Publications
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No Illusions: Regaining the Strategic Initiative with North Korea
Type of Publication: Working PapersDate: 06/11/2009Pyongyang has spoken: North Korea has chosen the path of confrontation. Despite a series of agreements orchestrated by the Clinton and Bush administrations, North Korea has made no progress toward engagement and denuclearization, and has abdicated its commitments to the international community.
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After the Fire: Shaping the Future U.S. Relationship with Iraq
Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Brian BurtonType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/11/2009Since 2003, debates about America’s role in Iraq have focused on how to withdraw U.S. forces. Yet the search for an “end game” emphasizes a short-term objective - getting out of Iraq - and sidesteps the strategic imperative of establishing an enduring relationship with a key country in a region of vital importance to the United States.
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The Obama Plan for Energy and Climate Security: Conference Proceedings and Final Recommendations
Author(s): Christine ParthemoreType of Publication: Working PapersDate: 06/11/2009On April 29, 2009, the Center for a New American Security convened a group of scientists, investors, business executives, academics, nonprofit representatives, defense professionals, and federal, state, and local officials to discuss how to implement President Obama’s energy and climate security goals. This report is a compilation and analysis of the proceedings of this April 29 Big Energy Map conference.
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Natural Security
Author(s): Sharon E. BurkeType of Publication: Working PapersDate: 06/11/2009In the 21st century, the security of nations will increasingly depend on the security of natural resources, or “natural security.” This concept paper outlines a new program of study at the Center for a New American Security to look at emerging natural resources challenges in six key areas of consumption and consequences – energy, minerals, water, land, climate change, and biodiversity – as well as the ways in which these challenges are linked together.
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Triage: The Next Twelve Months in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 06/10/2009Eight years into the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, the situation is as perilous as ever and continuing to worsen. The campaign has been further complicated by a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, where the center of gravity of the insurgency has now shifted.
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Beyond Bullets: A Pragmatic Strategy to Combat Violent Islamist Extremism
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 06/09/2009Violent Islamist extremism will remain a potent threat to U.S. national security for the foreseeable future. On our own soil, catastrophic terrorism — employing chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons — remains a remote but grave risk.
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Beyond Bullets: Strategies for Countering Violent Extremism
Author(s): Dr. John A. Nagl, Kristin M. Lord, Seth Rosen, Daniel Benjamin, Larry Diamond, Dr. David Kilcullen, Camille Pecastaing, Harvey M. Sapolsky, Alice E. HuntType of Publication: ReportDate: 06/08/2009To counter the threat from violent Islamist extremism more effectively, the Center for a New American Security launched a strategy development process modeled after President Eisenhower’s Project Solarium.
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Climate Change War Game: Major Findings and Background
Author(s): Sharon E. Burke, Christine ParthemoreType of Publication: Working PapersDate: 06/01/2009In July 2008, the Center for a New American Security hosted an international climate change “war game,” a future scenario exercise to explore the national security implications of global climate change. This working paper provides major findings from the war game, and background information on how CNAS developed the “2015 World” in which the scenario was set.
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Clout and Climate Change War Game: Participant Briefing Book
Author(s): Sharon E. Burke, Christine ParthemoreType of Publication: Working PapersDate: 05/29/2009In July 2008, CNAS, with a consortium of ten partner organizations, hosted “Clout and Climate Change,” an international climate change “war game” to explore the national security implications of global climate change. CNAS provided this briefing book to participants in advance of the game, set in the year 2015, to prepare them for the event.
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Clout and Climate Change: Materials Generated from the War Game
Author(s): Sharon E. BurkeType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 05/29/2009In July 2008, CNAS, with a consortium of ten partner organizations, hosted “Clout and Climate Change,” an international climate change “war game” to explore the national security implications of global climate change. These documents contributed to shaping the game and were used to disseminate information to players during game play.
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