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Fireside Chat with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald
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
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
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
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
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
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
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CNAS Experts' Op-Ed in The Washington Post
More than any other president-elect in recent memory, Donald Trump has sought out military brass to populate his inner circle. Read the full article at The Washington Post...
By Phillip Carter & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Jonathan Mostowski on Modernizing DoD Travel
Defense Digital Service's Jonathan Mostowski is streamlining and modernizing DoD travel and modernizing DTS with programs like Hack the Pentagon....
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Dr. Cheryl Walton on Improving the Acquisition Process
Dr. Cheryl Walton from the United States Navy discusses ways to speed up the acquisition process and how to make it work better for everyone....
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Kill the Iran Deal or Accommodate Russia? Trump Will Have to Choose
Based on Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric some of his priorities in the Middle East – defeating ISIL and ensuring Israel’s security – will be no different than President Obama...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Will The Iran Deal Survive Trump's Presidency?
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Veteran Employment Prospects Are Better Than They’ve Been In A While
According to a new survey, post-9/11 veterans now have unemployment and underemployment rates comparable to their civilian peers....
By Andrew Swick & Amy Schafer
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Deciphering Trump's Asia Policy
Scholars who claim to know with any certainty how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy will crystalize are engaging in tenuous prophecy. As they and the United S...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper