Center for a New American Security
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is a Washington, D.C.-based national security think tank established in 2007.
It was initially led by co-founders Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, who then served as CEO, and Michèle Flournoy, who then served as President. CNAS says its goal is to develop "strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values." [1]
As of November 2008, its program topics include Iraq, energy security and climate change, WMD and nuclear proliferation, terrorism and irregular warfare, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S. military forces and operations. [2]
In 2011 Nathaniel C. Fick was their CEO, and John A. Nagl was their President. [3]
Contents
Involvement in the Obama transition team
"When President-elect Barack Obama released a roster of his transition advisers last week, many of the national-security appointments came from the ranks of the center," reported the Wall Street Journal in November 2008. CNAS co-founder Michele Flournoy "is one of two top members of Mr. Obama's defense transition team and is likely to be offered a high-ranking position at the Pentagon. ... Wendy Sherman, co-head of the Obama State Department transition team, also serves on the center's board of advisers and is expected to land a high-ranking post [in the new Administration]. Richard Danzig, a front-runner for defense secretary, is on the think tank's board of directors. Susan Rice and James Steinberg, both of whom are on Mr. Obama's short list for national security adviser, serve on its board of advisers." [4]
Principals and Personnel
| Board of Directors: 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Danzig Chairman of the Board, Center for a New American Security |
Madeleine K. Albright Chair, The Albright Stonebridge Group |
Richard L. Armitage President, Armitage Intl. |
| Norman R. Augustine Former Chairman, Exec. Committee, Lockheed Martin Corp. |
Denis A. Bovin Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Stone Key Partners, LLC |
R. Nicholas Burns Prof. in the Practice of Diplomacy and Intl. Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| Nathaniel C. Fick Chief Exec. Officer, Center for a New American Security |
Karen Elliott House | Leo S. Mackay VP, Ethics and Business Conduct, Lockheed Martin Corp. |
| William J. Perry Prof. and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University |
Mitchell B. Reiss President, Washington College |
Peter Schwartz Co-Founder and Chairman, Global Business Network |
| John P. White Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer and Chair, Kennedy School Middle East Initiative |
Michael J. Zak Principal Investor, Charles River Ventures |
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| Source | ||
| CNAS: Board of Directors (Accessed: 8 November 2011) | ||
Staff
| Staff 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel C. Fick Chief Exec. Officer |
John A. Nagl President |
Kristin M. Lord Vice President and Dir. of Studies |
| David Asher Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Melanie K. Baier Exec. Asst. to the President and CEO |
David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow |
| Nora Bensahel Deputy Dir. of Studies and Senior Fellow |
Nancy Berglass Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Catherine Cloud Development Coordinator |
| Sara Conneighton External Relations Assoc. |
Patrick Cronin Senior Dir. of the Asia-Pacific Security Program |
Laura DeLucia Operations Asst. |
| Andrew M. Exum Senior Fellow |
Liz Fontaine Publications Manager |
Richard Fontaine Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow |
| Jay Gulledge Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Margaret C. Harrell Senior Fellow and Dir. of the Joining Forces Initiative |
Zachary M. Hosford Rsch. Assoc. |
| Matthew Irvine Rsch. Assoc. |
Robert Kaplan Senior Fellow |
Ethan B. Kapstein Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
| David Kilcullen Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Robert Killebrew, USA (Ret.) Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Fernando Lujan Visiting Fellow |
| Marc Lynch Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
Ellen McHugh Dir. of Operations |
Shannon O'Reilly Dir. of External Relations |
| Thomas E. Ricks Senior Fellow |
Will Rogers Rsch. Assoc. and Joseph S. Nye Jr. Internship Coordinator |
Travis Sharp Bacevich Fellow |
| Joel E. Smith Rsch. Asst. |
Richard Weitz Non-Resident Senior Fellow |
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| CNAS: People (Accessed: 9 November 2011) | ||
| Senior Military Fellows: 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kendall Bridgewater, Lieutenant Commander USN | Robert Clark, Lieutenant Colonel USMC | Thomas M. Cooper, Lieutenant ColonelUSAF |
| Anthony DeMartino, Lieutenant Colonel USA | Shannon Gilreath, Commander USCG | |
| Source | ||
| CNAS: Military Fellows (Accessed: 8 November 2011) | ||
Advisory Board
Accessed January 2011: [5]
- Steve Biegun, Hans Binnendijk, Victor Cha, Dell L. Dailey, Robert Leslie Deak, Peter B. deNeufville, David A. Deptula, Charles Dunlap, Peter D. Feaver, Stephen Friedman, Michael Green, Andrew R. Hoehn, Mary L. Howell, Jill Iscol, Marc Lasry, Jaekwan Lee, Michael O'Hanlon, Chris Raymond, Randy Schriver, Sarah Sewall, Wendy Sherman, Tobby Simon, Jim Thomas, Alexia von Lipsey
Contact information
- Center for a New American Security
- 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 403
- Washington, DC 20004
- Phone: 202-457-9400
- Website: www.cnas.org
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Think tanks
- Center for American Progress
- Senior Writer in Residence (2011), David Finkel
References
- ↑ "About CNAS," Center for a New American Security website, accessed November 2008.
- ↑ "Topics," Center for a New American Security website, accessed November 2008.
- ↑ People, Center for a New American Security, accessed January 14, 2011.
- ↑ Yochi J. Dreazen, "Obama Dips Into Think Tank for Talent," Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), November 16, 2008.
- ↑ Advisory Board, Center for a New American Security, accessed January 14, 2011.
External resources
External articles
- E.J. Dionne Jr, "The Real Iraq Debate," Washington Post, June 26, 2007.
- Anne Flaherty, "Marine Chief Worries Force Growing Heavy," The Associated Press, October 15, 2007.
- Aamer Madhani, "Joint Chiefs Chairman: Army not broken but 'breakable'," Baltimore Sun blog "The Swamp," October 26, 2007.
- Yochi J. Dreazen, "Obama Dips Into Think Tank for Talent," Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), November 16, 2008.
