October 05, 2012

CNAS Releases National Security Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election

With the 2012 presidential election
just a month away, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today
National Security
Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election,
a compilation of issue
briefs on a wide range of national security topics that the next president must
address. National security has received limited attention from the campaigns,
candidates, the media and the public during this election season. The guide is
intended to help American voters, global partners and other interested
observers better understand the national security issues that are at stake in
this election and that will impact the nation for decades to come.

Read
the National Security
Guide to the 2012 Presidential Election.




Drawing
on the expertise of CNAS scholars, and edited by Kay King, Senior Advisor and
Director of External Relations, and Researcher Jacob Stokes, the guide provides
readers with a fact-based, non-ideological assessment of the following critical
national security issues:

  • Afghanistan

    CNAS experts: LTG David W.
    Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, Melissa Dalton, Richard Fontaine,
    Matthew Irvine, Dr. John Nagl, Jacob Stokes
  • Defense Budget

    CNAS experts: LTG
    David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel, Shawn Brimley, Dr. John
    Nagl, Matthew Irvine, Travis Sharp, Jacob Stokes
  • Asia-Pacific

    CNAS experts:
    Shawn Brimley, Dr. Patrick Cronin, Oriana Skylar Mastro, Dr. Ely Ratner,
    Zachary Hosford
  • Iran

    CNAS experts:
    Melissa Dalton, Matthew Irvine, Dr. Colin Kahl, Dr. Marc Lynch
  • Syria

    CNAS experts: Melissa
    Dalton, Matthew Irvine, Dr. Colin Kahl, Dr. Marc Lynch
  • North Korea

    CNAS experts: Dr.
    David Asher, Dr. Patrick Cronin, Oriana Skylar Mastro, Dr. Ely Ratner,
    Zachary Hosford
  • Cyber Security

    CNAS experts:
    Shawn Brimley, Robert Butler, Dr. Kristin Lord, Dr. Irving Lachow
  • Energy and Climate Security

    CNAS experts: Dr.
    Nancy Brune, Will Rogers






    Click here to view
    CNAS expert biographies.

 

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The Center
for a New American Security
(CNAS) is an
independent and nonpartisan research institution that develops strong,
pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies. CNAS leads
efforts to help inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and
tomorrow.

Contacts:

Kay King

Director of External
Relations

and Senior Advisor

Email: [email protected]

Ph: (202) 457-9408

Sara Conneighton

Deputy
Director of External Relations

Email: [email protected]

Ph:
(202) 457-9429