Publications

This report recommends ways that the US and Indonesia could improve their security relationship. Indonesia, for example, could shift its focus and prioritize its maritime and air forces, especially wh...chevron_right

This report lays out a strategic vision for the US government for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Iraq and degrading it in Syria. It includes: 1) a “strategic pause” in Syri...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a testimony given before the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the terrorist threat posed to the US, other countries, and the stability of the Middle East ...chevron_right

How should the United States and its allies confront China’s growing insistence on its offshore sovereignty? Patrick Cronin’s solution involves deterring, denying and imposing costs on Beijing for its ‘maritime belligerence’. It's a strategy he admits is hardly perfect.chevron_right

How can the United States and Malaysia build a mutually beneficial security partnership in Asia? At a minimum, Alexander Sullivan thinks they should closely coordinate their policies together, share more intelligence data, and pursue greater military interoperability.chevron_right

This paper argues that although Washington routinely chided foreign governments and their corporate collaborators for engaging in online censorship and other forms of Internet repression, the tables h...chevron_right

This brief argues that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UN General Assembly and subsequent meetings with US President Barack Obama in September 2014 represent a key opportunity for t...chevron_right

This paper discusses some of the political and diplomatic tools that the US and its allies and partners could use to impose costs on states that engage in "bad behavior" in maritime Asia. The author a...chevron_right

This paper examines how Tokyo can, in the context of a consistently defensive approach to security and a strong US-Japan alliance, adopt asymmetric strategies to counter China's increase in maritime p...chevron_right

What tests await incoming NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg? Beyond confronting a resurgent Russia, attempting to manage a violent Middle East and ensuring Arctic security, Jacob Stokes and others believe that the Alliance needs to construct a transatlantic agenda that will finally reconcile its resources with its rhetoric.chevron_right

This report provides an account of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the Port of New York and New Jersey and the surrounding communities as well as the subsequent recovery efforts. The authors particularly ...chevron_right

This paper discusses the threat posed to Western countries by its own citizens who have become foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria as well as how the US and its allies can respond to this threat. The a...chevron_right

This paper examines Singapore's national security strategy and its foreign relations - particularly with the US and China - and also outlines the role unmanned military systems could play in the count...chevron_right

While cyber systems are now integral to US national security, their growing complexity makes them highly vulnerable to exploitation and attack. Today, Richard Danzig highlights nine ways to help redress this ‘cybersecurity paradox’.chevron_right

The testimony featured in this transcript focuses on the capability requirements of the US Navy’s future Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program. The analyst provid...chevron_right