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Where is Asia?
American military action in Syria will not divert the United States from rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific region, but it will spotlight the need for Asian governments to step u...
By Patrick Cronin
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How Does This End?
President Obama is poised to launch a military strike designed to “deter and degrade” Syrian President Bashar-al-Asad’s ability to deliver chemical weapons against his own peo...
By David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
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Refugees and Regional Security Interests
Asad’s decision to use chemical weapons on his own civilian population evokes a strong sense of humanitarian outrage – and rightfully so. Yet the toll of conflict on the civil...
By Katherine Kidder
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The Limits of a Limited Strike
We now know a great deal about how a military strike against Syria might unfold – but it is far less clear what broader strategic objectives such a strike would achieve, if an...
By Nora Bensahel
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Despite Drift in Ties, U.S. and India Share Strategic Logic
Joe Biden’s recent visit to New Delhi and Mumbai—the first trip by an American vice president to India in 30 years—occasioned no shortage of handwringing over the state of the...
By Richard Fontaine
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Decisions Deferred: Balancing Risks for Today and Tomorrow
Senior Fellow LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) and Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Nora Bensahel argue that the Pentagon's strategic review fails to address strategic choices abo...
By David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
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The Internet Yalta
In his commentary The Internet Yalta, Alexander Klimburg, Fellow and Senior Adviser at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, argues that the December 2012 meeting ...
By Alexander Klimburg
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Appearance by Dr. Patrick Cronin before the HASC on the "strategic rebalance" toward Asia.
CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Dr. Patrick Cronin testified on July 24 before the House Armed Services on achieving strategic re-...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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National Security Human Capital
CNAS CEO Robert O. Work Senate Budget Committee TestimonyCNAS Chief Executive Officer Robert O. Work testified on July 23 before the Senate Budget Committee about the impact of sequestration on defense spending....
By Robert O. Work
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An Indian Summer of SOF
Thanks to Mark Safranski, I read Indian LTG Prakosh Katosh's essay "Optimizing the Potential of Special Forces." It is, Mark implies, a tour-de-horizon of a defense policy tha...
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Hard Choices for the New Middle East
The Obama administration may want to “pivot” away from the Middle East toward Asia, but events are not cooperating. Millions take to the streets in Egypt, leading to a militar...
By Colin H. Kahl
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The Smart-Shopping Way to Cut Defense Spending
With more than a decade of war coming to a close and the U.S. government facing daunting fiscal challenges, the defense budget is on the chopping block. Without a budget deal ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Has Foggy Bottom Forgotten Asia?
For an illustration of Secretary of State John Kerry's commitment to Asia -- or lack thereof -- look no further than his travel schedule. On July 1, he arrived in the tiny nat...
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If Skills Sold: Failed States Edition
A new Guardian op-ed declares that failed states are a "myth" that was "invented" in order to support Western interventions in the global South. While it is plausible that som...
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The Willie Suttons of the Cyberage
Criminal mastermind Willie Sutton famously quipped that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Modern-day cyber-Suttons follow the same basic logic; the problem ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Before Piling on New Sanctions, Give Rouhani a Chance
There is widespread agreement in Washington that Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and that all options should remain on the table to prevent this outcome...
By Colin H. Kahl
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Reboot
On Tuesday, the Army announced its plans to hit the reset button on its force structure, cutting its headcount by 80,000 soldiers from 570,000 to 490,000, effectively taking t...
By Nora Bensahel & Phillip Carter
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The Road to Nowhere Good
The decision by the Obama administration to arm select Syrian rebel groups marks a tipping point in the U.S. involvement in the country's 27-month long civil war. Partly in re...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Some thoughts on blowback
In the aftermath of two men brutally slaughtering Lee Rigby in Woolwih, Jonathan Freedland wrote this column on responding to the motives of murderers: ... It seems we're read...
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The Next QDR Is the Last Chance for Sanity
The next nine months will be the most important period for United States defense strategy since the end of the Cold War. The highly anticiapted Quadrennial Defense Review and,...
By Shawn Brimley