Publications
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The Impact of China’s Economic and Security Interests in Continental Asia on the United States
Author(s): Abraham M. DenmarkType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 05/20/2009This CNAS Congressional Testimony contains Fellow Abraham Denmark's statement on the strategic and geopolitical implications of China’s engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan on American interests. The testimony was prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, given on May 20, 2009. "U.S. policymakers should engage their Chinese counterparts and encourage them to integrate their efforts toward Afghanistan and Pakistan within the broader international effort," said Denmark.
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U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Negotiations: A Survey of the Policy Literature
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North Korea Nuclear Time Line
Type of Publication: FactsheetDate: 04/07/2009This timeline provides a short overview of the major developments in U.S.-DPRK negotiations in the last 20 years.
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The Past and Present as Prologue: Future Warfare through the Lens of Contemporary Conflicts
Author(s): General Robert H. ScalesType of Publication: ReportDate: 04/01/2009April 2009 - Eight years of war have given the U.S. military an unparalleled opportunity to translate real war experience into a vision of how conflicts will be fought in the future. Getting a vision of the future more right than wrong depends on the military’s ability to sift through experiences gathered from combat to discern those that will endure. This monograph seeks to do just that.
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Uncharted Waters: The U.S. Navy and Navigating Climate Change
Author(s): Sharon E. Burke, Dr. Jay Gulledge, Dr. Michael Horowitz, Christine Parthemore, Nirav PatelType of Publication: Working PapersDate: 03/30/2009In the summer of 2008, Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, asked the Center for a New American Security to conduct a brief survey of the challenges global climate change may pose for the U.S. Navy over the next 30 years.
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The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
Author(s): Dr. David KilcullenType of Publication: BookDate: 03/17/2009March 17, 2009 - David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge."
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A Pathway to Success in Afghanistan: The National Solidarity Program
Type of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 03/16/2009March 2009 - In a new policy brief published by CNAS, authors John Nagl, Andrew Exum, and Ahmed Humayun recommend that the United States increase its support for Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program (NSP) and similar development initiatives. Launched in 2002 by Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), the NSP is a rural development project that disburses modest grants to elected village councils. The NSP has not just simply provided tangible services to Afghans; it is "owned" by Afghans and run with an emphasis on transparency.
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The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: Security Strategy for the Obama Administration
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 02/24/2009February 2009 - Ongoing shifts in geopolitical power from West to East make the Asia-Pacific region more important to the United States today than ever before. The region is already an engine of the global economy, and major Asian countries are becoming global economic and political actors. Yet, as Asia’s importance has grown over the last decade, Washington has often been focused elsewhere. The Obama administration needs a more active approach to the Asia-Pacific region that recognizes the new geopolitical realities and positions the United States to deal effectively with the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Going Global: The Future of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 02/23/2009February 2009 - The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have one of the most formidable and durable military alliances in the world. This alliance has preserved peace and stability in Northeast Asia and ensured nuclear restraint among Asian powers. It has weathered extreme domestic unpopularity in South Korea and pressures to reduce U.S. overseas defense obligations.
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The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
Author(s): Thomas E. RicksType of Publication: BookDate: 02/10/2009February 10, 2009 - In his new book out in stores February 10, CNAS Senior Fellow Thomas E. Ricks documents the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005. Using hundreds of hours of interviews with top officers in Iraq and on-the-ground reporting, Ricks examines the events that took place as the military was forced to reckon with itself, the surge was launched, and a very different war began.
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