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How are the Combatant Commanders thinking about Climate Change?
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has been holding hearings with the U.S. combatant commanders over the last several weeks. The combatant commanders have been briefing ...
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Much Ado About Foreign Policy
The price of gasoline is a hot-button issue on the campaign trail as Americans across the country face more pain at the pump. Whether or not gasoline prices influence presiden...
By Will Rogers
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Falling In and Out of War
When you’ve been wrong about something as important as war, as I have, you owe yourself some hard thinking about how to avoid repeating the mistake. And if that’s true for a m...
By John A. Nagl
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This Weekend’s News: Gas Prices, Politics and the Global Security Environment
The rise in gasoline prices topped the headlines this weekend. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that gas prices rose an average of 6 percent in February and a...
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To Rethink the State Department, Look to Business
Demands on the State Department may be growing but, if last week’s congressional hearings are any indication, the State Department’s coffers will not be. Even longtime champio...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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Video: Election 2012 - The Global Challenge for the Next President
The American Enterprise Institute, the Center for a New American Security and the New America Foundation are pleased to introduce Election 2012: Informing the National Securit...
By Election 2012 Series
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The Risks of Sea level Rise: What Security Planners Should be Tracking
Global climate change has doubled the risk of coastal flooding for many American communities. “Global warming has raised sea level about 8 inches since 1880, and the rate of r...
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China and Rare Earths
Yesterday, the United States, the European Union and Japan filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging China’s export restrictions on rare ear...
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Actualizing Climate Cooperation in the Asia Pacific: Lessons from New Orleans
As the United States rebalances in the Asia Pacific, cooperation around climate adaptation could be a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our relationships with existing and ...
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This Weekend’s News: In Afghanistan, an Uphill Battle for Aid and Development Groups
The disturbing report of a U.S. Army sergeant slaying at least 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday in southern Afghanistan is the most recent in a series of incidents exacerbating t...
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
FPI Video: Time to Attack Iran? U.S. Policy & Iran's Nuclear ProgramForeign Policy Initiative (FPI) hosted the debate over the use of the military option against Iran's nuclear program with Elbridge A. Colby (research analyst at CNA), Jamie ...
By Elbridge Colby
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On Giving
I am not going to say anything about #KONY2012. Go here, here, or here for that. (Actually, I will say one thing: leave Carl Weathers out of this.) But if you are looking to g...
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LYONS: Forcing Our Military’s Submission
The recent contrived uproar over the inadvertent burning of the Koran led by corrupt Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his controlling mullahs should be seen for what it is: a...
By Major Fernando Lujan & USA
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Video - Vital Venture: Economic Engagement of North Korea and the Kaesong Industrial ComplexKorea Economic Institute partnered with the Center for a New American Security to present and release a report by Dr. Patrick Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director...
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Read This Now: A Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia Pacific
As the United States continues to draw down from its current conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and rebalance in the Asia Pacific, U.S. policymakers must think creati...
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Notable Mentions: Secretary Panetta on Climate Change and National Security
While on a visit last week to the University of Louisville in Kentucky, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was asked by a reporter about his thoughts on the national security i...
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Perspectives on the FY 2013 Budget Request for Department of Defense
On March 6th, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) testified before the Senate Budget Committee in an open hearing on President Obama's FY 2013 bu...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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This Weekend’s News: The Long Wake of Deepwater Horizon
On Friday, BP announced a settlement with thousands of Gulf Coast individuals and businesses afflicted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to a report from The Wall ...
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This Weekend’s News: The Long Wake of Deep Horizon
On Friday, BP announced a settlement with thousands of Gulf Coast individuals and businesses afflicted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to a report from The Wall ...
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How to Get Afghans to Trust Us Once Again
“Ooooh, Major Far-nan-do, we’re gonna sell you to the Taliban for a million dollars . . . laa-di-laaa . . . we’re gonna trade you for a new truck . . . for a new house!” It wa...