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Photos: CNAS 2013 Annual Conference

thiletework — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:57:27 +0000

View photos of the CNAS Seventh Annual Conference, which was held on June 12, 2013, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. and focused on "Looking Forward: U.S. National Security Beyond the Wars."

Congress, SecDef MUST Lead Pentagon From The Vale Of Seven Sins: CNAS

thiletework — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:05:20 +0000

Colin Clark of Breaking Defense discusses the recommendations for cutting defense cost growth while maintaining U.S. strategic goals made by the authors of a new CNAS report, The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending

lfontaine — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000

In The Seven Deadly Sins of Defense Spending, CNAS Senior Fellows David Barno and Nora Bensahel and Research Associate Jacob Stokes, Research Assistant Joel Smith and Researcher Katherine Kidder identify seven areas of defense spending excess that, if reformed, could save between $340 billion and $490 billion over 10 years.

Funding Shortfall Threatens our Sub-Capability, warns US Expert

thiletework — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:26:32 +0000

In the Financial Review Senior Advisor and Director of the Asia Pacific Program Dr. Patrick Cronin discusses Australia's recently released defense white paper and its strategic importance given the nation's challenge of managing economic expectations and the rise of neighboring China while maintaining strong defense relations with the United States.

The Pentagon Cries Wolf on Sequestration Pains

thiletework — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:12 +0000

With sequestration moving forward, Research Associate Jacob Stokes discusses with The Fiscal Times Pentagon plans to reduce force size, urging the military to eliminate redundancies while establishing "reversibility" -- the ability to scale reduced ground forces back up quickly.

Video: A Conversation with Senator John S. McCain

thiletework — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:12:48 +0000

<p>The Center for a New American Security hosted "A Conversation with Senator John S. McCain" at a luncheon on April 18, 2013.  In his remarks, Senator McCain outlined an "internationalist" approach to foreign policy and urged the Republican Party to avoid the temptation to "retreat into splendid isolation."  Click here to watch the video. </p>

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.

McCain: On foreign policy, I may have more in common with Obama than with some in own party

thiletework — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:42:19 +0000

Dana Stuster of The Cable reports on Senator John McCain's speech to the Center for New American Security on internationalism.

Pentagon’s Proposed Budget About Same as Last year

thiletework — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:29:30 +0000

The Washington Post's Ernesto Londoño quotes CNAS Non-Resident Fellow Travis Sharp's commentary, Placebo: The 2014 Defense Budget and DOD’s Credibility Challenges, in an article on the flaws of the FY 2014 DOD budget proposed by President Obama.

Defense Analysts Slam Pentagon for Ignoring Sequester

thiletework — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:35:46 +0000

The Hill's Jeremy Herb quotes Non-Resident Fellow Travis Sharp in citing uniform negative reaction by defense think tanks to the Pentagon's FY 2014 budget proposal.