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Increasing Prosperity, Resource Stewardship, and National Security
Elizabeth Rosenberg, David L. Goldwyn, Robert McNally | October 17, 2016
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...
CNAS National Security Forum: Preparing the Next President
Oct 6, 2016
CNAS Press Note: What the Candidates Should be Asked at the Next Debate
In advance of the presidential debate on national security on Wednesday October 19, experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) have produced a series of questi...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: A Discussion on Asia-Pacific Security with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson
MIRA RAPP-HOOPER: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us today for this lunchtime discussion on Asia-Pacific security. My name is Mira Rapp-Hooper and I’m ...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Global Changing Energy Markets and U.S. Strategic Opportunities
MR. : Welcome, everybody. Can I get your attention for just one minute, and I won’t keep you from eating lunch, but before we get started there are four poll questions wh...
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Choose your own adventure: The Next President's Voyage in the South China Sea
Two days ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague issued a truly stunning and long-anticipated ruling in the Philippines vs. China case over the South China ...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper & Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Keynote Address by the Vice President of the United States
MICHELE FLOURNOY: So please be seated. Welcome back, everybody. The laughter was because I said that wasn’t for me. VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN: No. The laughter was t...
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CNAS 2016 Tenth Annual Conference: Keynote Address by the Secretary of Defense
RICHARD FONTAINE: Well, good morning and thank you to Ben for that session on defense reform. I’m Richard Fontaine, the president here at CNAS. And Ben’s session was excell...
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In space, the looming threat of a new arms race
In an AFP article, senior fellow Elbridge Colby discusses the necessity for developing the ability to defend U.S. space assets....
By Elbridge Colby
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Lessons from the Cold War: Why Man’s First Trip to Mars is a Matter of National Security
By Adam Routh
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American Strategy and the Six Phases of Grief
By Paul Scharre
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In space, the looming threat of a new arms race
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How the Next US President Should Handle the South China Sea
Beijing will test the mettle of the next U.S. administration in the South China Sea. At a minimum, China is determined to use “passive assertiveness” to exercise greater contr...
By Marcel Angliviel de la Beaumelle & Dr. Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea is ‘racing towards the nuclear finish line’
By Van Jackson
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How the Next US President Should Handle the South China Sea
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Startups Series: Jackie Space, BMNT Partners
Jackie Space, Partner at BMNT Partners, explores DOD’s current focus on Silicon Valley and national security startups and offers advice to entrepreneurs in the domain....
By Ben FitzGerald & Jackie Space
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Startups Series: Niloo Razi Howe, RSA
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: Jackie Space, BMNT Partners
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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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Putin Throws Out the Old Nuclear Rules, Rattling Washington
In Foreign Policy, senior fellow Julianne Smith discusses the possibility of a more troubled bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Russia....
By Julianne Smith
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Around the World over Drinks: The Middle East, Russia, and Big Issues for the Next President
By Elbridge Colby
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Michèle Flournoy on U.S. Allies, Brexit, Countering Russia & China
By Michele Flournoy
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Putin Throws Out the Old Nuclear Rules, Rattling Washington
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CNAS Press Note: The Campaign to Free Mosul from the Islamic State
Washington, October 17 – As the campaign to liberate Mosul from the so-called Islamic State begins, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Middle East Security Program Dire...
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U.S. support to Saudi Arabia to hinge on Yemen cease-fire
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Audio: America’s bond with Israel — its history and its current challenges
By Ilan Goldenberg
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CNAS Press Note: The Campaign to Free Mosul from the Islamic State
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CNAS Releases Report on an Energy Security Strategy for the Next President
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Energy, Economics, and Security Program has released a new report providing an energy security strategy for the next Administrati...
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Increasing Prosperity, Resource Stewardship, and National Security
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, David L. Goldwyn & Robert McNally
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U.S. Blames Russia for Recent Hacks
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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CNAS Releases Report on an Energy Security Strategy 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