Reports
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National Security Human Capital Program
Contracting In Conflicts: The Path to ReformIn both Iraq and Afghanistan, there are currently more private contractors than U.S. troops on the ground. This report calls for the U.S. government to embark on a path of amb...
By John A. Nagl & Richard Fontaine
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Restraint: Recalibrating American Strategy
Faced with a shifting and complex global environment, this report calls for a recalibration of American strategy, noting, "The United States can best pursue a protracted perio...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Rhetoric and Reality: Countering Terrorism in the Age of Obama
President Barack Obama took office determined to fight terrorist networks more effectively by moving away from the rhetorical framework of former President George W. Bush’s “G...
By Marc Lynch
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Crafting a Strategic Vision: A New Era of U.S.-Indonesia Relations
As the United States and Indonesia negotiate the bilateral Comprehensive Partnership Agreement, this report recommends strengthening economic and security cooperation between ...
By Abraham M. Denmark & Christine Parthemore
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Sustaining Security: How Natural Resources Influence National Security
In the 21st century, the security of nations will depend increasingly on the security of natural resources, or “natural security.” This report points to Afghanistan, Pakistan,...
By Christine Parthemore & Will Rogers
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To Serve the Nation: U.S. Special Operations Forces in an Era of Persistent Conflict
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) are currently experiencing their most extensive use and greatest transformation, yet are still not optimized for success. This report exam...
By Michele L. Malvesti
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America’s Extended Hand: Assessing the Obama Administration’s Global Engagement Strategy
This report offers an assessment of the Obama Administration's public engagement strategy by analyzing the public engagement dimension of key foreign policy areas and in count...
By Kristin M. Lord & Marc Lynch
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Leverage: Designing a Political Campaign for Afghanistan
This report notes that America's counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan has focused more on waging war at the operational and tactical levels at the expense of the strategi...
By Andrew M. Exum
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Broadening Horizons: Climate Change and the U.S. Armed Forces
Broadening Horizons is an edited volume featuring four chapters and a capstone piece that explores the dual pressures of climate change and energy on each U.S. military servic...
By Christine Parthemore, Herbert Carmen & Will Rogers
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Lost in Translation: Closing the Gap Between Climate Science and National Security Policy
This report explores the gap between the science and policy communities and offers recommendations for how they can work together to ensure the United States can effectively p...
By Jay Gulledge & Will Rogers
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CNAS Capstone - Broadening Horizons: Climate Change and the U.S. Armed Forces
The Broadening Horizons capstone report, authored by CNAS Senior Military Fellow Commander Herbert E. Carmen, USN, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore and CNAS Research ...
By Christine Parthemore, Herbert Carmen & Will Rogers
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Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and America's Air Forces
In this working paper, CNAS Research Assistant Will Rogers synthesizes how America’s air forces are considering climate change, identifies the role energy concerns play in the...
By Will Rogers
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On the Front Lines: Climate Change and the Combatant Commands
In this working paper, CNAS Senior Military Fellow Commander Herbert E. Carmen, USN, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore and CNAS Research Assistant Will Rogers focus on...
By Christine Parthemore, Herbert Carmen & Will Rogers
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Security for Peace: Setting the Conditions for a Palestinian State
This report extracts lessons learned from other peacekeeping operations that could be applicable to defend a two-state solution in the Middle East....
By Andrew M. Exum, Marc Lynch, USA (Ret.) & Robert Killebrew
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The Economic Imperative: Stabilizing Afghanistan Through Economic Growth
This policy brief argues that smart execution of the American strategy in Afghanistan depends on tapping into Afghanistan’s economic potential and empowering Afghans to foster...
By Clare Lockhart & Nathaniel C. Fick
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Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and U.S. Ground Forces
In this working paper, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore identifies important aspects of what the effects of climate change could mean for U.S. ground forces, and high...
By Christine Parthemore
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Promoting the Dialogue: Climate Change and the Maritime Services
In this working paper, CNAS Bacevich Fellow Christine Parthemore synthesizes how the maritime services are thinking about climate change and assesses potential policy implicat...
By Christine Parthemore
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Going Global: The Future of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
February 2009 - The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have one of the most formidable and durable military alliances in the world. This alliance has preserved peac...
By Lindsey Ford
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The Burden: America's Hard Choices in Post-Election Iraq
In this policy brief, CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks argues that U.S. and Iraqi policymakers should go back to the drawing board and find a solution that prevents Iraq from unra...
By Thomas E. Ricks
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National Security Human Capital Program
Arsenal's End? American Power and the Global Defense IndustryUsing the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program as a case study, this report analyzes how globalization has affected the American defense industry and its consequence...
By Ethan B. Kapstein