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Richard Holbrooke, RIP
I landed at Dulles this morning at 5:15 having just returned from Kabul and read the news of Richard Holbrooke's passing just after the plane touched down. I am not sure what ...
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On the NYT Natural Security Piece
In addition to giving a strong pat on the back to The New York Times for its piece yesterday highlighting the connections between resources and U.S. security, “Why We Might Fi...
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More on Cancun: My Biggest Fear and Most Unexpected Development
My biggest worry for Cancun concerned an emerging narrative that fully international negotiations on climate change are no longer worth it. I've heard more and more frequently...
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After Cancun, UN Negotiations Process Holding Steady
The United Nations climate change negotiations wrapped up after a late night session Friday that took deliberations into the early hours Saturday morning. John Broder, writing...
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Natural Security in The New York Times
Last night, The New York Times released an online feature tied to its Sunday Week in Review full-page spread on "A Need for 'Natural Security.'" Needless to say, we’re thrille...
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Afghanistan Trip Report, Part I: BLUF
As readers of this blog know, I have been in Afghanistan for the past 10 days wandering around the country, speaking to everyone from Afghan government officials to aid worker...
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Alex Stark on Where We Stand in Cancun
As you know, we have been following the shrewd insights of Alex Stark, formerly of the Natural Security blog, who has been covering the Cancun UN climate negotiations in perso...
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Natural Security Diplomacy
We are gearing up for CNAS’s annual holiday party today, so I’m going to be brief with the post this morning. Will and I have had a particularly diplomacy- and development-foc...
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Lawfare: China’s Weapon of Choice in the South China Sea?
One of the issues you’re likely to read about more frequently is lawfare. Perhaps an unfamiliar term to some, lawfare is becoming a hot topic in considering U.S. policy towar...
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ADM Mullen on U.S.-China Military Exchanges
ADM Mullen paid a visit to the Center for American Progress last week to talk about U.S.-Chinese military-to-military exchanges. The Chinese suspended such exchanges earlier...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Abraham Denmark on North Korea and the U.S.-South Korea AllianceCNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark comments on the latest events from the Korean peninsula....
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Woodward, Barno and Some Other Guy on Afghanistan
A few months ago, LTG (Ret.) Dave Barno and I sat down to try and figure out how the U.S. military and its NATO allies might transition from a counterinsurgency campaign in Af...
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Natural Resources and National Security
CNAS Fellow Christine Parthemore participated in a panel discussion at New York University's Center on Law and Security. The panel, which featured several distinguished speake...
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This Weekend’s News: Iran’s New Strategic Minerals, and More!
This week will be hot and heavy on Cancun, with CNAS alum Alex Stark reporting from the climate negotiations here on her blog, which we’ll repost here as well. So save for thi...
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Military-to-Military Exchanges with China Resume
Admiral Mullen paid a visit to the Center for American Progress last week to talk about U.S.-Chinese military-to-military exchanges. The Chinese suspended such exchanges earl...
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Global Warming in Art
Ever heard of Alexis Rockman? No, he’s not a flag officer, DoD civilian, politician, think tank policy wonk, or your everyday environmentalist. He’s an artist, and his work is...
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DOD Assets Deserve Their Own Energy Management
Yesterday, everyone's favorite CNASer and uber-colleague Tom Ricks forwarded us an Air Force news story on the interest in alternative energy use for upcoming Space Fence proj...
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In Mexico, Looking for a Leader on Climate Change
Strong leadership on climate change is hard to come by, especially at UN climate negotiations. The United States is too often undermined by the lack of domestic legislation on...
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Technology & National Security
Impact on Release of Sensitive Documents on WikiLeaksPatrick Cronin, senior director at the Center For A New American Security and formerly a top official at the U.S. Agency For International Development, joined MyFox DC to t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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On Geoengineering, More Research Needed to Answer Looming Policy Questions
With international climate negotiations underway in Cancun, I wanted to address an aspect of the climate debate that is not as likely to make headlines this week (except of co...