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Obama marks end of Iraq war but security concerns linger
CNAS Deputy Director of Studies and Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel comments in Deutsche Welle about the ongoing security role in Iraq for the U.S. military even though the war is...
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Pentagon program to limit the threat of roadside bombs faces budget cut
In The Washington Post, authors of the CNAS report Hard Choices recommend that current IED program be shut down by 2017, and for certain aspects to become integrated into the ...
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New Afghanistan Plan: Less U.S. Fighting, More Training
On Wired's Danger Room blog, Spencer Ackerman links the U.S. shift in Afghan strategy to a recent CNAS policy brief....
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In U.S. Shift, Afghans to Take Reins
CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comments in The Wall Street Journal on a coming shift in U.S. strategy in Afghanistan towards helping Afghan troops take the lead....
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Iraq’s Future Still A Concern for Obama
<p>In the&nbsp;<em>Financial Times</em>, CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum assesses the political and diplomatic risks of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Ira...
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U.S. Pivot toward Asia Unlikely to Have Quick Impact on Korea
Patrick Cronin, the CNAS Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security program, comments in the Korean Herald on China's preference for stability in the Korean peninsula....
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Time to declare victory over Qaeda?
CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comments in the Agence France-Presse on Al-Qaeda's diminishing pool of potential leaders....
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Does the US military want Afghanistan to get even nastier?
CNAS President John Nagl comments in The Guardian on whether the Taliban's increasingly brutal tactics are an indication of desperation....
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New Tripartite Forum to Discuss Issues in Asia Pacific
CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine is interviewed in ABC Radio Australia's Connect Asia program on the implications of a meeting planned for later this month between the U.S....
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Karzai Skips U.K. Trip as Blasts Spur Fear of Sectarian Violence
In Bloomberg Business Week, CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum dicusses the threat of civil war in Afghanistan in the aftermath of a U.S. and coalition withdrawal in 2014....
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CNAS Authors: It's Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan
With a 2014 transition looming in Afghanistan, U.S. and allied military leaders must recognize that U.S. and coalition forces will not defeat the Taliban and its allies in the...
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Carnage in Kabul sparks fear of sectarian strife
CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comments in the Associated Press on the significance of recent sectarian attacks in Afghanistan....
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Afghan Blasts Kill At Least 59 During Shiite Muslim Holiday
In Bloomberg Business Week, CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comments on the recent bomb attacks in Afghanistan, which targeted worshipers gathering for the Ashura holiday....
By Nora Bensahel
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Dial Back Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan Now, Think Tank Says
The Military Times' "Battle Rattle" blog recapitulates recommendations made by the authors of the recent CNAS policy brief, "The Next Fight," on the necessity of new force str...
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How To Improve the Advisers
In Slate, recommendations from the new CNAS report "The Next Fight" show the obstacles faced by the U.S. military in shifting from a lead to advisory role in Afghanistan....
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U.S., India, Japan to meet after Obama's Asia "pivot"
CNAS Senior Advisor Richard Fontaine comments in Reuters on the strategic motivations behind President Obama's focus on Asia....
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Analysts: Switch US troops to advisory mission in Afghanistan in 2012
Stars and Stripes highlights the recent recommendation by CNAS Senior Fellows David Barno and Andrew Exum that the U.S. alter its strategy in Afghanistan....
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Audio - Press Briefing for "The Next Fight: Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan"
On December 5, the Center for a New American Security held a press briefing on its recent policy brief, "The Next Fight: Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan." Authored...
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Hotspots: You might deploy here next
CNAS Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program Patrick Cronin comments in Marine Corps Times on regions that could become security concerns in the near future....
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How the pending defense cuts could play out
Army Times examines scenarios offered by CNAS's Hard Choices report for how pentagon budget cuts might be implemented....