Reports
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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
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National Security Human Capital
America's Duty: The Imperative of a New Approach to Warrior and Veteran CareAmerica’s failure to prepare for and adequately address the impact of war upon service members and veterans is one of the most significant challenges of the post-September 11 ...
By Nancy Berglass
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Renewal: Revitalizing the U.S.-Japan AllianceOver its lifetime, the U.S.-Japan alliance has proven a resounding success. This report outlines how the United States and Japan can fully realize the alliance’s potential and...
By Abraham M. Denmark, Daniel Kliman & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Joint Statement | The Japan-U.S. Alliance and the Liberal International OrderIn this joint statement from the Center for a New American Security and the Japan-based Tokyo Foundation, Patrick Cronin, CNAS Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-P...
By Daniel Kliman & Patrick M. Cronin
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Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations
The economic, political, and military rise of India is reshaping world politics and promises to make India both a true global power and one of the most important bilateral par...
By Richard Fontaine & Richard L. Armitage
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Unleashing U.S.-India Defense Trade
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, authors Kenneth I. Juster and Ajay Kuntamukkala examine the complex web of export controls and other issues surrounding bil...
By Richard Fontaine
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America's Interests in India
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Marshall Bouton explores U.S. strategic interests in a deepened relationship with India and argues that that strengt...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Strategic Implications of Indo-U.S. Private Sector Ties
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Rajiv Kumar analyzes the growing ties between the United States and India outside of official government interaction...
By Richard Fontaine
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India, the United States and the Global Commons
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author C. Raja Mohan calls for deeper cooperation between India and the United States in protecting the air, sea, space, an...
By Richard Fontaine
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The United States and India 10 Years Out
In this U.S.-India Initiative Series working paper, author Ambassador Teresita Schaffer identifies areas in which India and the United States are likely to increase cooperatio...
By Richard Fontaine
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Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security
As illustrated by the unprecedented violence in Mexico, drug trafficking groups have evolved to not only pose significant challenges to that country, but to governments and so...
By USA (Ret.) & Robert Killebrew
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Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era
This report argues that the Department of Defense (DOD) must prepare to transition smoothly to a future in which it does not depend on petroleum – no small task given that 77 ...
By Christine Parthemore & John A. Nagl
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An Indispensable Force: Investing in America’s National Guard and Reserves
This report argues that the United States must undertake a number of initiatives to ensure that the National Guard and Reserves remain an indispensable force capable of defend...
By John A. Nagl & Travis Sharp
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South Asia’s Geography of Conflict
September 8, 2010 - In South Asia’s Geography of Conflict, CNAS Senior Fellow and acclaimed author Robert D. Kaplan provides a detailed analysis of South Asia's history and ge...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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QDDR | Eye to the Future: Refocusing State Department Policy Planning
Linking plans to actions in an era of rapid change constitute the key challenges to effective planning at the Department of State. As the ongoing Quadrennial Diplomacy and Dev...
By Brian Burton & Richard Fontaine
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QDDR | Planning Diplomacy and Development
A comprehensive reexamination of State and USAID strategy, operations and capabilities is needed to enhance the ability of those organizations to effectively advance broader n...
By Brian Burton
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QDDR | Rebuilding Diplomacy: A Survey of Past Calls for State Department Transformation
As the State Department prepares to unveil the QDDR, it is important to recognize that this most recent effort is not the first call to reform the U.S. State Department. Over ...
By Eugene K. Chow & Richard Weitz
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Cornerstone: A Future Agenda for the U.S.-Japan AllianceAccording to a policy brief released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) ahead of its two day conference on the future of the U.S.-Japan partnership, the Un...
By Abraham M. Denmark & Daniel Kliman