Publications
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Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
Author(s): The Honorable Richard J. Danzig, Dr. Marc Sageman, Dr. Terrance Leighton, Dr. Lloyd Hough, Hidemi Yuki, Rui Kotani, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: ReportDate: 07/20/2011In 1995, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed terror on the Tokyo subway system with a highly publicized sarin gas attack. However, less is known about the group’s development of biological and chemical weapons and about their prior attacks using these weapons. The CNAS report, Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons, provides never-before documented information on the terrorist group and its operations.
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Preserving Progress: Transitioning Authority And Implementing The Strategic Framework Agreement
Author(s): Richard FontaineType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 06/23/2011Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcomittee on the Middle East and South Asia on June 23, 2011. Fontaine testifed to the importance of the Unites States' strategic interests in Iraq. The testimony included points on the stability of the future of Iraq and how that will impact U.S. strategic interests in the Middle East.
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America’s Cyber Future: Security and Prosperity in the Information Age
Author(s): Robert E. Kahn, Mike McConnell, Peter Schwartz, Nova J. Daly, Martha Finnemore, Richard Fontaine, Daniel E. Geer Jr., David A. Gross, Jason Healey, James A. Lewis, Kristin M. Lord, M. Ethan Lucarelli, Thomas G. Mahnken, Gary McGraw, Roger H. Miksad, Dr. Greg Rattray, Will Rogers, Christopher M. Schroeder, Travis SharpType of Publication: ReportDate: 05/31/2011Despite productive efforts by the U.S. government and the private sector to strengthen cyber security, the increasing sophistication of cyber threats continues to outpace progress. To help U.S. policymakers address the growing danger of cyber insecurity, this two-volume report features accessible and insightful chapters on cyber security strategy, policy, and technology by some of the world’s leading experts on international relations, national security, and information technology.
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Beyond Afghanistan: A Regional Security Strategy for South and Central Asia
Type of Publication: ReportDate: 05/25/2011The United States is at a strategic inflection point in South and Central Asia. The death of Osama bin Laden, together with the projected transition to a smaller U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, presents a new opportunity for the United States to protect its enduring interests in the region. In Beyond Afghanistan: A Regional Security Strategy for South and Central Asia, authors Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Andrew Exum and Matthew Irvine identify key priorities for the United States and the key components of a regional strategy in light of fast-changing current events.
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Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in the Digital Age
Author(s): Richard Fontaine, Will RogersType of Publication: ReportDate: 05/23/2011From Egypt to Tunisia to Iran, the world has borne witness to the power of the Internet and new digital tools used to communicate across borders, organize protests, topple some dictators and possibly strengthen others – actions that all affect U.S. foreign policy. This report examines Internet freedom through the lens of American foreign policy and explores two central questions: What does access to an open Internet mean for U.S. foreign policy, and what should the United States do about it?
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Upheaval: U.S. Policy Toward Iran in a Changing Middle East
Author(s): Dr. Marc LynchType of Publication: ReportDate: 05/19/2011The wave of uprisings that have rocked the Arab world will have dramatic consequences for America's strategy toward Iran. The foundations of the Obama administration’s Iran strategy are crumbling. This report lays out a U.S. strategy toward Iran that is a policy reset from the regional status quo.
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Elements of Security: Mitigating the Risks of U.S. Dependence on Critical Minerals
Author(s): Christine ParthemoreType of Publication: ReportDate: 05/12/2011Elements of Security: Mitigating the Risks of U.S. Dependence on Critical Minerals, explores a range of potential vulnerabilities that stem from dependence on several minerals that the United States will need for defense supply chains and clean energy goals in the decades ahead.
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China’s Current and Emerging Foreign Policy Priorities
Author(s): Dr. Richard WeitzType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 04/13/2011CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Richard Weitz testified before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on the current status of Sino-Russian relations.
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Financial Hardball: Corralling Terrorists and Proliferators
Author(s): Dr. David AsherType of Publication: Congressional TestimonyDate: 04/06/2011CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow David Asher delivered a testimony to the Congressional Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade for the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding his work on a strategy against the Kim Jong Il regime’s illicit activities and finances.
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Forging a Libya Strategy: Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration
Author(s): Dr. Andrew M. Exum, Zachary M. HosfordType of Publication: Policy BriefDate: 03/28/2011In this policy brief, CNAS experts Andrew Exum and Zachary Hosford offer four policy recommendations for the U.S. strategy in Libya that limit the U.S. expenditure of blood or treasure.
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