Publications
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Halting the Descent: U.S. Policy Toward a Deteriorating Situation in Iraq
Author(s): Dr. Colin H. KahlType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 03/21/2012On March 21st, Dr. Colin H. Kahl, CNAS Senior Fellow, testified before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. He discussed the security and political environment in the aftermath of the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq, Iranian influence in Iraq and the prospects for continued U.S.-Iraq security cooperation.
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Perspectives on the FY 2013 Budget Request for Department of Defense
Type of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 03/06/2012On March 6th, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) testified before the Senate Budget Committee in an open hearing on President Obama's FY 2013 budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Author(s): Dr. Patrick M. CroninType of Publication: ReportDate: 03/01/2012The diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea this week re-establishes a baseline for future negotiations, but it has done nothing to fundamentally alter underlying security and economic problems on the peninsula, argues Dr. Patrick Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). In Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial Complex, released today by CNAS, Dr. Cronin contends that the diplomatic accord leaves in place an unsettling set of economic realities and trends on the peninsula and that "the United States must undertake a systematic strategic review of North Korea policy."
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Pressure Not War: A Pragmatic and Principled Policy Towards Syria
Author(s): Dr. Marc LynchType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 02/21/2012If Syria is to have any chance of reaching political transition, the United States and the international community must respond to the increasing violence there through an enhanced diplomatic strategy rather than military intervention, argues Marc Lynch, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow, in Pressure Not War: A Pragmatic and Principled Policy Towards Syria.
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Down Payment: Defense Guidance, 2013 Defense Budget and the Risks of Sequestration
Author(s): Travis SharpType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 02/10/2012The Pentagon’s new strategic guidance and fiscal year 2013 budget request avoid major disruptions to current U.S. defense plans, but they make only a down payment on the defense budget cuts that may eventually be imposed through sequestration, argues Travis Sharp, CNAS Bacevich Fellow, in Down Payment: Defense Guidance, 2013 Defense Budget and the Risks of Sequestration.
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China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States
Author(s): Dr. Patrick M. CroninType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 01/26/2012On January 26th, Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He discussed the subject of China's approach to managing natural resources and its implications for U.S. national security.
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America's Civilian Operations Abroad: Understanding Past and Future Requirements
Author(s): Dr. Nora Bensahel, Dr. Patrick M. CroninType of Publication: ReportDate: 01/12/2012America’s Civilian Operations Abroad: Understanding Past and Future Requirements, authored by Dr. Nora Bensahel, CNAS Deputy Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, and Dr. Patrick Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, examines the history of U.S. civilian operations abroad during the past 20 years and identifies several trends that are likely to affect future requirements.
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Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea
Author(s): Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Peter A. Dutton, M. Taylor Fravel, James R. Holmes, Robert Kaplan, Will Rogers, Ian StoreyType of Publication: ReportDate: 01/09/2012Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea, a six-chapter volume featuring a capstone chapter authored by Patrick M. Cronin and Robert D. Kaplan, helps U.S. policymakers understand the trends affecting American interests in the South China Sea.
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Studying the South China Sea: The Chinese Perspective
Author(s): Yun SunType of Publication: Flashpoints BulletinDate: 01/09/2012This essay discusses three key features of the current research by the Chinese policy community on the South China Sea, highlights the work of four leading research institutions and studies on the issue, and presents online resources from China.
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The Next Fight: Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan
Type of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 12/05/2011| more |CNAS authors Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Andrew Exum and Matthew Irvine call for a change of mission in Afghanistan with the 2014 transition looming. Listen to a briefing on the report here.