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Europe’s New Medieval Map
Look at any map of Europe from the Middle Ages or the early modern era, before the Industrial Revolution, and you will be overwhelmed by its dizzying incoherence—all of those ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Obama’s ‘Slippery Slope’ Delusion
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama sounded a familiar and somewhat defensive theme about the Islamic State. Let’s not overreact, he said, against “masse...
By Richard Fontaine
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Refugees Need New Places to Live—and Jobs When They Get There
Four years ago the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan did not exist. Today, housing about 80,000 Syrian refugees just miles from the international border, it is one of Jo...
By Richard Fontaine
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Judging the Iran Nuclear Deal, Six Months In
Six months ago this week, the P5+1 and Iran agreed on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The headlines and intense public debates have subsided but disagreements ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Russia's Evolving Nuclear Doctrine and Its Implications
In this report, Robert M. Gates Senior Fellow Elbridge Colby provides a baseline of Russian thinking on how Moscow sees its options for nuclear employment. Mr. Colby argues th...
By Elbridge Colby
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Kim Jong Un's motives: North Korea nuclear testOn CNN, Patrick Cronin, Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses Kim Jong Un's possible motives for conducting a nuclear test, which North Korea claims ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The U.S. Can Thaw India-Pakistan Relations
Narendra Modi’s surprise Christmas Day visit to Pakistan stunned the world. Photos of the Indian prime minister holding hands in Lahore with his counterpart Nawaz Sharif offer...
By Richard Fontaine
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If China's Goliath Threatens Asia, Then Arm David
There is a Goliath menacing the western Pacific. China’s construction of three huge artificial islands with obvious military capacity in the South China Sea has already destab...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Podcast: Shawn Brimley on America's Military Edge
in his latest podcast, CNAS Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley argues that the U.S. military edge – particularly in regards to technology – is rapidly eroding. Mr. Brimley...
By Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Mind Games Behind Obama Arming TaiwanAmerican presidents like to announce major arms sales to Taiwan when they are leaving office. George Herbert Walker Bush announced the sale of nearly $8 billion in hardware, i...
By Harry Krejsa & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Yomiuri-Gallup Survey / Strong support for alliance expressed on both sidesIn the Asia-Pacific region, the United States has no closer ally than Japan. The American public at large fully supports Japan’s measured steps to make a more proactive contri...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Video: Inaugural National Security Forum - Afternoon Sessions
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Video: Inaugural National Security Forum - Morning Sessions
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Gen. Dunford's Remarks and Q&A at the CNAS Inaugural National Security Forum
MICHELE FLOURNOY: Thanks, David, for bringing that footage to us. You know, this has been a wonderful day and a wonderful conference, and I want to thank all of you for comi...
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Remarks by Defense Deputy Secretary Robert Work at the CNAS Inaugural National Security Forum
WORK: Thank you for that kind introduction and in fact, all of the people at CNAS, our CNAS family, and it’s really great to be back here this morning. It reminds me of a sto...
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program
Katherine Kidder on Women in CombatCNAS Bacevich Fellow Katherine Kidder discusses Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's announcement on expanding the roles of women in the military....
By Katherine Kidder
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Grant Newsham on Improving Amphibious Capabilities
Grant Newsham, Senior Research Fellow, Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, discusses how to improve amphibious capabilities with U.S. allies and partners....
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Peter Harrell before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Harrell testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to examine terrorism and the global oil markets....
By Peter Harrell
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Does China Needs Its Own 'Womenomics'?Any economist will tell you that failing to integrate half of a country’s population into the workforce is economic nonsense — a needless expense that permanently limits growt...
By Harry Krejsa
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Michèle Flournoy before the Senate Armed Services Committee
CNAS CEO and Co-Founder Michèle Flournoy testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on the urgent need for defense reform....
By Michèle Flournoy
