Press Releases
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CNAS Wants to Hear From You!
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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CNAS Announces William J. Perry Chair in Strategic Studies
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce the creation of the William J. Perry Chair in Strategic Studies. The chair honors Dr. Perry’s extraordinary record as a public servant, strategist, business leader and scholar as well as his role as the founding Chairman of the CNAS Board of Directors.| more | -
CNAS Hosts Counterstrike Book Launch
Washington, September 8, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host the book launch for Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda by acclaimed New York Times national security reporters and former CNAS Writers in Residence Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Willard Hotel.
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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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