transparency.

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  • Honey, I Shrunk the Pentagon
    Type: News Item
    Source: The New York Times

    November 18, 2012 — Senior Fellow David Barno and CNAS report "Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity" are featured in The New York Times on potential defense budget cut scenarios.

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  • CNAS Report: U.S. Global Engagement Strategy at Risk if Defense Cuts Exceed $550 Billion Over 10 Years
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, October 4, 2011 — Authors of the newly released report by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, judge that "the U.S. military’s ability to execute America’s global engagement strategy, as it is currently articulated, will be placed at high risk if total national defense cuts exceed $500-550 billion over 10 years.

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  • CNAS Survey
    CNAS Wants to Hear From You!
    Type: Press Release

    September 29, 2011 — As the security and information environment changes daily, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) seeks to innovate and adapt. We value your ideas and opinions and want to keep engaging with you on the most pressing national security issues. That is why we are launching this anonymous online survey to hear your feedback on what is most important to you and how you prefer to consume information.

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  • Next Generation National Security Leaders
    CNAS Calls for Applications: Next Generation Leaders Class 2011-2012
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, D.C., July 21, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for the third annual Next Generation National Security Leaders Program 2011-2012. Click here for more information and to apply.

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  • Think Tanks, the Media, and the Future of Ideas Distribution
    Type: News Item
    Source: Information Dissemination

    July 13, 2011 — All CNAS and TIME are doing is proving that both organizations apparently understand how the model works better than everyone else, and in the end both brands will be enhanced by the effort.

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  • Control of Intelligence Budget Will Shift
    Type: News Item
    Source: Washington Post

    November 3, 2010 — DNI Director James Clapper made two important announcements yesterday - a "conceptual agreement" to move the national intelligence budget from the Pentagon to his office by 2013 and his recent move to add Major General Michael Flynn, who published a very influential report on intelligence with CNAS, to his team.

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  • CNAS Releases New Publications on Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR)
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010 — Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010 – President Obama, Secretary Gates, Secretary Clinton and other Administration officials have called for more effective and capable diplomacy and development. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a recent foreign policy speech, "A central purpose of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review...is to explore how to effectively design, fund, and implement development and foreign assistance as part of a broader foreign policy."

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  • The Quadrennial Defense Review and Climate Change
    Type: Press Release

    Washington, DC, January 26, 2010 — As the Department of Defense (DOD) prepares to send the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) to Congress, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today released a working paper by Christine Parthemore and Will Rogers, Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Quadrennial Defense Review, examining how DOD considered the effects of climate change during the QDR process.

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  • Nate Fick Profiled in GQ's 50 Most Powerful People in D.C.
    Type: News Item
    Source: GQ Magazine

    October 22, 2009 — November 2009 - CNAS CEO Nate Fick talks about the Center for a New American Security, and the connection he has to CNAS work as a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, as part of GQ's "The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C." series.

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  • A Warrior and a Wonk
    Type: News Item
    Source: Politico

    October 20, 2009 — October 20, 2009 - CEO Nate Fick is profiled by Politico as the leader of the "fledgling defense think tank that’s staking ground on counterinsurgency, North Korean nuclear negotiations and even global warming."  

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  • Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA
    National Security Leaders' Forum with General Raymond T. Odiernio, USA
    April 5, 2013 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a discussion featuring current Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno on Friday, April 5, 2013. GEN Odierno discussed how the Army is restructuring itself to meet today's security environment while facing the challenges associated with budget cuts and drawdown from two overseas wars.

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  • National Security Leaders Forum with Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, USA, D
    National Security Leaders Forum with Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, USA
    January 17, 2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a discussion with Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, USA, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, on Thursday, January 17, 2013. LTG Flynn discussed defense intelligence in a rapidly changing global environment, his strategic vision for the Defense Intelligence Agency and the future of intelligence partnerships.

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  • General Norton A. Schwartz with CNAS Fellows
    Discussion with General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
    October 19, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On October 19, the Center for a New American Security hosted a lunchtime discussion at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel with General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The discussion was part of CNAS’ ongoing National Security Leaders Forum series.

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  • Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
    Roundtable Discussion with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
    September 16, 2011 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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    Washington, District of Columbia

    On September 16, the Center for a New American Security hosted a roundtable discussion with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic on the key themes that will shape NATO's spring 2012 summit.

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  • CNAS Fifth Annual Conference - June 2, 2011
    CNAS Fifth Annual Conference, "Risk and Reward: American Security in an Age of Uncertainty"
    June 2, 2011 - 9:00am - 7:30pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security's (CNAS) fifth annual conference took place in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Download the conference program, watch the videos and read the transcripts online.

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  • General Amos
    National Security Leaders Forum with General James F. Amos
    May 24, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm
    Willard InterContinental Hotel
    Washington, District of Columbia

    On May 24, 2011, CNAS hosted the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos for a discussion among senior national security experts about the future of the Corps amidst a changing global strategic environment, and offered an assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan and continued challenges in the region.

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  • Doing More Without More: Obtaining Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spendi
    Doing More Without More: Obtaining Efficiency and Productivity in Defense Spending
    February 22, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    The Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington., District of Columbia

    On February 22, a week after the defense budget was submitted to Congress, Dr. Ashton B. Carter delivered a keynote address on the Pentagon’s Defense Efficiency Initiative, which was launched to reduce the Department of Defense's overhead expenditures and improve efficiency. Read the transcripts and watch the video here.

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  • CNAS 4th Annual Conference
    Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century
    June 10, 2010 - 1:30pm - 8:00pm
    Willard Intercontinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom
    Washington, District of Columbia

    The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold its fourth annual conference, Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century, on June 10, 2010. The event will feature a keynote address by Michèle Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and three expert panels discussing the most salient national security challenges America faces. 

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  • General David Petraeus
    Striking a Balance: A New American Security
    June 11, 2009 - 7:45am - 7:00pm
    Willard InterContinental Hotel
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    Striking a Balance: A New American Security was an all-day CNAS conference highlighting the major foreign policy and national security challenges facing our nation in the critical time ahead.

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  • The Big Energy Map
    Mapping U.S. Energy and Climate Security
    April 29, 2009 - 9:00am - 5:30pm
    The Willard Intercontinental Hotel
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    On April 29, 2009, the Center for a New American Security held an off-the-record working conference on Mapping U.S. Energy and Climate Security. This day-long event included more than 60 leading experts in energy and climate security from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, academia, and federal, state and local government agencies.

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  • A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Transcript: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Date: 11/20/2012
    Media: Transcript

    The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S. national security and defense priorities. The event featured an introduction by The Honorable Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and member of the CNAS Board of Directors. Read the event transcript here.

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  • A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Video: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Date: 11/20/2012
    Media: Video

    The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S. national security and defense priorities. The event featured an introduction by The Honorable Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and member of the CNAS Board of Directors. View the video from the event here.

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  • A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Video Highlights: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Date: 11/20/2012
    Media: Video

    The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S. national security and defense priorities. The event featured an introduction by The Honorable Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and member of the CNAS Board of Directors. View video highlights from the event here.

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  • A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Audio: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta
    Date: 11/20/2012
    Media: Audio

    The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S. national security and defense priorities. The event featured an introduction by The Honorable Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and member of the CNAS Board of Directors. Listen to the event audio here.

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  • Speech by Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning
    Transcript: Speech by Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning
    Date: 06/20/2011
    Media: Transcript

    CNAS hosted Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State, for an address on "American Foreign Policy Priorities in an Age of Uncertainty," at the CNAS fifth annual conference on June 2, 2011. Read the transcript here.

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  • Keynote Address by Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA
    Transcript: Keynote Address by Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA
    Date: 06/20/2011
    Media: Transcript

    Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA, joined the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011, via VTC from Ft. Lewis, Washington to deliver the keynote address "Afghanistan 2011: The Operational Commander's Perspective."

    
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  • Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA
    Video: Keynote Address by Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA
    Date: 06/20/2011
    Media: Video

    Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA, joined the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference via VTC from Ft. Lewis, Washington to deliver the keynote address "Afghanistan 2011: The Operational Commander's Perspective."

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  • Jake Sullivan
    Video: Speech by Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning
    Date: 06/19/2011
    Media: Video

    CNAS hosted Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State, for an address on "American Foreign Policy Priorities in an Age of Uncertainty," at the CNAS fifth annual conference on June 2, 2011. Watch the video here.

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  • CNAS Fifth Annual Conference - June 2, 2011
    CNAS Fifth Annual Conference - Photo Album
    Date: 06/02/2011
    Media: Photo

    The Center for a New American Security's (CNAS) Fifth Annual Conference, "Risk and Reward: American Security in an Age of Uncertainty," took place in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 2, 2011

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  • Remarks from General James Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
    Remarks from General James Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
    Date: 05/24/2011
    Media: Transcript

    On May 24, 2011, CNAS hosted the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos for a discussion among senior national security experts about the future of the Corps amidst a changing global strategic environment, and offered an assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan and continued challenges in the region. Read his remarks here.

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  • Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
    Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program

    Patrick M. Cronin is a Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).  Previously, he was the Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at National Defense University and has a nearly 30-year career inside government and academic research centers, spanning defense affairs, foreign policy, and development assistance.

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  • Robert Leslie Deak
    Robert Leslie Deak
    Board of Directors, National Defense University

    Robert Leslie Deak is President and Chief Executive Officer of Bittachon Holdings, Inc, a firm based out of Rye, New York, that develops and manages companies in the United States and the broader Middle East. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American National Bank of New York from 1985 to 1991 and before that was President and CEO of Deak-Perera US, Inc., from 1973 to 1985.

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  • Peter deNeufville
    Peter B. deNeufville
    Chairman, Voltaix, LLC

    Peter deNeufville serves as Chairman of Voltaix, L.L.C., a manufacturer of chemical-vapor-deposition materials for the semiconductor and thin-film photovoltaic industries.  He is also a partner in DNAC, a New York-based merchant advisory firm.  He has helped finance and served as a director for a number of early-stage technology companies. 

    Mr. deNeufville is also active in national security and environmental issues.  He is a reserve officer in the U.S.

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  • Liz Flora
    Liz Flora
    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security External Relations Intern

    Liz Flora was a Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security External Relations Intern at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

    Prior to joining CNAS, Flora was a Jeff Metcalf Fellow at the University of Chicago International House in the Department of Programs and External Relations. She previously worked on the Obama campaign in its Chicago headquarters as a volunteer in the Communications Department. 

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  • Kathleen Majorsky
    Kathleen Majorsky
    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security External Relations Intern

    Kathleen Majorsky was a Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security External Relations Intern at the Center for a New American Security.

    Majorsky received a journalism master’s degree from the University of Missouri. Previously, she interned at Sarasota Magazine in Sarasota, Florida, where she assisted with promotional events and community-building strategy. 

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  • Amanda Pfabe
    Amanda Pfabe
    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Development Intern

    Amanda Pfabe was a Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Development Intern at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Before joining CNAS, Pfabe was an Officer Candidate at Officer Candidates School for the United States Marine Corps. She was disenrolled from the course due to an injury and plans to return in the summer of 2011.

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  • Thomas E. Ricks
    Senior Fellow

    Thomas E. Ricks is a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Concurrently with his duties at CNAS, Mr. Ricks writes an online blog for ForeignPolicy.com called, “The Best Defense," for which he won the 2010 National Magazine Award as the best blog of the year, and serves as a contributing editor for Foreign Policy.  

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  • Anne-Marie Slaughter
    Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter
    Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University

    Anne-Marie Slaughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009–2011 she served as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Upon leaving the State Department she received the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor conferred by the State Department, for her work leading the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. She also received a Meritorious Honor Award from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

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