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Center for a New American Security

American think tank

American think tank

FieldValue
nameCenter for a New American Security
imageCNAS logo.svg
abbreviationCNAS
formation
typePublic policy think tank
tax_id20-8084828
headquarters1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700
locationWashington, D.C.
coordinates
leader_titleCEO
leader_nameRichard Fontaine
budgetRevenue: $8,789,410
Expenses: $7,228,402
(FYE September 2015)
website

Expenses: $7,228,402 (FYE September 2015)

CNAS has strong ties to the Democratic Party. It was founded in 2007 by Michèle Flournoy, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy under President Bill Clinton and under secretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama, and Kurt M. Campbell, who previously served as deputy secretary of state in the Biden administration. The Obama administration hired several CNAS employees for key positions. In June 2009, The Washington Post wrote that in the Obama era, CNAS "may emerge as Washington's go-to think tank on military affairs." CNAS was formerly led by CEO Victoria Nuland, who served as undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2021 to 2024 in the Biden administration's State Department.

CNAS has received funding from large corporations, including some defense contractors. Donors have included Northrop Grumman, Chevron, Amazon, and Google. This has prompted criticism of CNAS from left-wing media outlets, with In These Times saying in October 2019 that the organization has "long pushed Democrats to embrace war and militarism."

Employees, budget, and writings

CNAS has approximately fifty employees and a budget under $6 million. It has many fellows and advisors. CNAS members include, among others, John Nagl, Thomas E. Ricks and Robert D. Kaplan. The organization's top donors include Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Open Society Foundations, Airbus Group, The Boeing Company, Chevron Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, the United States government, BAE Systems, BP America and Exxon Mobil Corporation.

CNAS commentators have been quoted in national media outlets such as Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, C-SPAN, NBC, Fox News, NPR.

Research and initiatives

References

  1. (30 September 2016). "Center for a New American Security".
  2. (2022-05-17). "In CNAS-Led Taiwan Wargame, No Air Superiority, No Quick Win".
  3. "About CNAS".
  4. Guyer, Jonathan. (2020-11-25). "Three Questions Facing the Likely Next Secretary of Defense".
  5. (July 6, 2021). "A Conversation With Kurt Campbell, White House Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific".
  6. (June 7, 2009). "Carlos Lozada -- Setting Priorities for the Afghan War". The Washington Post.
  7. (2024-03-05). "On the Retirement of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland".
  8. Heinz, Brett. (2021-02-22). "American primacy on the menu for big industry donors at CNAS".
  9. (7 October 2019). "Meet the Hawkish Liberal Think Tank Powering the Kamala Harris Campaign".
  10. Dreazen, Yochi J.. (November 17, 2008). "Obama Dips Into Think Tank for Talent". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. "People".
  12. Ricks, Thomas E.. (January 16, 2008). "High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank". The Washington Post.
  13. "CNAS Supporters".
  14. Lord, Jonathan. (2024-09-05). "America Is Pushing Its Security Ideas on a Lukewarm Middle East".
  15. (March 22, 2011). "Room for Debate: A Logical, but Difficult, Step". The New York Times.
  16. Kaplan, Robert D.. (February 27, 2011). "Arab democracy and the return of the Mediterranean world". The Washington Post.
  17. Kaplan, Robert D.. (March 26, 2011). "The Middle East Crisis Has Just Begun". The Wall Street Journal.
  18. "America Primed". The National Interest.
  19. (March 24, 2024). "Blaise Misztal and Jonathan Lord on U.S. Ceasefire Push in Israel-Hamas War".
  20. (2011-03-27). "Meet the Press transcript for March 27, 2011".
  21. (27 August 2018). "President of CNAS Richard Fontaine".
  22. Gjelten, Tom. (March 24, 2011). "In Libyan Conflict, Is Endgame A Stalemate?". NPR.
  23. Center for a New American Security [http://www.cnas.org/node/3796 India Initiative] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-03)
  24. The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/27/press-gaggle-presidents-upcoming-trip-india Press Gaggle on the President's Upcoming Trip to India] {{Webarchive. link. (2021-03-13 , 27 October 2010.)
  25. Center for a New American Security [http://www.cnas.org/node/5494 Cyber Security] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-01)
  26. (February 25, 2011). "Cyber sanity". The Hill.
  27. Clark, Colin. [http://defense.aol.com/2011/10/07/romney-pledges-defense-boost-analyst-predicts-1-trillion-in-do/ "Romney Pledges Defense Boost; Analyst Predicts $1 Trillion in DoD Cuts."] {{webarchive. link. (2012-04-25 ''AOL Defense'', 7 October 2011.)
  28. O'Donnell, James. (June 20, 2024). "How underwater drones could shape a potential Taiwan-China conflict".
  29. Luckenbaugh, Josh. (August 2, 2022). "JUST IN: Report Urges Quad to Increase Indo-Pacific Defense Efforts". National Defense Magazine.
  30. Zisk, Rachael. (May 17, 2024). "The Space Force has some growing up to do, says one analyst". Fast Company.
  31. "Preparing the President".
  32. "The Future of U.S.-Russia Relations".
  33. "Transatlantic Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific".
  34. "Reset, Negotiate, Institutionalize: A Phased Middle East Strategy for the Next President".
  35. "Archived Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - The Nomination of Kurt Campbell to be Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs".
  36. (February 2021). "The Military-Industrial-Think Tank Complex Conflicts of Interest at the Center for a New American Security".
  37. (January 28, 2020). "Rising to the China Challenge Renewing American Competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific".
  38. Clifton, Eli. (17 June 2020). "Taiwan Funding of Think Tanks: Omnipresent and Rarely Disclosed".
  39. Emmons, Zaid Jilani, Alex. (2017-07-30). "Hacked Emails Show UAE Building Close Relationship With D.C. Think Tanks That Push Its Agenda".
  40. "Archived list of advisory board members".
  41. "CNAS Corporate Partnership Program".
  42. Korman, Shai. (January 21, 2021). "CNAS Experts and Alumni Selected for Senior Leadership Positions in the Biden Administration".
  43. "On the Retirement of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland".
  44. Nuland, Victoria. (2020-06-09). "Pinning Down Putin". Foreign Affairs.
  45. "CNAS Supporters".
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