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Michèle Flournoy on U.S. Allies, Brexit, Countering Russia & China
Michele Flournoy | July 20, 2016
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Here's a real, (and sustainable) model for eliminating terrorist safe havens
As we head towards this year’s elections, one of the main questions that the next President will face is how to eliminate terrorist safe havens without getting bogged down in ...
Asia-Pacific Security
Will Kim Jong-un Exploit U.S. and South Korean Elections?
In a National Interest op-ed, senior fellow Patrick Cronin analyzes the strategies needed to uphold American influence and deter any North Korean electoral exploitation in the...
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Apply now for 2017 Next Generation National Security Leaders Fellowship
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2017 class of the Next Generation National Security Leaders Program. CN...
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CNAS Commentary: Can the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Endure Duterte?
Philippine President Roberto Duterte is continuing his anti-American campaign with two latest bombshell statements, first calling for the fewer than 200 American Special Opera...
By Dr. Patrick M. Cronin & Anthony Cho
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U.S. Public Support for Drone Strikes
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Over the past fifteen years, the United States has increasingly used drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as tools of foreign policy. Since the Bureau of Investigative ...
By Jacquelyn Schneider & Julia Macdonald
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Extending American Power
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Foreword by Robert Kagan and James P. Rubin Over the past year, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) brought together an extraordinary group of scholars, practitione...
By Michele Flournoy, Richard Fontaine, Eric Edelman, James B. Steinberg, Kurt Campbell, James P. Rubin, Stephen J. Hadley, Dr. Robert Kagan, Robert Zoellick & Julianne Smith
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Here's a real, (and sustainable) model for eliminating terrorist safe havens
In The News
As we head towards this year’s elections, one of the main questions that the next President will face is how to eliminate terrorist safe havens without getting bogged down in ...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Paul Scharre
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Broke Down and Tied to the Pier – the U.S. Naval Fleet Is in Dire Need of Reinforcement
At this moment the nation’s newest and most expensive aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, which cost $13 billion, has two of its four main turbine generators out of comm...
By Jerry Hendrix
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American Strategy and the Six Phases of Grief
In War on the Rocks, senior fellow Paul Scharre writes an op-ed discussing the military's phasing strategy and why it's no longer effective for today's challenges....
By Paul Scharre
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CNAS Press Note: The Debate and Nuclear Weapons
By Elbridge Colby
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Broke Down and Tied to the Pier – the U.S. Naval Fleet Is in Dire Need of Reinforcement
By Jerry Hendrix
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American Strategy and the Six Phases of Grief
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US seeks to avoid clash with Duterte over alliance
In the Financial Times, senior fellow Patrick Cronin suggests what steps the U.S. must take to develop a new approach with the Philippines....
By Patrick Cronin
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Will Kim Jong-un Exploit U.S. and South Korean Elections?
By Patrick Cronin
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Prospect of Philippine Thaw Slows China’s Plans in South China Sea
By CDR Thomas Shugart, USN
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US seeks to avoid clash with Duterte over alliance
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Startups Series: Niloo Razi Howe, RSA
Niloo Razi Howe, Chief Strategy Officer at RSA, explores the potential and challenges for national security startups from her varied experiences as a management consultant, ve...
By Ben FitzGerald & Niloo Razi Howe
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Startups Series: Jim Perkins, Director, Defense Entrepreneurs Forum
By Ben FitzGerald
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Startups Series: Ben Riley
By Ben FitzGerald
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Startups Series: Niloo Razi Howe, RSA
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U.S. Public Support for Drone Strikes
Over the past fifteen years, the United States has increasingly used drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as tools of foreign policy. Since the Bureau of Investigative ...
By Jacquelyn Schneider & Julia Macdonald
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Pentagon is worrying about 'Terminator' coming true. Seriously.
By Paul Scharre
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How Technology Could Create 'Super Soldiers'
By Paul Scharre
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U.S. Public Support for Drone Strikes
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
In an “around the world” edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to discuss everything from Cuba to the Middle East to Russia to deterrence to Chi...
By Elbridge Colby
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Michèle Flournoy on U.S. Allies, Brexit, Countering Russia & China
By Michele Flournoy
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HuffPost Live: Should America Leave Nato?
By Rachel Rizzo
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
In an “around the world” edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to discuss everything from Cuba to the Middle East to Russia to deterrence to Chi...
By Elbridge Colby
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Don't Shoot Iran's Naval Provocateurs
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Syrian carnage likely to outlast Obama
By Nicholas Heras
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
In an “around the world” edition of our podcast series, Ryan Evans convened a top-notch group to discuss everything from Cuba to the Middle East to Russia to deterrence to Chi...
By Elbridge Colby
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The Next Generation of Sanctions
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Peter Harrell
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Inside the plan to undo the Iran nuclear deal
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
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Support Military Families, Don't Abandon Them
In a National Interest op-ed, research assistant Amy Schafer explains why advancing veterans and their families is something both parties should support....
By Amy Schafer
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After 15 years of war, America's military has about had it with 'nation building'
By Phillip Carter
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The GOP’s stance on the train tracks of history against women in the military
By Andrew Swick
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Support Military Families, Don't Abandon Them
