Press Releases: Center for a New American Security

"Asia Power Web" of Security Ties Presents Opportunity for U.S.

kking — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:01:56 +0000

June 10, 2013

Washington, DC

In its latest report, the Asia team at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) explores the "Asia Power Web," a term the team developed to describe a growing trend of intra-Asian defense and security cooperation among six key countries - Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. In The Emerging Asia Power Web: The Rise of Bilateral Intra-Asian Security Ties, the authors note that these developing ties have profound implications for regional security and U.S. strategy in Asia.

CNAS Experts Suggest Reforms to Pentagon Business Model

thiletework — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:20:43 +0000

June 6, 2013

Washington, DC

As the Department of Defense (DOD) prepares to report the results of its Strategic Choices and Management Review, Senior Fellows David Barno and Nora Bensahel and three colleagues at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) identify seven areas of defense spending excess that, if reformed, could save between $340 billion and $490 billion over 10 years.

Experts Chart Way Forward in Afghanistan in New CNAS Report

kking — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:16:30 +0000

May 31, 2013

Washington, DC

As Afghanistan prepares for its presidential election in April 2014 and as US and NATO forces get ready to end their combat mission there by the close of 2014, perceptions that the country is a lost cause are on the rise. Former ISAF commander, General John Allen, USMC (Ret.), former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy and Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon

U.S. Needs Containment Strategy Should Prevention of Nuclear-Armed Iran Fail, Says New Report Released by CNAS

thiletework — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:58:26 +0000

May 10, 2013

Washington, DC

In a report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), Dr. Colin H. Kahl, Raj Pattani and Jacob Stokes argue that the Obama administration is rightly committed to preventing – not containing – a nuclear-armed Iran, but prevention efforts, up to and including the use of force, could fail.

Obama Administration’s FY 2014 Defense Budget is "Placebo," Says CNAS Expert

kking — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:35:40 +0000

April 10, 2013

Washington, DC

The President's FY 2014 defense budget request released today is a "placebo, a placeholder with no effect," according to Travis Sharp, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Mr. Sharp notes in his commentary, Placebo: The 2014 Defense Budget and DOD's Credibility Challenges, that defense spending levels will likely have to be reduced beyond the President's budget because they exceed the caps imposed by sequestration.

At What Cost a Carrier?

kking — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:39:41 +0000

March 11, 2013

Washington

Public Endorsements by Senior Military Influence American Attitudes

kking — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:03:28 +0000

April 4, 2013

Washington

In a study released today by the Center for a New American Security, James Golby, Kyle Dropp and Peter Feaver examine how Americans are influenced by senior military officers' public opposition or support for U.S. military interventions.

CNAS Expert Proposes Path to Avoiding Conflict in East and South China Seas

kking — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:37:29 +0000

March 28, 2013

Washington, DC

Arresting deteriorating security relations in the East and South China Seas is an urgent U.S. priority, Patrick M. Cronin argues in the capstone essay of Flashpoints , a 15-month project undertaken by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).

Kurt Campbell, Michèle Flournoy Named Co-Chairs of CNAS Board of Directors

thiletework — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:19:32 +0000

March 21, 2013

Washington

Dr. Kurt Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Michèle Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, have been named Co-Chairs of the Center for a New American Security's Board of Directors. Dr. Campbell joins Ms. Flournoy, who has served on the CNAS board since May 2012. Both Dr. Campbell and Ms. Flournoy helped found CNAS in 2007 and will be taking on new roles. Dr. Richard Danzig, who has served as the Center’s Chairman since 2009, will remain a member of the board.

First Report in New CNAS "Disruptive Defense Papers" Series Urges U.S. Navy to Change Course

thiletework — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:37:35 +0000

March 11, 2013

Washington

In a new report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), career naval flight officer Captain Henry J. Hendrix (Ph.D.), argues that the aircraft carrier -- the centerpiece of American naval operations for over 70 years -- is in danger of becoming too vulnerable to be relevant in future conflicts. Captain Hendrix examines the life-cycle costs and utility of the aircraft carrier and recommends a new approach for American naval operations in At What Cost a Carrier?, the first in the new "Disruptive Defense Papers" series published by CNAS.