Project: Contracting in Conflicts | Center for a New American Security

John McCain and the Lessons of History

thiletework — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:13:25 +0000

Robert W. Merry of The National Interest discusses Senator John McCain's address to the Center for New American Security, in which he called for American internationalism and stressed America's responsibility to uphold its foreign policy values in a rapidly changing world.

Left behind in Iraq: thousands of contractors

alewis — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:11:57 +0000

CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments on CNN on the ongoing role of contractors in Iraq in the absence of U.S. troops.

Pentagon Warned Over Impact of Defence Cuts

jnatividad — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:28:53 +0000

In the Financial Times, CNAS Senior Fellow LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) discusses the implications of steep cuts to the defense budget during the coming years.

Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity

lfontaine — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:17:06 +0000

Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, a report authored by CNAS experts LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp, outlines four budget cut scenarios and evaluates possible trade-offs among force structure, end strength, procurement and overhead.

Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity

soreilly — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:58:07 +0000

On October 7, 2011, CNAS released Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity at an event featuring a discussion with the report authors - LTG David W. Barno, USA (Ret.), Dr. Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp - and leading defense and budget experts Gordon Adams and Tom Donnelly.

Retiree Benefits for the Military Could Face Cuts

alewis — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:42:01 +0000

CNAS Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel comments in The New York Times on the possibility of reducing military retiree benefits.

With Kabul Under Attack, What Weakening Insurgency?

alewis — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:45:03 +0000

CNAS Senior Fellow Andrew Exum comments in The Atlantic Wire on the recent insurgent attack in Kabul.

Command Post: "How Did the U.S. Military Retool Itself Post-9/11?"

sconneighton — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:17:42 +0000

Today on Command Post, CNAS Senior Fellow Margaret Harrell and Eric Schmitt of The New York Times discuss the U.S. military post-9/11.

Pentagon Must Reshape Future Role of Private Contractors

alewis — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:27:11 +0000

CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine writes in Defense News about the need to reconsider the role of private contractors.

Winning the 'War on Terror'?

alewis — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:07:36 +0000

CNAS Senior Fellow Nora Bensahel discusses the evolution of U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan on RTE News.