Publications

This research project examines three international peace operations in an effort to identify what lessons might be applied to a potential peace mission in the Middle East. It begins with case studies ...chevron_right

In September 2009, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) convened representatives from the Navy and Coast Guard, scientists, government agency officials, nongovernmental organization represent...chevron_right

Climate change carries broad implications for U.S. interests. Scientists forecast, and in some regions are already observing, an increasingly accessible Arctic, sea level rise, melting glaciers and ic...chevron_right

This issue of the Small Wars Journal examines CORDS and the whole government approach, Afghanistan, military history, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Haiti.chevron_right

This policy brief provides an analysis of the FY 2011 defense budget request, places it in the context of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and historical budgetary trends, and outlines the un...chevron_right

The profession of officership will continue to require physical, moral, and mental excellence, but the rapidly changing strategic environment of the 21st century will place an increasing premium on ag...chevron_right

The March 7 national election in Iraq and the period of government formation that will follow it carry enormous implications for both the future of that country and for U.S. policy there. It appears n...chevron_right

Increasingly, the US is weaving a complex web of global interdependence – what might be called a 'hub strategy' – when it comes to weapons acquisition. The paradigmatic case of this approach is the F-...chevron_right

With the launch of the first ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), Washington echoes with calls for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to ...chevron_right

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the emergence of transnational issues from climate change to nuclear proliferation, reveal the limits of military power and the need for all three legs of ...chevron_right

This paper critically examines the relevance of the US intelligence community to the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. It recommends sweeping changes to the way the intelligence community thi...chevron_right

This report advocates a new strategy that is firmly grounded in the American traditions of maintaining openness, building institutions and empowering allies. The US should use all elements of national...chevron_right

When the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is sent to Congress on February 1st, it will offer an unusual opportunity to shift how the national security community views climate change. Congress required...chevron_right

Northeast Asia is a region where the interests of several great powers are in constant flux between competition and cooperation. Such a peculiar strategic environment is reflected in the dynamics of t...chevron_right

This policy brief gives advice to US President Obama in his effort to reform defense acquisition. The author argues that the French have developed an innovative approach to controlling the cost growth...chevron_right