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Australia and President Trump: Four Risks and Twelve Opportunities
Ask any American foreign policy official to list the strongest U.S. alliances and Australia will be at or near the very top. Looking back at history and into the future, there...
By Richard Fontaine
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Future Foundry: DOD Innovation and the NDAA
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By Michèle Flournoy, Christian Brose, Raj Shah & Gordon Lubold
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Future Foundry: Presentation of a New CNAS Report
By The Honorable William J. Lynn III, The Honorable Sean O'Keefe & Ben FitzGerald
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Trump’s Four-Star Friends
On this week’s episode of The E.R., David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, Julie Smith, and Tom Ricks share their thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, whic...
By Julianne Smith
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The United States and Russia Are Already at War
The United States and Russia are already at war. At least, that’s what many in Moscow seem to think. This war is not fought like past conflicts. It’s prosecuted today primaril...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Latest Trump target: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program
Another day, another market-moving tweet from the future President of the United States. This time the target was defense contractor Lockheed Martin, and its F-35 Joint Strike...
By Ben FitzGerald
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4 Ways Trump Can Avoid a North Korea Disaster
The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye plunges South Korea deeper into political turmoil. Anticipating another North Korean provocation, Defense Minister Han Min-koo calle...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Fireside Chat with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald
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As the Obama administration comes to a close, the Department of Veterans Affairs continues to innovate to become more responsive and effective in serving veterans. Investing i...
By Sec. Robert McDonald & Phillip Carter
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We need to talk about NATO
Commentary
Dear NATO and European ministers of defense, I know you’re worried. You’re worried that the United States is about to have a commander in chief who has called the NATO allianc...
By Julianne Smith
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Surveillance Policy: A Pragmatic Agenda for 2017 and Beyond
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On December 12, CNAS will release a comprehensive report on the future of surveillance policy, including 61 recommendations for the next administration and Congress. The...
By Adam Klein
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Sec. William Perry Honored with the CNAS Distinguished National Security Leadership Award
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Dr. William J. Perry has been integral to the founding and continued success of the Center for a New American Security. In his support of CNAS, Dr. Perry has exhibit...
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CNAS 10th Anniversary Celebration: A Decade of Impact
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The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. CNAS honored former Secretary of Defense a...
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Reforming the National Security Council Staff: It’s All about Trust and Accountability
President Trump’s national security team has to be ready to hit the ground running in January. The list of challenges is long: a resurgent and aggressive Russia, a rising Chin...
By Lt Col James Price
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The Battle for Aleppo
By Richard Fontaine
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Why the Trump Administration Should Adopt a Mission-Oriented Combatant Command Structure
It’s often said that to determine someone’s priorities, take a look at how they spend their time and their money. Organizations are no different. Glancing at an organizational...
By Lauren Fish
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Painting by Numbers: A History of the U.S. Military's Phasing Construct
Ask any budding student of security or member of the military where the focus of conflict is, and you’ll hear an emphatic “phase III operations.” The period in which decisive ...
By Lauren Fish
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Rebuilding America's Military
Commentary
President-elect Trump’s book The Art of the Deal applies the principles of negotiation to business, but they are universal to human nature. A century ago, a previous president...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Rebuilding America's Military: A Defense Transition Brief
Paul Scharre, Senior Fellow and Director of the Future of Warfare Initiative, provides three recommendations for rebuilding America's military: Increase funding with a stable...
By Paul Scharre
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How Trump Can Save the Liberal Order
During the campaign, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump made it clear that he does not like the prevailing international order and rejects key components of traditional U.S. fo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Elephants in Afghanistan: The Military’s Counterinsurgency Failure
Earlier this year, several former ISAF commanders and diplomats wrote President Barack Obama, imploring him to freeze troop levels in Afghanistan until the next administration...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
