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How to Fight in Afghanistan With Fewer U.S. Troops
Kimberly and Frederick W. Kagan’s Nov. 23 commentary, arguing for a force of 30,000 or more Americans in Afghanistan after 2014 [“What we’ll need in Afghanistan,” Sunday Opini...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Global Swing States and European Strategy
A new European Global Strategy must account for one of the most important geopolitical trends of the early 21st century: the growing influence of emerging market democracies i...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine
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Generalship and its Discontents
Having plowed through Tom Ricks' book on generals, I expected to write a review here. Unfortunately, I realized that I lack the background in the history of American military ...
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The State of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
Last week the Department of Energy (DOE) announced its decision to award the first company to receive government funding in support of commercializing Small Modular Reactors (...
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US energy: What's oil production got to do with national security?
The American energy revolution is starting to come into focus. Technological breakthroughs in shale gas and tight oil production are poised to make the United States — not Sau...
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Beijing Pushes the Diplomatic Envelop on South China Sea Dispute
Territorial claims over the South China Sea took an interesting turn last week. According to a report from Reuters, China’s new passports have raised the eyebrows of several...
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Gaza: Winners and Losers?
The Internet is abuzz with theorizing about who won and lost the short Israel-Hamas duel in Gaza. Unfortunately, the standards by which victory and defeat is tallied are fairl...
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Rage Against the Machines
Human Rights Watch recently put out a report demanding a ban on fully autonomous weapons system and more scrutiny, as well as additional legal controls, to regulate the develo...
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CIA Shutters Climate Center, But Continues its Work
Annie Snider of Greenwire confirmed on Monday that after more than three years the CIA has closed its Center for Climate Change and National Security, the office responsible f...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video Highlights: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon PanettaThe Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon PanettaThe Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Transcript: A Conversation with the Honorable Leon PanettaThe Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense" on November 20, 2012. Secretary Panetta discussed U.S...
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World is on a Path to 4 degree Celsius Warming, World Bank Warns
On Sunday, the World Bank released a study – Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4⁰C Warmer World Must Be Avoided – that says the world is on a path to increase the average global tempe...
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Tool Academy: Of Political and Military Solutions
In tomorrow's New York Times Sunday Review, Lucian Truscott IV blasts General David Petraeus for failing to "conquer" Iraq and Afghanistan. Truscott unfavorably compares Petra...
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How U.S. Can Help Avert Asia Crisis
Mounting tensions over the East and South China Seas are threatening to torpedo the Asian Century. China and the Philippines locked horns near Scarborough Shoal this past spri...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Hark! The American Energy Revolution…and What to Watch For
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its new World Energy Outlook on Monday, projecting the United States to become the world’s largest oil producer as early as 202...
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Video: Tom Ricks "The Generals" Book Launch
On November 8, CNAS hosted the book launch for The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to the Present by Thomas E. Ricks, Senior Fellow at CNAS and Contribut...
By Thomas E. Ricks
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Video Highlights: Tom Ricks "The Generals" Book Launch
On November 8, CNAS hosted the book launch for The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to the Present by Thomas E. Ricks, Senior Fellow at CNAS and Contribut...
By Thomas E. Ricks
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Does a drafted public make better policy?
The relationship of citizen to soldier within the United States is a complicated one. For most of American history, the brunt of federal military power came from volunteers. E...
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The Great War and the Complexity of Military Failure
Military failure is always hard to discuss rationally. Whether we are considering a black mark on an otherwise victorious strategy or yet another disgrace in a lost war, milit...