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Picking through Tim Pawlenty's Middle East Speech
Let's give Gov. Tim Pawlenty some credit for wading into the Middle East in a serious policy speech yesterday. I'm going to pick through it in this post, taking major issue wi...
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With U.S. Troops Continuing to Drawdown from Iraq, Many Challenges Remain
As the U.S. military continues its drawdown of troops from Iraq – with the last of those troops to leave by December 31, 2011 – policymakers and analysts are likely to raise c...
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Back in the USSA, Part III: Afghanistan
I was unable to hear the president give his speech on Afghanistan, but it does not seem to have pleased many people. Reading it a few days later, I had a similar reaction of d...
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Back in the USSA, Part II: Apologies, and Food & Drink
First off, let me apologize for the lack of spam moderation in the comments while I was away. I checked the blog a few days ago and was appalled. So please accept my apologies...
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Back in the USSA, Part I: Dissertation
As some of you know, I have been traveling for the past 10 days in Europe. My wife and I celebrated two weddings, one in London and one in Milan. The London wedding celebrated...
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Debate Continues on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
YesterdayWired’s Danger Room reported that last week the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended $150 million in cuts to DARPA’s budget. Included in those cuts, the SASC s...
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A New Vision For The Guard, Reserves
It is time for fundamental change in the post-9/11 National Guard and reserves. It is also time to embrace the lessons of the past nine years and start thinking about a reserv...
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This Weekend’s News: New Thinking on Adapting to Inexorable Sea-level Rise
Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that there is new advice for vulnerable coastal communities on how to adapt to risings seas: move away from the shore. The Post report...
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U.S. Release from Strategic Petroleum Reserves: Quick Reaction
As I sit at my desk returning emails and eating a nice muesli lunch, I was a bit startled by the new headlines that that United States and its IEA friends "would release 60 mi...
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Towards a National Critical Minerals Strategy
Today’s post is a recap of David Sandalow’s June 14 testimony before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight on ...
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Video: Admiral Gary Roughead: A Global Navy In A Time Of Change
On June 23, 2011, CNAS hosted Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, for a speech on "A Global Navy in a Time of Change."...
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Preserving Progress: Transitioning Authority And Implementing The Strategic Framework Agreement
Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcomittee on the Middle East and South Asia on June 23, 2011. Font...
By Richard Fontaine
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Recapping the UN Bonn Climate Talks
Introducing Kiernan Veith! Kiernan was a student delegate from DePaul University to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) COP-15 conference in Cope...
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Priorities
If today goes as planned, I will be sleeping in a refuge high in the Italian Alps when the president gives his address on Afghanistan tonight. So please go elsewhere, includin...
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Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, But Debate Lingers On End Goals
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour. JEFFREY BROWN: And we have our own debate now on what the president should announce tomorrow. Retired Army Lt. Col. John Nagl ...
By John A. Nagl
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Blast from the Past: Will the Sun Take Down the Electric Grid?
This morning, The Washington Post ran a headline that seemed all too familiar: “As the sun awakens, the power grid stands vulnerable.” Indeed, the sun’s increased solar activi...
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Transcript: 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA Fellowship Presentation
Nathaniel Fick, Dr. John Nagl, Dr. Kristin Lord and Dr. Andrew Bacevich present the 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA, Fellowship to CNAS Research Associate Travis Sharp. The B...
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CNAS Fifth Annual Conference Program
Please find the annual conference program here....
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Transcript: Cooperation and Competition: China and the Asia-Pacific
"Cooperation and Competition: China and the Asia-Pacific," a roundtable discussion hosted at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011, featured: David E. Sanger, Chief...
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Transcript: America's Cyber Future: Security and Prosperity in the Information Age
"America's Cyber Future: Security And Prosperity In The Information Age," a roundtable discussion hosted at the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference on June 2, 2011, featured: Ellen N...