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This Weekend’s News: Uncertainty Looms in Nigeria
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced over the weekend that the government would partially reinstate fuel subsidies, prompting Nigerian labor unions to suspend a stri...
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On Military Language
One of the delights of studying defense policy is watching the U.S. military's heroic but losing battle with the English language.* The new chairman of the joint chiefs of sta...
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Colin Kahl: Ending the Iraq War
Georgetown professor and Pentagon advisor Colin Kahl on the logistics of ending the Iraq War....
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War
The video of U.S. Marines urinating on dead Afghan fighters is horrific. The images reflect a breakdown in discipline and an appalling absence of supervision from the noncommi...
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On Defense Policy Analysts and Conflicts of Interest
Gulliver at Ink Spots called my attention to some excellent commentary on TIME Magazine’s blog that deserves a wider readership. In it, a collection of defense analysts demoli...
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Climate Change Cooperation in the South China Sea Region
Building on yesterday’s blog post with recommendations for how U.S. policymakers can encourage cooperation around energy in the South China Sea, here are some quick thoughts o...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Panel Discussion - Cooperation from Strength: The U.S., China and the South China SeaAt an event on January 10, 2012, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a report by CNAS experts Dr. Patrick Cronin and Robert D. Kaplan titled "Cooperation fr...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Keynote Address - Cooperation from Strength: The U.S., China and the South China SeaAt an event on January 10, 2012, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a report by CNAS experts Dr. Patrick Cronin and Robert D. Kaplan titled "Cooperation fr...
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Changing the Tide in the South China Sea: Opportunities for Energy Cooperation
One of the challenges with writing a paper like “The Role of Natural Resources in the South China Sea,” one of six chapters that appears in our new report, Cooperation from St...
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Live Webcast at 9 AM: U.S., China and the South China Sea
Yesterday, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released its new report, Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea, a six-chapter vo...
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In Praise of ... John Nagl
It has been a bittersweet month here at CNAS. We discovered just before Christmas that our president, John Nagl, had accepted a position at the U.S. Naval Academy (.pdf) effec...
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This Weekend’s News: In China, Streamlining Energy Policy
This weekend, Reuters reported that China may reshuffle its cabinet in 2013 to create an energy “super-ministry” that would take control of China’s now-scattered energy polici...
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You Can't Have It All
On Thursday, President Barack Obama and his top defense advisers unveiled new strategic guidance to direct the U.S. military as it transitions from a decade of grueling ground...
By Nora Bensahel, Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital
The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb (Part III)On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a book launch for The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest ...
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National Security Human Capital
The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb (Part II)On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a book launch for The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest ...
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National Security Human Capital
Video - The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb (Part I)On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a book launch for The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest ...
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Eat Your Heart Out, Pete Souza
Dave Barno took this picture of CNAS staffers watching yesterday's Pentagon press briefing. From right to left, USMC fellow Rob Clark, USAF fellow Tom Cooper, Nora Bensahel, T...
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Evening Lecture Series: Robert Kaplan: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
Robert Kaplan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a national correspondent for "The Atlantic," presented "The Indian Ocean and the Future of Ameri...
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On the Defense Strategic Guidance
As promised, I live-tweeted the press conference with the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. A few quick comments, which are based on t...
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Watch This Space
I will be live-tweeting the speeches by the President and Secretary of Defense today, starting around 1050. I will then offer comment on the blog on matters that relate to my ...