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This Weekend’s News: Dam’s Suspension May Signal New Developments in Burma-China Relationship
On Friday, the Burmese government announced that it would halt the construction of a Chinese-backed dam on the Irrawaddy River, marking a significant setback for China that ha...
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China’s Arab Spring Cyber Lessons
As the Arab Spring turns to autumn, observers around the world are piecing together what happened this year, why, and where – if anywhere – it might happen next. And, as they ...
By Richard Fontaine & Will Rogers
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Command Post: "Does the U.S. Always Need an Enemy?"
Wrapping up our discussion on China, we're wondering if the U.S. has some innate compulsion to find a foe. If so, is it prudence or panic? We tackle the issue with Patrick Cro...
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CNAS Wants to Hear From You
As the security and information environment changes daily, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) seeks to innovate and adapt. We value your ideas and opinions and want...
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Johnsen and Stuster on Yemen
Yesterday, friend-of-the-blog Gregory Johnsen released his new report on Yemen for the Council on Foreign Relations. I am no Yemen specialist, but knowing something about both...
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Hasta Luego
What a long, strange trip it’s been. I first began speaking with Kurt Campbell and Michele Flournoy about going to work for them before this thing called “The Center for a New...
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This War Can Still Be Won
Returning home after 14 months in Afghanistan, I’ve sensed a growing gloom over the American war effort there. Many of the policy wonks, politicos and academics I encounter he...
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“Back to School” Reading List
We have a lot going on this week, so here is a short post this morning on some suggested reading for the “Back to School” season. Enjoy! The Quest: Energy, Security, and the ...
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Climate Change, Fisheries and the South China Sea
A short editorial in this morning’s New York Times caught my attention, particularly because it’s relevant to a project on the South China Sea that we are close to wrapping up...
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Command Post: "Is China Getting Ready to Try and Kick the U.S. Out of the Western Pacific?"
Continuing this week on Command Post, our tour of the national-security challenges associated with the Middle Kingdom. John Nagl, of the Center for a New American Security, an...
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Time to Boost US Alliance, Not Weaken It
As Australia and the US reflect on the 60th anniversary of their alliance, the two governments have announced steps to strengthen their security ties. Enhancing joint exercise...
By Richard Fontaine
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War Veterans' Adjustment to Civilian Life, Keynote Addresses
John Nagl and Terrie Suit gave keynote addresses at the U.S. Naval Institute and Military Officers Association Wounded Warriors Forum on reintegrating returning war veterans i...
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This Weekend’s News: Land Grabs Spark Protests in China
Last week someone remarked to me that one research area that we really haven’t dug into – excuse my pun – is on land and security. And this person is right. That’s probably wh...
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A power shift in Asia
Washington is obsessed with decline: the upshot of the worst economy since the Great Depression, the prospect of massive defense cuts that could signal the end of the American...
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Command Post: "Does Mutual U.S.-China Economic Dependence Rule Out War?"
Continuing our discussion this week on China, we're tackling a corollary of Tom Friedman's McDonald's Rule -- countries with McDonald's restaurants generally don't wage war on...
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PSA: Stop-Loss Payments -- ACT NOW
The very first time I got worked up about a defense policy issue and made a stink about it in public concerned the misguided stop-loss policy. The U.S. government, though, has...
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CNASers on the Hill: Hearing on Rare Earths & Foreign/Security Policy
Yesterday I had the honor of testifying to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on rare earth elements. Other than the Chairman misstating that I att...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China's Monopoly on Rare Earths: Implications for U.S. Foreign and Security PolicyOn September 21st, CNAS Fellow Christine Parthemore testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. She testified regarding her ...
By Christine Parthemore
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Pres. Obama's Speech to the General Assembly
Here we go! Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: I would like to talk to you about a subject that is at the heart of the United Nation...
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Understanding India’s South China Sea Gambit
Last week, The Times of India reported that India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Videsh would, with Vietnam’s support, continue its exploration for oil and natural g...