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National Security Human Capital Program
Audio - Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought ThemListen to audio coverage of the CNAS book launch event for Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them by Dr. James Wright....
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China asserts its territorial claims in South China Sea
Chinese travel agent Ou Nanxi has never seen such gorgeous beaches like those found on the trial cruise she took to the uninhabited islets of the Paracel Islands. Protes...
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Failure to Ratify the Law of the Sea Convention Will Increasingly Imperil U.S. Interests, Says CNAS Expert
While the United States has protected its maritime interests without ratifying the Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC), the rise of modern navies and unconventional security thre...
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Afghan Police Force May Hold Key to Country's Stability
U.S. leaders often say developing a strong Afghan army will be the key to stabilizing the region after Western forces leave. But one general who oversaw southwestern Afghanist...
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US-Afghan Security Pact Sends Warning to al-Qaida
A new strategic partnership that commits the U.S. to defend Afghanistan militarily for 10 years after most foreign forces leave in 2014 is intended to signal that the U.S. wil...
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Photos of soldiers with Afghan body parts ‘reprehensible’
The Obama administration, led by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, condemned the publication of photos that show U.S. soldiers posing with body parts of militants in Afghanis...
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Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How Embarrassing Episodes Affect U.S. Mission
Watch Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How It Affects U.S. Mission on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta condemned photos published Wednesday...
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Images of G.I.’s and Remains Fuel Fears of Ebbing Discipline
A new revelation of young American soldiers caught on camera while defiling insurgents’ remains in Afghanistan has intensified questions within the military community about wh...
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US Military Intelligence Critic to Lead Spy Agency
A US general who once blasted the work of military spies inAfghanistan as "only marginally relevant" has been nominated to take over the Pentagon's intelligence agency, offici...
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After The U.S. Leaves, Who Pays For Afghan Forces?
This week, NATO Cabinet ministers, including U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, will try to tackle the problem of Afghan security. The basic plan for bringing American troop...
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un could be "more dangerous than his father"
North Korea’s admission that a recent rocket launch had failed may signal greater openness under 28-year-old leader Kim Jong-un, the basketball-loving son of the late Kim Jong...
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North Korean Launch Failure Helps US Intel
The U.S. military is analyzing North Korea’s failed missile launch. The Pentagon says it does not yet know why the missile broke apart in what U.S. officials say was the seco...
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Anja Manuel and Shannon O'Reilly Join CNAS Board of Advisors
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Advisors: Anja Manuel, Partner at The RiceHadley Group, LLC, and Shannon O...
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War Games Begin Amid China-Philippines Tension
In Voice of America, CNAS Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Partick Cronin says that the United States may have to come to the defense of the Philippines if...
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Current Government Framework for Veteran Care Inadequate for Service-Related Needs of America's Veterans, Say CNAS Experts
While most veterans successfully transition out of uniform and into civilian life, some recent veterans face service-related challenges. Both government agencies and local com...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
As North Korea readies rocket test, U.S. policy faultedResearch Associate Zachary Hosford said the meaning of a North Korean rocke test could be as much about internal the country's politics as international relations....
By Zachary Hosford
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Paintball Journalism? Former Ranger, Journalists Trade Shots With Hezbollah
CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum discusses his attempt to understand Hizballah on an unofficial level with Steve Inskeep on NPR's Morning Edition. To listen to the full intervie...
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Eyes on Hezbollah
Hezbollah is aligned with the Al-Quds Force, the special forces branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The party is part of the world's “most capable and expansive terror...
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Be 'Dominant' In Pacific, But Make Nice With PRC, Singaporean MoD Tells U.S.
AOL Defense reports on a speech by Singapore Minister for Defense Dr. Ng Eng Hen hosted by CNAS, where the Minister noted the importance of the United States to maintaining pe...
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U.S. and Its Allies Still Wrangling Over Afghan Policies
In Bloomberg, CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum says it is in the interest of the Afghans to strike a deal with the U.S. outlining a U.S. stay-behind force....
By Andrew M. Exum