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Unconventional Energy and U.S. National Security
U.S. energy production has expanded dramatically over the last five years. So has the potential for this resource to bolster and advance economic and national security interes...
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Video: A Conversation on Energy and Security with Thomas E. Donilon
CNAS held an event featuring remarks on energy and national security by former National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon. View the conversation between Mr. Donilon and Presi...
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Video: PONI Live Debate: Triad Modernization
The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) hosts a debate over the future of the U.S. nuclear triad....
By Elbridge Colby
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Considering the U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban
Late last year Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz stirred media interest in crude oil export policy by indicating that the U.S. government should revisit the conversation on the...
By Edward Delman
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Coming Chinese New Year Marks a Historical Moment of Sino-Japanese RelationsThis week, Chinese people all over the world are celebrating the Chinese New Year. But this coming year for China may be shadowed by its growing tensions with Japan. At Davos,...
By Yanliang Li
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National Security Human Capital
It Should Be ToughLone Survivor is a hard movie to sit through, and that’s a good thing. Bringing to life former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s book by the same name, the movie recounts the story...
By Jackson Keith
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Video: Investing in Innovation: R&D and the Future of the Defense-Industrial Base
Wesley G. Bush, Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman Corp., discusses federal R&D spending and the future of the defense-industrial base. Following his remarks,...
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Video: Defending the First Island Chain - Panel One: The Future Threat
The Center for a New American Security held a public, on-the-record experts' discussion on the future defense of the First Island Chain that spans the Asia-Pacific maritime. W...
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Video: Defending the First Island Chain - Panel Two: The Future Response
The Center for a New American Security held a public, on-the-record experts' discussion on the future defense of the First Island Chain that spans the Asia-Pacific maritime. W...
By Elbridge Colby
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After the Awakening: Future Security Trends in the Middle East
December 2013 marked three years since the beginning of the Arab Awakening. The tumult of the last three years has rocked the region and beyond. And the coming year promises c...
By Jacob Stokes
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New Iran Sanctions Would Undermine Coercion
On December 19, 2013, 13 Democratic and 13 Republican U.S. Senators introduced a bill entitled“The Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act.” The legislation aims to impose new oil and f...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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The Cold, Hard Reality: Canada’s Continental Shelf Claim is Business-as-Usual, Not a Significant Security Concern
Recent media reports highlighting rising tensions among Arctic nations as a result of Canada’s December continental shelf claim have been vastly overstated. This is especially...
By Isaiah Reed
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Three Foreign Policy Opportunities in 2014
A glance at any newspaper will reveal the daunting list of foreign policy challenges facing American leaders at the outset of a new year. The war in Syria rages on, with over...
By Richard Fontaine
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Human Rights and National Security: The Case of the Central African Republic
As my colleague Richard Fontaine recently posted, “The promotion of human rights and democracy is part and parcel of America’s greatness, and intrinsically bound with how we a...
By Katherine Kidder
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National Security Human Capital
A Delicate Dance: The Need to Respond to Chinese Assertiveness in the Western PacificRecent Chinese assertiveness, manifested in the establishment of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and the harassment of the USS Cowpens in the South China Sea, couple...
By Stuart Montgomery
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The U.S. Humanitarian Presence in Southeast AsiaU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently visited Tacloban in the Philippines to witness the recovery efforts following Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,000 people a...
By Zachary Hosford
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Technology & National Security
Liberty and Security in a Changing World: B-Sides and Deep CutsThe Report and Recommendations of The President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, released last week, provided the President with some excellent ...
By Ben FitzGerald
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National Security Human Capital
Thanks, Congress. Really.The ink on yesterday’s budget agreement had scarcely dried before analysts and media outlets began speculating about the next big congressional “battle.” (Lest you be tempted...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Execution of Uncle Jang Creates Uncertainty in DPRK-China RelationsThe execution of Jang Song-Thaek is the latest episode of the Kim Jong-Un power show. The unprecedented official media coverage of the purge indicates the eagerness of the you...
By Yanliang Li
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Squaring Human Rights and National Security
Human rights have earned a bit of prominence in Washington’s foreign policy debates over the past couple of weeks. First, National Security Advisor Susan Rice addressed the a...
By Richard Fontaine