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War-weary US Shifts Focus To Home Front
CNAS Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel says, “Americans are weary. They see the costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as a misdirected use of scarce government resources," in th...
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Experts: Drawdown Plans Leave An Ambiguous Military Mission
Deputy Director of Studies Nora Bensahel comments on the ambiguity of President Obama's plans for the Afghanistan troop drawdown. "He failed to offer a strategic rationale for...
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Washington Losing Patience With Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan
President John Nagl is featured in this National Journal article about the current state of the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. ...
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Obama Sets Course For U.S. Exit From Afghanistan
Senior Advisor Lieutenant General David Barno, USA (ret.) stated in this piece by Reuters that, "What I worry about is the message that is going to be taken away by our allies...
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National Security Human Capital
Audio: 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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The Presidential Afghanistan Speech I Was Promised Vs. The Speech I Actually Heard
Deputy Director of Studies Nora Bensahel writes on The Best Defense about the discrepancy between the speech briefing she attended versus what she actually heard in President ...
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GOP Finds Itself At A 'Pivot Point' Over Afghanistan
Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments on the GOP's shift in thinking about Afghanistan on NPR: "Obviously, America's fiscal situation and deficit are on t...
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Blood and Oil
Fellow Christine Parthemore comments on the Defense Department's decision to embrace alternative energy in the July/August issue of Sierra Magazine: "DOD is a huge energy cons...
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Obama Sides With Gates Over Petraeus
In The National Journal, CNAS Senior Advisor Dave Barno says, “this problem of untimely diminished capabilities can be overcome by the commanders on the ground, yet opens ques...
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Obama's Afghan Withdrawal Timetable Given Lukewarm Reaction In U.S.
Senior Advisor Lieutenant General David Barno, USA (ret.) comments on the world's reactions to President Obama's speech on President Obama's troop withdrawal decision in The G...
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CNAS Expert Commentary on President Obama's Afghanistan Speech
In his speech tonight, President Obama announced the removal of 10,000 American troops by the end of 2011 and an additional 23,000 troops by September 2012, withdrawing a litt...
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Troop Drawdown Won't Stop Spending Machine
Bacevich Fellow Travis Sharp comments in CNN Money on how the Afghanistan troop drawdown will impact the Defense budget. "Seven billion is really quite modest," said Sharp. "...
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Taliban Behind Most Afghan Civilian Casualties
CNAS President John Nagl stated in a recent USA Today article about the Taliban that, "They're targeting in most cases civilians who have done a decent job of supporting the p...
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Technology & National Security
What's Next For U.S. Strategy In AfghanistanSenior Advisor Lieutentant General David Barno, USA (ret.) comments on the next steps in Afghanistan on the Diane Rehm Show. ...
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National Security Human Capital
The Path to Successful Civilian CareersAdjunct Senior Fellow of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program Jason Dempsey examines the employment of veterans and military spouses in The White House....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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2012 Troop Pullback Worries Military Experts
In an influential New York Times story, CNAS Senior Fellow General Barno said, “Bringing 10,000 out by December is more than the military wanted, and quicker than the military...
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Analysis: U.S. Forces Face New Challenges After Drawdown
<p>Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Lieutenant General David Barno, USA (ret.) comments on the implications of fewer troops in Afghanistan in <em>USA Today </em...
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Instant view: Obama Plan For Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan
In a piece by Reuters about the reactions to President Obama's speech on troop withdrawal, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Lieutenant General David Barno, USA (ret.) com...
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Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Three Options Weighed By The White House
Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments on the impact of a small withdrawal from Afghanistan in The Christian Science Monitor that, “What the military wants...
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Obama Preps Afghanistan Drawdown, But Debate Lingers On End Goals
CNAS President John Nagl discusses the implications of the Afghanistan troop withdrawal on PBS News Hour....