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Afghanistan and Pakistan
The CNAS research project on Afghanistan focuses on the war at all levels at which it is being fought – the political, the strategic, the operational and the tactical – and brings together the resources of CNAS in order to consider the conflict in both its local and regional contexts.
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Asia-Pacific Security
Asia’s strong response to the worldwide economic crisis, its burgeoning military modernization programs and growing integration are evidence of Asia’s expanding global power and American strategists must articulate a comprehensive and forward-looking strategy to deal with the complexities of this increasingly vital region.
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Civilian Capacity
Despite America's superpower status, the U.S. government is not as effective as it should be in conducting our day-to-day relations with the rest of the world. Leaders of the U.S. military have been among the most outspoken advocates of boosting our civilian capacity, since they often must fill the gap and perform civilian functions such as reconstruction.
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Contested Commons
Sea, air, space, and cyberspace constitute the global commons – those areas or dimensions of the world no one state controls but that act as the connective tissue that binds the international system together.
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Contracting in Conflicts
This project looks at the appropriate roles for and proper oversight of private contractors in current and future conflicts.
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