Publications
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Beyond Fukushima: A Joint Agenda for U.S.-Japanese Disaster Management
Type of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 11/16/2012In Beyond Fukushima: A Joint Agenda for U.S.-Japanese Disaster Management, Richard Danzig, CNAS Chairman of the Board of Directors; Andrew M. Saidel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dynamic Strategies Asia, LLC; and Zachary M. Hosford, CNAS Research Associate, argue that the United States and Japan should pursue an “all-hazards” approach to manage the consequences of future disasters, improve joint capabilities and strengthen the Japanese-American relationship.
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Upholding the Promise: Supporting Veterans and Military Personnel in the Next Four Years
Author(s): Phillip CarterType of Publication: ReportDate: 11/09/2012In Upholding the Promise: Supporting Veterans and Military Personnel in the Next Four Years, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Phillip Carter urges the Obama Administration to develop an inclusive, strategic policy approach that serves veterans and military personnel as well as they have served the nation.
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Countdown to Sequestration: Why American Leaders Could Jump Off the Fiscal Cliff
Author(s): Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, Joel Smith, Jacob StokesType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 11/08/2012With a comprehensive "grand bargain" agreement on taxes and spending unlikely to succeed in the lame duck session, there is a strong possibility that sequestration will commence on January 2, argue experts David W. Barno, Nora Bensahel, Joel Smith and Jacob Stokes in Countdown to Sequestration: Why American Leaders Could Jump Off the Fiscal Cliff.
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The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today
Author(s): Thomas E. RicksType of Publication: BookDate: 10/30/2012In The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, CNAS Senior Fellow Thomas E. Ricks explores the history of American military leaders and the growing divide between military performance and accountability.
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Yokota: Civil-Military Use of U.S. Bases in Japan
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 10/24/2012In Yokota: Civil-Military Use of U.S. Bases in Japan, authors Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program; Paul S. Giarra, President of Global Strategies & Transformation; Zachary M. Hosford, CNAS Research Associate; and Timothy A. Walton, Associate of Delex Consulting, Studies, and Anlalysis argue that the United States and Japan should strongly consider making Yokota Air Base available for civilian aviation while still preserving military readiness and enhancing operational capacity.
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Military Campaigns: Veterans’ Endorsements and Presidential Elections
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 10/15/2012In Military Campaigns: Veterans' Endorsements and Presidential Elections, published by the Center for a New American Security, experts Dr. James Golby, Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy; Kyle Dropp, Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Stanford University; and Dr. Peter Feaver, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, examine whether military endorsements impact a campaign's ability to secure votes.
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National Security Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election
Author(s): Kay King, Jacob StokesType of Publication: ReportDate: 10/05/2012The Center for a New American Security's National Security Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election draws on the expertise of CNAS scholars to provide readers with a fact-based, non-ideological assessment of the critical national security issues that the next president must address. The guide, edited by Kay King, Senior Advisor and Director of External Relations, and Researcher Jacob Stokes, is intended to help American voters, global partners and other interested observers better understand the national security issues that are at stake in this election and that will impact the nation for decades to come.
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Sentries in the Sky: Using Space Technologies for Disaster Response
Author(s): Will RogersType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 09/18/2012In Sentries in the Sky: Using Space Technologies for Disaster Response, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Will Rogers argues that U.S. policymakers can make better use of space technologies to improve disaster warning and response.
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On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future
Author(s): Karen Elliott HouseType of Publication: BookDate: 09/18/2012In On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines - and Future, member of the CNAS Board of Directors and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Karen Elliott House navigates the maze in which Saudi citizens find themselves trapped and reveals the mysterious nation that is the world’s largest exporter of oil, critical to global stability and a source of Islamic terrorists.
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The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
Author(s): Robert KaplanType of Publication: BookDate: 09/11/2012In The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Stratfor Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries and theories of great geographers and geopolitical thinkers of the near and distant past to look back at critical pivots in history and then forward at the evolving global scene.
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