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  • Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations
    Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations
    Type of Publication: Report
    Date: 10/18/2010

    The economic, political, and military rise of India is reshaping world politics and promises to make India both a true global power and one of the most important bilateral partners of the United States. This report, authored by former Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine – and endorsed by over 20 esteemed foreign policy experts - provides a blueprint for the path forward for this critical relationship.

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  • America's Interests in India
    America's Interests in India
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/17/2010

    In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Marshall Bouton explores U.S. strategic interests in a deepened relationship with India and argues that that strengthening relations with India is in the long-term interest of the United States and will help ensure an international system in that accords with U.S. economic and political values.

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  • Unleashing U.S.-India Defense Trade
    Unleashing U.S.-India Defense Trade
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/17/2010

    In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, authors Kenneth I. Juster and Ajay Kuntamukkala examine the complex web of export controls and other issues surrounding bilateral defense trade between the United States and India and offer concrete recommendations to both Washington and New Delhi for deepening the relationship in this critical area.

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  • The Strategic Implications of Indo-U.S. Private Sector Ties
    The Strategic Implications of Indo-U.S. Private Sector Ties
    Author(s): Rajiv Kumar
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/17/2010

    In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Rajiv Kumar analyzes the growing ties between the United States and India outside of official government interaction and offers concrete recommendations for deepening ties between the Indian and American private sectors. 

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  • India, the United States and the Global Commons
    India, the United States and the Global Commons
    Author(s): C. Raja Mohan
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/17/2010

    In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author C. Raja Mohan calls for deeper cooperation between India and the United States in protecting the air, sea, space, and cyberspace commons and provides specific recommendations for ways to deepen the relationship in these shared spaces.

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  • The United States and India 10 Years Out
    The United States and India 10 Years Out
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/17/2010

    In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Ambassador Teresita Schaffer identifies areas in which India and the United States are likely to increase cooperation in the next 10 years as well as areas of potential tension.

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  • Asia's Rising Power
    Asia’s Security and the Contested Global Commons
    Type of Publication: Book
    Date: 10/04/2010

    CNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark writes a chapter in the report Asia's Rising Power on Asia's Security and the Contested Global Commons. Download a free sample of his chapter here.

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  • Counterinsurgency and the Future of NATO
    Type of Publication: Working Papers
    Date: 10/01/2010

    In this first working paper produced by The Transatlantic Paper Series, CNAS President John Nagl and Non-Resident Senior Fellow Richard Weitz evaluate how NATO can best implement counterinsurgency in Afghanistan.

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  • Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security
    Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security
    Type of Publication: Report
    Date: 09/28/2010

    As illustrated by the unprecedented violence in Mexico, drug trafficking groups have evolved to not only pose significant challenges to that country, but to governments and societies across the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security surveys organized crime throughout the Western Hemisphere, analyzes the challenges it poses for the region and recommends the United States replace the "war on drugs" paradigm with comprehensive domestic and foreign policies to confront the interrelated challenges of drug trafficking and violence ranging from the Andean Ridge to American streets.

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  • Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petrole
    Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era
    Type of Publication: Report
    Date: 09/27/2010

    This report argues that the Department of Defense (DOD) must prepare to transition smoothly to a future in which it does not depend on petroleum – no small task given that 77 percent of DOD’s energy needs depend on petroleum for fuel. Authors Christine Parthemore and John Nagl offer 12 specific guiding principles that map a path forward for the Department, helping to ensure that DOD can weather change, protect its own interests, reduce its vulnerability to extreme price spikes and – most importantly – ensure that it can meet its mandate to protect the nation’s security.

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