Publications: Center for a New American Security

Inflection Point: Requirements for an Enduring Diplomatic Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Challenge

clorenzen — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:52:38 +0000

In Inflection Point: Requirements for an Enduring Diplomatic Solution to the Iranian Nuclear Challenge, Senior Fellow Dr. Colin Kahl outlines the basic contours of the interim nuclear deal with Iran under discussion in Geneva and sketches out the requirements for a final agreement sufficient to prevent an Iranian nuclear breakout.

Resident Power: Building a Politically Sustainable U.S. Military Presence in Southeast Asia and Australia

jclay — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:51:37 +0000

Dr. Ely Ratner, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program offers “the first comprehensive strategy for building a politically sustainable force posture in Southeast Asia and Australia.”

Expanding the Net: Building Mental Health Care Capacity for Veterans

jclay — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:29:58 +0000

Although the VA will spend nearly $7 billion this year on mental health care for veterans, CNAS Senior Fellow Phillip Carter argues in Expanding the Net: Building Mental Health Care Capacity for Veterans, this is not likely to be enough. The report urges the VA to rely more on the private sector and work more closely with local community and private philanthropic organizations.

Building Better Generals

clorenzen — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:50:54 +0000

In Building Better Generals the CNAS Responsible Defense (RD) team urges policymakers and military leaders to redouble their efforts to create an “adaptive and creative officer corps” that is prepared to address a wide range of 21^st Century challenges.

The Great Unwinding: Iranian Nuclear Negotiations and Principles for Sanctions Relief

clorenzen — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:58:40 +0000

In The Great Unwinding: Iranian Nuclear Negotiations and Principles for Sanctions Relief, Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the Energy, Environment and Security program and Dr. Colin Kahl, Middle East program director, examine how best to calibrate sanctions relief as a means to encourage Iran to move forward with "meaningful constraints on its nuclear program."

NATO Matters: Ensuring the Value of the Alliance for the United States

jclay — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:24:10 +0000

In NATO Matters: Ensuring the Value of the Alliance for the United States, CNAS Research Associate Jacob Stokes and Senior Fellow Dr. Nora Bensahel explore the future of "the most enduring and successful multilateral alliance in U.S. history" in an era of shrinking European defense budgets and declining American support.

Game Changers: Disruptive Technology and U.S. Defense Strategy

jclay — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:54:57 +0000

In Game Changers: Disruptive Technology and U.S. Defense Strategy, the latest CNAS "Disruptive Defense" paper, Vice President Shawn Brimley, Director of the Technology and National Security Program Ben FitzGerald and Research Associate Kelley Sayler discuss how the rapid diffusion of advanced technology throughout the world has the potential to challenge the U.S. technological advantage in defense capabilities.

Taking Off: Civil Aviation, Forward Progress and Japan's Third Arrow Reforms

jclay — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:46:21 +0000

In a report and policy brief released in advance of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's forthcoming visit to Wall Street, Dr. Patrick Cronin, senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security program at CNAS, urges the Japanese government to target the nation’s civil aviation industry for reform as a means to help improve the private investment climate in the nation.

CNAS Board of Directors Co-Chair Michèle Flournoy at House Armed Services Committee

jclay — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:05:31 +0000

CNAS Co-Chair of the Board of Directors Michèle Flournoy testified on September 19 before the House Armed Services Committee on Afghanistan.

America’s Veterans: A Sound Investment

jclay — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:13:53 +0000

In America’s Veterans: A Sound Investment, the latest in CNAS’s “Voices From the Field” series, LTG William B. Caldwell IV, USA and Major Crispin J. Burke, USA argue that society should leverage the latest generation of men and women leaving the military, and the skills, expertise and experience they bring to the civilian workforce.