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Interview: White House Strategy Against ISIS Feasible?
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By John A. Nagl
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National Security Human Capital Program
Interview: US Responds to the Islamic StateBy David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Is Abbott spreading Australia too thin?Two months ago, as Prime Minister Abbott's globalist reflexes were becoming increasingly apparent, I offered a perspective from Washington that the US should welcome a more pr...
By Ely Ratner
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Technology & National Security
Cloud computing under siegeThe benefits of cloud computing can hardly be overstated. By pooling computing resources, cloud computing not only offers significant cost savings over traditional software an...
By Bob Butler
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Sea-based nuclear-weapons: Military needs and political consequencesHow will the deployment of ballistic missile submarines by China and India affect the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape? What effect will these deployments have on stability in...
By Elbridge Colby
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‘The Hornet’s Nest’ tells story of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Watch the interview on WJLA.com....
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ISIL: A Well-Oiled Machine
The speed at which the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has swept through and taken control of parts of Syria and Northern Iraq is both shocking and unexpected. Th...
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My 9/11 Perspective: A Personal Account from the CNAS Air Force Fellow
On September 11, 2001 I was a Captain assigned to U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. I was the Aide to the Lieutenant General who commanded...
By Lt Col James C. Mock & USAF
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National Security Human Capital Program
Interview: Michèle Flournoy on PBS NewsHour on fighting the Islamic StateBy Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Is the U.S. Air Force Set for a "Crash Landing"?In its recently-released thirty-year strategy document, the Air Force lays out a clear vision for its future. Unlike many government strategy documents, America’s Air Force: A...
By Paul Scharre
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Why Failure Helps
"Man's real treasure is the treasure of his mistakes, piled up stone by stone through thousands of years," writes the great Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset in his 194...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Testing North Korea’s IntentionsNorth Korean diplomatic offensives are usually short-lived and end in disappointment. Even so, it would be a mistake just to ignore Pyongyang’s recent signals that it would l...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Once Again Relevant, NATO Will Now Be Judged on Effectiveness
Last week’s NATO summit in Wales was a mixed bag, with the alliance marking strong progress on some fronts but proving less successful on others. Nevertheless, the fact that t...
By Richard Weitz
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and SyriansThirteen years after 9/11, Islamic militants have seized a state-sized territory in the heart of the Middle East, and the United States is struggling to determine how to respo...
By Paul Scharre
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How the US should tackle ISIS
President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech tonight outlining his strategy for confronting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). As Obama told NBC’s Mee...
By Marc Lynch
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National Security Human Capital Program
Our Unrealist PresidentEven before his presidency began, Barack Obama articulated a foreign-policy course markedly different from that of his immediate predecessors. Not only did he present himself ...
By Elbridge Colby
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Interview: Shawn Brimley on CNN OutFront discussing ISIS
Read the full transcript of Mr. Brimley's interview here....
By Shawn Brimley
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Event: Ensuring a Strong U.S. Defense for the Future
CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy participated in a discussion hosted by The U.S. Institute of Peace of the report by the National Defense Panel, “Ensuring a Strong U.S. Defense for ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Send the U.S. Navy to AustraliaAustralian cooperation with America's ongoing military and humanitarian operations in Iraq is just the latest example of a deep alliance that has flourished for over six decad...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Richard Fontaine
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Managing Partnerships, not Enlargement, Is NATO’s Real Challenge
Despite the recent prominence given to the issue of NATO’s membership enlargement, the alliance seems destined for at least the next few years to focus on broadening and deepe...
By Richard Weitz