Press Releases
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Dr. Nora Bensahel, Foreign Policy Expert and Military Strategist, Joins CNAS
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that foreign policy expert and military strategist Dr. Nora Bensahel has joined CNAS as Deputy Director of Studies and Senior Fellow. Dr. Bensahel, who previously served as a Senior Political Scientist at RAND Corporation, brings deep expertise in U.S.
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CNAS Policy Brief: Growing Western Hemisphere Violence Demands Regional Response
Washington, D.C., March 21, 2011 — The most dangerous threat to the United States and its allies in the Western Hemisphere is the growth of powerful transnational criminal organizations in Mexico and Central America, according to the authors of a new policy brief released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
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CNAS Policy Briefs: Disaster in Japan and Its Consequences
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2011 — As Japan and the world rush to address the immediate challenges created by last week’s earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis, it is important to recognize that the short-term decisions made in the wake of this tragedy will have long-term consequences for Japan and the world. Two new Center for a New American Security (CNAS) policy briefs analyze these consequences and offer a constructive path forward.
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CNAS: Expert: China Must Use Power Responsibly
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2011 — China’s growing defense budget, the country's claim of sovereignty in the South China Sea, anti-satellite weapons testing and interest in cyber military capabilities have raised questions about the implications of its strategic intentions, noted Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Fellow Abraham Denmark in his congressional testimony today before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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CNAS Report: U.S. and Mexico Should Embrace Regional Cooperation to Combat Drug Cartels
Washington, D.C., March 4, 2011 — As Presidents Obama and Calderón continue to discuss the United States and Mexico's efforts to combat growing drug-related violence, the leaders should look to embrace regional cooperation to combat the cartels, according to a recent report authored by Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Non-Resident Senior Fellow Bob Killebrew.
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Dr. Ashton Carter: Department of Defense Must Continue to Improve Efficiency and Productivity
Washington, D.C., February 25, 2011 — Amid ongoing economic and fiscal pressure, the Pentagon must continue to improve efficiency and productivity in defense spending and manage the defense budget responsibly, said Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in a speech hosted by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) on February 22, 2011.
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The Sacrifice Ahead: The 2012 Defense Budget
Washington, D.C., February 14, 2011 — The fiscal year 2012 defense budget request released today is a break from the past 10 years of budget growth, but it does not go far enough to rebalance defense spending priorities given the fiscal pressures and threats the United States faces, according to a new policy brief released by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
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Restraint: Recalibrating American Strategy
Washington, DC, January 7, 2011 — Secretary Gates characterized the United States' new operating environment as, "what had been a culture of endless money…will become a culture of savings and restraint." CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Patrick Cronin agrees and lays out a pragmatic strategy of restraint and egagement in his CNAS report Restraint: Recalibrating American Strategy.
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2010 CNAS Report: ROK Must Improve Military Capabilities; U.S.-ROK Alliance Should be Enhanced
Washington, D.C., December 17, 2010 — North Korea’s ever-growing belligerence, illustrated by its vow to retaliate against the South for artillery drills and the recent attacks on Yeonpyeong Island, highlights the need to further strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance. South Korea must also play a greater role in regional stability and prosperity, according to a report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
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QDDR Release a Positive Step Forward but Execution is Critical
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2010 — America's most pressing national security challenges cannot be solved with military force alone. Secretary Clinton embraced this view at yesterday's unveiling of the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), which emphasizes "leading through civilian power."
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