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WEBMolly Campbell. Washington, September 9, 2024 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome David McKenzie as its new Director of Communications. In this role, McKenzi... A rejection of the deal could damp Japanese companies’ appetite to consider investing in the US, …
Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update - CNAS
WEBMar 31, 2020 · It has been five years since the ban on women in combat was lifted in 2015 and women began integrating previously closed combat arms billets in January 2016. Five years is the length of a service academy contract and longer than the average enlistment contract. Two years ago, there was mostly good news …
The FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act - CNAS
WEBDec 16, 2021 · After weeks of delay, the United States Congress passed the long-awaited $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—setting the nation’s defense expenditures and priorities for the next fiscal year. CNAS experts dove into the legislation and have identified many of the key elements of this year's NDAA.
Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on North Korea
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · Along with Iran and Venezuela, North Korea is one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. Following North Korea’s unprovoked attack and sinking of the Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Cheonan in 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order 13551, which created the first North Korea–specific sanctions program, DPRK. Near the end of the Obama presidency, North Korea conducted ...
Reports | Center for a New American Security (en-US) - CNAS
WEBAndrew Metrick, Philip Sheers & Stacie Pettyjohn. Reports. June 27, 2024. Sanctions by the Numbers: 2023 Year in Review. Executive Summary In 2023, the Biden administration continued to prioritize sanctions as a key tool to support U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives.
The Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders
WEBApplications for the 2025 class are now OPEN until 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, September 22, 2024.. Apply Today. Every year, the Center for a New American Security selects a bipartisan group of 20–25 emerging national security leaders between the ages of 27 to 35 to participate in the Shawn Brimley Next Generation National Security Leaders Program.
Virtual Event | Confronting the Axis of Upheaval
WEBSep 20, 2024. 8:30am to 9:30am ET. An axis of authoritarian leaders—China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and extremist groups, coined CRINGE by Rep. Adam Smith—working together and separately, poses a number of threats to the international rules-based order. Their combined economic and military strength has influenced the war and instability ...
Improving Joint Operational Concept Development within the U.S …
WEBOct 21, 2021 · It was evident that the DoD remains tied to its traditional ways of warfighting when General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said an initial effort at developing a new joint warfighting concept based largely on how the U.S. military has operated for the past 30 years proved an utter failure when tested in a series of wargames in late 2020. 6 That result, Hyten said, has ...
Sanctions by the Numbers: U.S. Secondary Sanctions
WEBAug 26, 2021 · CISADA was a major milestone in the secondary sanctions regime on Iran since it expanded the range of energy-related activities subject to ISA secondary sanctions—most importantly to refined petroleum imports—and prohibited U.S. banks from opening new correspondent accounts for foreign financial institutions that facilitated transactions with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Michèle Flournoy | Center for a New American Security (en-US)
WEBMichèle Flournoy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors, and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where she currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. Michèle served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012.
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