Press Releases
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Ike Skelton, Anne-Marie Slaughter and Richard Verma Join CNAS Board of Advisors
Washington, August 15, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce three new members of its Board of Advisors: Ike Skelton, Partner at Husch Blackwell LLP; Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University; and Richard Verma, Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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CNAS Report Calls Declining Satellite Capabilities National Security Concern
Washington, D.C., August 1, 2011 — According to the newly released CNAS report, Blinded: The Decline of U.S. Earth Monitoring Capabilities and Its Consequences for National Security, "By 2016, only seven of NASA’s current 13 earth monitoring satellites are expected to be operational, leaving a crucial information gap that will hinder national security planning."
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CNAS Releases Major Report by Richard Danzig on Japanese Terrorist Group Aum Shinrikyo
Washington, D.C., July 27, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today a major report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, with never-before documented information on the terrorist group and its operations.
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Dr. Margaret Harrell Joins CNAS as Director of the Joining Forces Initiative
Washington, D.C.,, July 26, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret Harrell, military personnel and families expert, has joined CNAS as Senior Fellow and Director of the Joining Forces Initiative.
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CNAS Calls for Applications: Next Generation Leaders Class 2011-2012
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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CNAS Partners with TIME to Launch Command Post
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce the launch of Command Post, a new video series from CNAS and TIME. The video series will take week-long looks at key national security issues, with a new angle explored each day in brief video conversations between co-hosts CNAS President John Nagl and TIME national-security correspondent Mark Thompson, and noted defense experts. Command Post will appear on CNAS.org and TIME.com’s Battleland blog.
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CNAS Expert Commentary on President Obama's Afghanistan Speech
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2011 — In his speech tonight, President Obama announced the removal of 10,000 American troops by the end of 2011 and an additional 23,000 troops by September 2012, withdrawing a little more than the 30,000 troop surge he ordered in December 2009. CNAS experts offered the following analysis on this decision.
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CNAS Releases Transcripts and Videos from Annual Conference
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today the transcripts and videos from its fifth annual conference, Risk and Reward: American Security in an Age of Uncertainty, which took place in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2011.
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CNAS Hosts Fifth Annual Conference Tomorrow, June 2
Washington, D.C., June 1, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host its fifth annual conference, Risk and Reward: American Security in an Age of Uncertainty, tomorrow, June 2, 2011, in the Willard InterContinental Hotel's Grand Ballroom. CNAS will feature a keynote address titled "Afghanistan 2011: The Operational Commander's Perspective" by Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA, Commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.
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New CNAS Report Offers U.S. Cyber Security Strategy
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2011 — Washington, D.C., May 31, 2011 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today a comprehensive report that offers policymakers and private sector leaders actionable recommendations to strengthen America’s cyber security.
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