The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) develops strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values. Building on the deep expertise and broad experience of its staff and advisors, CNAS engages policymakers, experts and the public with innovative fact-based research, ideas and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate. As an independent and nonpartisan research institution, CNAS leads efforts to help inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow. CNAS is located in Washington, DC, and was established in February 2007 by Co-founders Kurt Campbell and Michele Flournoy.
On May 29, 2013 from 1:30-3:00pm, the Center for a New American Security participated in the Strategic Choices Exercise Outbrief, hosted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, which focused on developing defense strategies for rebalancing DoD’s portfolio of capabilities with a reduced budget.
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." He was introduced by CNAS President Richard Fontaine.
It is taken for granted in Washington that Saudi Arabia will inevitably pursue nuclear weapons if Tehran succeeds in its quest for the bomb. However, CNAS Senior Fellow Colin Kahl, Visiting Fellow Melissa G. Dalton and Research Associate Matthew Irvine argue in their report Atomic Kingdom: If Iran Builds the Bomb, Will Saudi Arabia Be Next? that the prospects for Saudi reactive proliferation are lower than the conventional wisdom suggests. Colin Kahl discusses the report and the prospects for ...
CNAS hosted Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for an address on defense priorities on November 20, 2012.
CNAS hosted Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta for an address on defense priorities on November 20, 2012.
The Center for a New American Security hosted the book launch for The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks, CNAS Senior Fellow, on Thursday, November 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Ricks discussed his study of the history of American military leaders and the growing divide between military performance and accountability. Susan Glasser, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy, interviewed Ricks, followed by Q&A with the audience. In The Generals , Mr. Ricks sets...
The Center for a New American Security hosted the book launch for The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E. Ricks, CNAS Senior Fellow, on Thursday, November 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Ricks discussed his study of the history of American military leaders and the growing divide between military performance and accountability. Susan Glasser, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy, interviewed Ricks, followed by Q&A with the audience. In The Generals , Mr. Ricks sets...
On October 10, the Center for a New American Security, the American Enterprise Institute and the New America Foundation hosted a debate between top-level surrogates of the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns. Dov S. Zakheim, Special Advisor on Foreign Policy and National Security for the Romney campaign, joined Richard Verma, National Security Advisory Committee member for the Obama campaign, to discuss the defense and foreign policy agendas of the two candidates.
On October 10, the Center for a New American Security, the American Enterprise Institute and the New America Foundation hosted a debate between top-level surrogates of the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns. Dov S. Zakheim, Special Advisor on Foreign Policy and National Security for the Romney campaign, joined Richard Verma, National Security Advisory Committee member for the Obama campaign, to discuss the defense and foreign policy agendas of the two candidates.
On September 13, CNAS hosted the book launch for The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate by Robert D. Kaplan, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at CNAS and Chief Geopolitical Analyst at Stratfor. The event was moderated by David Ignatius, associate editor and columnist at The Washington Post.
