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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The Department of Defense’s Breakthrough Nuclear Moment Risks Slipping AwayUnless they act, the Department of Defense’s breakthrough nuclear moment may vanish before it really happens....
By Will Rogers
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Podcast
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
U.S And 25 Other Nations To Participate In Huge Joint Training ExerciseLast year the pandemic derailed large-scale war gaming – this year it's back with a vengeance. The U.S. military is taking part in a massive joint training exercise across Eur...
By Becca Wasser & Jay Price
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Two Cheers for Esper’s Plan to Reassert Civilian Control of the PentagonThe longest-ever gap in civilian leadership atop the Department of Defense came to an end on July 23, when Mark Esper was sworn in as secretary of defense. His presence in the...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Alice Hunt Friend & Mara Karlin
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Au Revoir QDRWhatever version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) emerges from the House-Senate conference process later this year, it seems likely that the 20-year old Quadre...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The DIUx Is Dead. Long Live The DIUx.Defense Secretary Ash Carter launched his high-profile Silicon Valley outpost a year ago to great fanfare and high expectations. Less than a year later, he has completely over...
By Ben FitzGerald & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Observations on Global Military PostureThe secretary of defense has outsized influence over America’s global network of bases, the number of military personnel stationed overseas, and the frequency of internation...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program
Introducing Agenda SecDefOne year from now, somewhere in a small suite of offices at the Pentagon, a team of civil servants, military officers, and a smattering of outside civilians will be hard at wo...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Pentagon's Third Offset Strategy: What US Allies and Partners Need to KnowWhen the Department of Defense (DoD) undergoes strategic change, allies and partners would benefit greatly from not only paying attention, but reading between the lines and pl...
By Van Jackson
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National Security Human Capital Program
Ash Carter: Invest in the 3rd Offset StrategyAshton Carter, the newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Defense, will need to articulate his vision of how he intends to lead the Pentagon over the next two years. He would do ...
By Paul Scharre, Shawn Brimley & Jerry Hendrix
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program
Can We Finally Get an AUMF Right?On Wednesday the White House sent legislative text to the Senate and House of Representatives that would authorize military force against the self-declared Islamic State, init...
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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National Security Human Capital Program
Ash Carter Has One Shot To Keep the Pentagon’s Technology EdgeIf confirmed as defense secretary, Ashton Carter will need all his abundant experience to tackle the major challenges the Pentagon faces in trying to maintain America’s milita...
By Elbridge Colby & Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program
Learning from the Air Force: Why the Army Needs a Congressional CommissionOver recent months, tensions between the active U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard have escalated dramatically. Instead of working as a team to manage the deep cuts to...
By Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: Eighth Annual Conference: Strategic Risk and Military Power: A Briefing to the Next President -
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The Ghosts of Armies PastThe U.S. Army, like the nation as a whole, is facing difficult new strategic challenges. Thirteen years of constant warfare will end in 2014, when the last U.S. combat troops...
By Kelley Sayler, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: Admiral Gary Roughead: A Global Navy In A Time Of ChangeOn June 23, 2011, CNAS hosted Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, for a speech on "A Global Navy in a Time of Change."...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA, Fellowship PresentationNathaniel Fick, Dr. John Nagl, Dr. Kristin Lord and Dr. Andrew Bacevich present the 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA, Fellowship to CNAS Research Associate Travis Sharp. The B...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: Keynote Address by Lieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USALieutenant General David M. Rodriguez, USA, joined the CNAS Fifth Annual Conference via VTC from Ft. Lewis, Washington to deliver the keynote address "Afghanistan 2011: The Op...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Video: Speech by Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy PlanningCNAS hosted Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State, for an address on "American Foreign Policy Priorities in an Age of Uncertainty," at the...
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National Security Human Capital Program
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National Security Human Capital Program
Tom Ricks on Meet the PressVisit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...
By Thomas E. Ricks
