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Defending the Kurds, Not Iraq
The airstrikes that began this morning in the northern region of Iraq are a limited action to defend the Kurds, which will not necessarily lead to an expansive U.S. military c...
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Your War, Mr. President
The evening of August 7, President Barack Obama did something that he could never have imagined doing in the second year of his second term: authorizing U.S. military combat ...
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Obama has crossed the Rubicon in Iraq
The president is right to launch a humanitarian intervention to assist the Iraqis stranded at Mount Sinjar and airstrikes on ISIS targets. The potential destruction of the Ya...
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A Diversified Portfolio: Regional Responses to Chinese Assertiveness
A recent Pew Research Poll made clear that publics in East Asia are increasingly uneasy about the destabilizing effects of China’s maritime assertiveness. Among the eight coun...
By Ely Ratner
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CNAS Kicks Off Maritime Strategy Project: Imposing Costs on Bad Behavior in Maritime Asia
Asia’s relative peace and prosperity is increasingly marked by maritime tensions, especially in the East and South China Seas. Despite the obvious incentives for cooperation,...
By Alexander Sullivan
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Katherine Kidder's Latest Review Essay in FPRI's Orbis
This is no typical summer in July for CNAS staff. Adding to the full force includes Research Associate Katherine Kidder's new essay in Orbis, a publication by the Foreign Poli...
By JaRel Clay & Katherine Kidder
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New Komeito: if Japan enters a combat zone, turn right ‘round and come on home
Big things are afoot in Tokyo, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government nears a milestone in its attempts to make Japan a more normal country on national defence. Abe wants t...
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Twitter Reacts to the CNAS Debate: War with Iran?
Two of the country's top collegiate debate programs - Georgetown University and the University of Michigan - squared off on one of the most contested foreign policy issues of ...
By JaRel Clay
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We’re Not in Shangri-La Anymore: Both China and Japan Need Doses of Reality
If there is anything that the most anticipated speeches at the 2014 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit highlighted, it is that both the ...
By Nicole Yeo
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Smith: 3 Questions for NATO on Pres. Obama's Plan for Afghanistan
The President’s announcement today that the United States will maintain 9800 troops in Afghanistan throughout 2015 has ended months of speculation about the U.S. post-2014 tro...
By Julianne Smith
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Barno: President's Announcement is mixed news at best
The President’s announcement of a residual force in Afghanistan of 9, 800 U.S. troops after the end of this year is mixed news at best. While the number is just adequate to s...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Bensahel: A Slower Zero Option
President Obama’s decision to keep U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan through the end of 2016 is good news for U.S. military commanders and others who argued against the...
By Nora Bensahel
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Brimley: Slow But Steady in Afghanistan and Beyond
President Obama made the right call in deciding to maintain 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan – a number close to that recommended by U.S. military commanders. Augmented by coa...
By Shawn Brimley
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Fontaine: Afghanistan Announcement is One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The President’s decision to retain an initial residual force in Afghanistan of 9,800 troops represents a step forward in America’s efforts to succeed in that country. But his...
By Richard Fontaine
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#CreativeDisruption Survey 3 Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in this survey and previous surveys. We’re extremely happy with the level of participation and the insights you have shared with us. As bef...
By Ben FitzGerald & Michael Horowitz
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Aloha Diplomacy: What the U.S.-ASEAN Defense Forum in Hawaii Could Achieve
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel walks with defense ministers with the Association of South East Asian Nations in Honolulu, Hawaii April 1, 2014. Hagel held a round table meet...
By Nicole Yeo
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#CreativeDisruption Survey 2 Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in this survey. As before, we have visualized the findings. Please find the results and some key takeaway points below. We’d love to hear...
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Time to Pull the Transatlantic Economic Lever
The escalating crisis between Russia and the West is reinvigorating Europe’s efforts to diversify natural gas supplies and shrink Russia’s powerful economic influence. In the ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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A Visit by Francis H. Jardeleza, Solicitor General of the Philippines
On Tuesday, March 18, the Center for a New American Security’s Asia team was honored to host Francis H. Jardeleza, Solicitor General of the Philippines, for a discussion of hi...
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2014 QDR maintains focus on climate change and operational energy
The Department of Defense released its 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) this week. The QDR is mandated by Congress to provide information on the current state of the U.S....
By Edward Delman