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Video: Can Iraq save itself?
By Michèle Flournoy
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Iraq and the Fall of Saigon
For Americans of a certain age, the near-collapse of the U.S.-trained Iraqi Army and the possibility of an ISIS takeover of Baghdad has disturbing similarities to the rout of ...
By USA (Ret.) & Robert Killebrew
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Learning From Iraq to Prepare for Afghanistan’s Post-2016 FutureIn a revealing quirk of history, the crisis in Iraq caused by the sudden onslaught of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) can help us better understand possible scenari...
By Richard Weitz
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Video: Shi’ite, Sunni leaders call for unity
By Colin H. Kahl
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
New Komeito: if Japan enters a combat zone, turn right ‘round and come on homeBig things are afoot in Tokyo, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government nears a milestone in its attempts to make Japan a more normal country on national defence. Abe wants t...
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No, Obama Didn’t Lose Iraq
The surprising advances by jihadists in northern and western Iraq have produced at least one unsurprising result: accusations that President Obama’s “abandonment” of Iraq is r...
By Colin H. Kahl
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Twitter Reacts to the CNAS Debate: War with Iran?Two of the country's top collegiate debate programs - Georgetown University and the University of Michigan - squared off on one of the most contested foreign policy issues of ...
By JaRel Clay
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How can the U.S. help Maliki when Maliki’s the problem?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) genuinely stunning capture of Mosul, and advances across Iraq, look like a real turning point in regional politics. Even if the te...
By Marc Lynch
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Linking U.S. Statecraft to Grand Strategy
Commentary
Americans – both elites and the public – are currently engaged in a heated debate about the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. As we outlined in our previous piece, the ...
By Julianne Smith & Jacob Stokes
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: A Strategy for Renewal
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivers a speech on "a strategy for renewal" at the Eighth Annual National Security Conference. The Honorable Michèle Flournoy introduces Congres...
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Creative Disruption: Strategy, Technology and the Future Defense Industry
The Honorable William J. Lynn III, former U.S. deputy secretary of defense and Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) discuss strategy, technology and the future of the defense i...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Strategic Risk and Military Power: A Briefing to the Next President
Responsible Defense Program Co-Director Dr. Nora Bensahel moderated a panel briefing the next president on strategic risk and military power. Panelists included the Honorable ...
By Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Risk and Opportunity in Indo-Pacific Asia
Dr. Patrick Cronin, senior advisor and senior director of CNAS' Asia-Pacific Security Program, provides an overview for risk and opportunity in Indo-Pacific Asia. Panelists in...
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Keynote Address by Ambassador Susan Rice
Ambassador Susan Rice delivers the keynote address at the Eighth Annual National Security Conference. CNAS President Richard Fontaine introduced the Ambassador....
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Visualizing Today's Veterans Population and Forecasting the Issues of Tomorrow
Senior Fellow Phillip Carter presented on today's veterans population at the CNAS Eighth Annual National Security Conference....
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: 1Lt Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA, Fellowship Presentation
Executive Vice President and Director of Studies Shawn Brimley announced Jacob Stokes as the 2014 Bacevich Fellow....
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Eighth Annual Conference: Closing Remarks
CNAS President Richard Fontaine delivered closing remarks at the Eighth Annual National Security Conference....
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Robotics on the Battlefield: The Coming Swarm20YY Warfare Initiative Project Director Paul Scharre delivers a presentation on autonomous technologies and unmanned systems at CNAS' Eighth Annual National Security Conferen...
By Paul Scharre
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Transcript: Eighth Annual Conference: Energy, Iran and the Future of Gulf Security
Dr. Colin Kahl, Elizabeth Rosenberg, The Honorable Stephen J. Hadley, and Ambassador Dennis Ross discuss energy, Iran and the future of Gulf security at the CNAS Eighth Annual...
By Colin H. Kahl & Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Iraq veteran: This is not what my friends fought and died for
For a veteran of the fighting there—and proponent of the counterinsurgency strategy that provided a chance for the country to stabilize—watching the recent unraveling of Iraq ...
By John A. Nagl
