Reports
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Blinded: The Decline of U.S. Earth Monitoring Capabilities and Its Consequences for National Security
The United States depends on satellite systems for managing the unconventional challenges of the 21st century in ways that are rarely acknowledged. This is particularly true f...
By Christine Parthemore & Will Rogers
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Aum Shinrikyo: Insights Into How Terrorists Develop Biological and Chemical Weapons
In 1995, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo unleashed terror on the Tokyo subway system with a highly publicized sarin gas attack. However, less is known about the group’s develo...
By Hidemi Yuki, Lloyd Hough, Marc Sageman, Richard Danzig, Rui Kotani & Terrance Leighton
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The Power of Balance: America in iAsia
As the tides of influence and power shift from Atlantic to Pacific shores – propelled by the remarkable ascents of China and India and the economic growth of an entire region ...
By Kurt Campbell, Nirav Patel & Vikram J. Singh
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America’s Cyber Future: Security and Prosperity in the Information Age
Despite productive efforts by the U.S. government and the private sector to strengthen cyber security, the increasing sophistication of cyber threats continues to outpace prog...
By Kristin M. Lord, Mike McConnell, Peter Schwartz, Richard Fontaine, Travis Sharp & Will Rogers
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Beyond Afghanistan: A Regional Security Strategy for South and Central Asia
The United States is at a strategic inflection point in South and Central Asia. The death of Osama bin Laden, together with the projected transition to a smaller U.S. military...
By Andrew M. Exum, Matthew Irvine, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Internet Freedom: A Foreign Policy Imperative in the Digital Age
From Egypt to Tunisia to Iran, the world has borne witness to the power of the Internet and new digital tools used to communicate across borders, organize protests, topple som...
By Richard Fontaine & Will Rogers
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Upheaval: U.S. Policy Toward Iran in a Changing Middle East
The wave of uprisings that have rocked the Arab world will have dramatic consequences for America's strategy toward Iran. The foundations of the Obama administration’s Iran st...
By Marc Lynch
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Elements of Security: Mitigating the Risks of U.S. Dependence on Critical Minerals
Elements of Security: Mitigating the Risks of U.S. Dependence on Critical Minerals, explores a range of potential vulnerabilities that stem from dependence on several minerals...
By Christine Parthemore
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Forging a Libya Strategy: Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration
In this policy brief, CNAS experts Andrew Exum and Zachary Hosford offer four policy recommendations for the U.S. strategy in Libya that limit the U.S. expenditure of blood or...
By Andrew M. Exum & Zachary Hosford
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Security Through Partnership: Fighting Transnational Cartels in the Western Hemisphere
The most dangerous threat to the United States and its allies in the Western Hemisphere is the growth of powerful transnational criminal organizations in Mexico and Central Am...
By USA (Ret.) & Robert Killebrew
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Extreme Crises: Reassessing U.S. Preparedness after Japan
Extreme Crises: Reassessing U.S. Preparedness after Japan, calls for a reassessment of U.S. civilian and military crisis response capabilities....
By Brian Burton & Patrick M. Cronin
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Disaster in Japan: Nuclear Energy, the Economy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
In Disaster in Japan: Nuclear Energy, the Economy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance, CNAS experts provide their perspectives on three critical areas: America's vital alliance with J...
By Christine Parthemore, Daniel Kliman & Patrick M. Cronin
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The Sacrifice Ahead: The 2012 Defense Budget
The fiscal year 2012 defense budget request is a break from the past ten years of budget growth, but it does not go far enough to rebalance defense spending priorities given t...
By Travis Sharp
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Pressure: Coercive Economic Statecraft and U.S. National Security
In recent years, the world has witnessed the power of the global economy to impact states' behavior and interactions within the international community. This report examines t...
By David Asher, Patrick M. Cronin & Victor Comras
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Securing South Korea: A Strategic Alliance for the 21st Century
Securing South Korea: A Strategic Alliance for the 21st Century, authored by Abraham Denmark and Zachary Hosford, provides policy recommendations for how the United States can...
By Abraham M. Denmark & Zachary Hosford
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Robotic Skies: Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and the Strategic Defense of Japan
This report argues that intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is important for Japan’s strategic defense in particular and for regional security in general, and ...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Paul S. Giarra
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Beyond Borders: Developing Comprehensive National Security Policies to Address Complex Regional Challenges
This report, authored by Patrick Cronin and Brian Burton, offers recommendations for how the United States can further sharpen its understanding of emerging hybrid regional ch...
By Brian Burton & Patrick M. Cronin
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Managing 21st-Century Diplomacy: Lessons from Global Corporations
As the State Department prepares to implement recommendations from its first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), its leadership team must inevitably focus on ...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan Beyond 2011
This report, authored by CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow Lieutenant General David Barno and Fellow Andrew Exum, lays out a strategy for the post-July 2011 phase of U.S. ...
By Andrew M. Exum, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Afghanistan’s Willing Entrepreneurs: Supporting Private-Sector Growth in the Afghan Economy
Despite ongoing security challenges, the Afghan private sector has enormous opportunity for development and growth and will be a significant determinant to long-term stability...
By Erik Malmstrom & Jake Cusack