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  • ROK Must Improve Military Capabilities; U.S.-ROK Alliance Should be Enhanced

    North Korea’s ever-growing belligerence, illustrated by its vow to retaliate against the South for artillery drills and the recent attacks on Yeonpyeong Island, highlights the need to further strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance.  South Korea must also play a greater role in regional stability and prosperity, according to a report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

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  • QDDR Release a Positive Step Forward but Execution is Critical

     America's most pressing national security challenges cannot be solved with military force alone. Secretary Clinton embraced this view at yesterday's unveiling of the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), which emphasizes "leading through civilian power."

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  • ‘Natural Security’ Comes Into Focus for Global Security Community

    This past weekend brought a range of news regarding natural resources and security: the culmination of the Cancun climate change talks; reports that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai signed an important natural gas pipeline deal; and a New York Times feature article on how the U.S. security community is concerned that the effects of climate change, competition for strategic minerals, and other resource challenges may increase potential for conflict. Indeed, the importance of natural security has come into focus for the global security community.

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Event Speakers

  • Bob Woodward
    Bob Woodward

    Bob Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is regarded as one of America’s preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter, and is currently an associate editor of the Post.  While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972, Woodward was teamed up with Carl Bernstein;  the two did much, but not all, of the original news reporting on the Watergate scandal that led to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon. Gene Roberts, former managing editor of The New York Times has called the work of Woodward and Bernstein “maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time.”

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Events

  • Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan Beyond 2011
    December 14, 2010 - 1:30pm - 2:45pm

    On December 14, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will launch its latest Afghanistan report, Responsible Transition, in an event at the Newseum featuring a discussion with the report's authors, moderated by Bob Woodward. Woodward, a renowned investigative journalist and author of Obama's Wars, will interview report coauthors David Barno and Andrew Exum on their recommended strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Exum, having just returned from Afghanistan, will also provide an on-the-ground update.

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  • Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
    November 9, 2010 - 6:00pm - 8:30pm

    On November 9, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a book launch for MONSOON featuring best-selling author Robert Kaplan and NPR’s award-winning correspondent Tom Gjelten.

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Expert Highlight

  • Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)

    General Barno, a highly decorated military officer with over 30 years of service, has served in a variety of command and staff positions in the United States and around the world, to include command at every level. He served many of his early years in special operations forces with Army Ranger battalions, to include combat in both the Grenada and Panama invasions.  In 2003, he was selected to establish a new three-star operational headquarters in Afghanistan and take command of the 20,000 U.S. and Coalition Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom.  For 19 months in this position, he was responsible for the overall military leadership of this complex political-military mission, devising a highly innovative counterinsurgency strategy in close partnership with the U.S. embassy and coalition allies.

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