Press Releases: Center for a New American Security

Center for a New American Security Fifth Anniversary Celebration - President Clinton Video Tribute

sconneighton — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:03:33 +0000

January 31, 2012

CNAS Releases New Report on America's Civilian Operations Abroad

jnatividad — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:36:35 +0000

January 12, 2012

Washington

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today a report on America's civilian operations abroad in which the authors argue that civilian agencies are likely to face a growing mismatch between the demand for future operations and the resources available to conduct those operations.

Naval Academy Selects First Minerva Research Fellow

jnatividad — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:34:12 +0000

January 9, 2012

Annapolis

This January, Dr. John Nagl, current President of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in Washington, D.C., will join the Naval Academy History Department as the academy’s first Minerva Research Fellow as part of the Department of Defense Minerva Initiative program. Nagl will concurrently serve at the Naval Academy and as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CNAS.

CNAS Experts Cronin and Kaplan: South China Sea Strategic Bellwether For U.S. Leadership in Asia-Pacific

jnatividad — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:27:07 +0000

January 9, 2012

Washington

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released today Cooperation from Strength: The United States, China and the South China Sea, a study of the most salient issues affecting American interests in the South China Sea: competition over maritime rights, China's bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, challenges to international law, natural resources and partnership building.

CNAS Experts Assess New Pentagon Strategic Guidance

jnatividad — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:11:28 +0000

January 5, 2012

Washington

President Obama and Secretary Panetta's rollout of new strategic guidance to the Pentagon today highlighted the need for the U.S. military to maintain its ability to confront global threats while shifting and redeploying forces in light of an expanded focus on the Asia-Pacific and billions of dollars of cuts to the defense budget. CNAS experts offered the following analysis.

Dr. Colin Kahl, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Returns to CNAS as Senior Fellow

alewis — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:29:41 +0000

January 5, 2012

Washington

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Colin Kahl, who recently served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, has returned to CNAS as a Senior Fellow focusing on Middle East security and defense policy. Dr. Kahl will concurrently serve at CNAS and as an associate professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

CNAS Experts Comment on the Death of Kim Jong Il

soreilly — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:53:52 +0000

December 19, 2011

Washington

Washington, December 19, 2011 - The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has the potential to trigger a new crisis on the Korean Peninsula and in East Asia but could also portend a new opening in relations between the United States and North Korea. CNAS experts offered the following analysis.

CNAS Announces New Additions to Board of Directors and Board of Advisors

jnatividad — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:55:28 +0000

November 29, 2011

Washington

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that three-time Academy Award nominee Walter Parkes, a producer at Parkes/MacDonald Productions and former studio head of DreamWorks Pictures, has joined its Board of Directors.

CNAS Authors: It's Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan

jnatividad — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:35:18 +0000

December 6, 2011

Washington

With a 2014 transition looming in Afghanistan, U.S. and allied military leaders must recognize that U.S. and coalition forces will not defeat the Taliban and its allies in the next three years. The Next Fight: Time for a Change of Mission in Afghanistan, a report released today by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and authored by Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Andrew Exum and Matthew Irvine, calls for a change of mission in Afghanistan.

Command Post: "Is the Change the U.S. Brought to Iraq Likely to Last?"

sconneighton — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:37:31 +0000

November 22, 2011