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Note on the Passing of Ambassador Richard Williamson
Today, all of us at CNAS mourn the passing of Ambassador Richard Williamson, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center and one of the country’s top foreign policy leaders. Rich ...
By Richard Fontaine & Richard Williamson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Asians Hedge Against ChinaBeijing's announcement of a new "air defense identification zone" that overlaps with existing Japanese and Korean airspace sent reverberations across the Indo-Pacific region. ...
By Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin & Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Wanted: Asia-Pacific Strategy Guidance for the Interagency...and CongressThanks to the CNAS team for letting me share some brief thoughts on your new blog. While many think tanks in Washington have become more about the marketing of ideas and less...
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Quest for CamoIn the latest installment of the ongoing military camouflage saga, the U.S. Army is said to have abandoned its $10 million investigation into replacing the Universal Camouflag...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Can We Reduce Maritime Security Risks in the Asia-Pacific?Maritime disputes abound in Asia. Ordinary reefs and rocks have become sites of coercion, and if rising tensions are not managed well, they could be the sites of armed clashes...
By Zachary Hosford
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Video: Legal Approaches to Security in the East and South China Seas
This panel, "Legal Approaches to Security in the East and South China Seas," was chaired by Prof. Ruth Wedgwood, the Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplo...
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Video: A Conversation on Japan-China Relations
CNAS hosted a workshop on November 21st 2013 entitled "Political, Legal and Other Policy Measures for Reducing Maritime Security Risks" as part of its ongoing Maritime Securit...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Korea's Growing Security DilemmaThe Korean Peninsula remains the most dangerous flashpoint in East Asia. The decisions made in the Blue House over the next year or two may accelerate a growing security dile...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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To Secure America, Repair Political Fractures at Home
As the government shut down and the nation spiraled toward a near-default on its debt obligations in October, much of the world's attention focused on the economic consequence...
By Richard Fontaine & Robert O. Work
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Video: Shifting the Military Balance in East Asia: Panel One
On Friday, October 25, the Center for a New American Security hosted a half-day experts' conference, jointly organized with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, on th...
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Video: Putting the East China Sea and East Asia Into Strategic Context
On Friday, October 25, from 9:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m., the Center for a New American Security hosted a half-day experts' conference, jointly organized with the Japan Institute o...
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Video: Shifting Military Balance in East Asia: Panel Two
On Friday, October 25, the Center for a New American Security hosted a half-day experts' conference, jointly organized with the Japan Institute of International Affairs, on th...
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From Romance to Realism in U.S.-India Ties
Blink and you might have missed the U.S.-India summit earlier this month. Sitting in the Oval Office, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watched as U.S. President Barack Oba...
By Richard Fontaine
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Singh and Obama must look ahead
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit toWashington comes at a time of doubt. Someanalysts point to India’s stalled economic reforms and slowing growth and question the country...
By Richard Fontaine
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Despite Drift in Ties, U.S. and India Share Strategic Logic
Joe Biden’s recent visit to New Delhi and Mumbai—the first trip by an American vice president to India in 30 years—occasioned no shortage of handwringing over the state of the...
By Richard Fontaine
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Decisions Deferred: Balancing Risks for Today and Tomorrow
Senior Fellow LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) and Deputy Director of Studies Dr. Nora Bensahel argue that the Pentagon's strategic review fails to address strategic choices abo...
By David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
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Has Foggy Bottom Forgotten Asia?
For an illustration of Secretary of State John Kerry's commitment to Asia -- or lack thereof -- look no further than his travel schedule. On July 1, he arrived in the tiny nat...
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Before Piling on New Sanctions, Give Rouhani a Chance
There is widespread agreement in Washington that Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and that all options should remain on the table to prevent this outcome...
By Colin H. Kahl
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The Road to Nowhere Good
The decision by the Obama administration to arm select Syrian rebel groups marks a tipping point in the U.S. involvement in the country's 27-month long civil war. Partly in re...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Some thoughts on blowback
In the aftermath of two men brutally slaughtering Lee Rigby in Woolwih, Jonathan Freedland wrote this column on responding to the motives of murderers: ... It seems we're read...