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In Search of Sustainable Security
This report, the first in a series of six, provides analysis and recommendations for a new approach that combines national security, human security, and collective security.Other National Security Strategy Features
July 11, 2008
The Cost of Reaction
The third in a series of reports on sustainable security examines a new long-term strategy for delivering aid to countries in crisis as opposed to a reactive approach.
June 30, 2008
Humanity as a Weapon of War
The second in a series of reports on sustainable security outlines critical elements of a successful civil-military approach to development.
June 23, 2008
How to Close Guantanamo
Ken Gude outlines a five phase plan for closing Guantánamo safely and in a way that reinforces American values and the rule of law.
June 20, 2008
What Is Sustainable Security?
Gayle Smith discusses the key concept of her new report, “In Search of Sustainable Security,” the first in a series of six reports that will provide analysis and recommendations for a new approach that combines national security, human security, and collective security.
May 30, 2008
The United States, Pivotal Powers, and the New Global Reality
The primacy in world affairs that the United States has enjoyed since the end of the Cold War is diminishing. China, India, Russia, the European Union, and Japan, among others, have been gaining strength relative to the United States. How should the United States respond?
May 28, 2008
Diplomacy Isn't Appeasement
In a show of strength, Nixon and Reagan were willing to talk to the other side and it helped the West win the Cold War.
May 21, 2008
Interactive Map: Where Is Our Oil Coming From?
A look at U.S. oil imports in 2007 shows that half of our oil is coming from unstable regimes.
May 8, 2008
Leading with a Consensus of Purpose
Speaking at CAP, Sen. Hagel (R-NE) emphasized that 21st-century policies require reinventing the way that the world views the United States.
April 21, 2008
The North Korea-Syria Nexus: Congress Needs to Ask Tough Questions
Congress needs to ask tough questions about weapons transfers from North Korea to Syria and the Middle East.
March 18, 2008
Strategic Redeployment and Reset: A New Policy for Iraq
The best Iraq policy for the next administration is strategic redeployment as part of an overall strategic reset of U.S. national security.
February 25, 2008
Safe at Home
By reordering our strategic homeland security objectives, we can make Americans safer both at home and abroad, argues P.J. Crowley in a new report.
January 23, 2008
America in the 21st Century
Hachigian and Sutphen speak about their new book, The Next American Century, at a CAP event.
January 17, 2008
After the Surge: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Casey Is Right to Be Worried
Army Chief of Staff Casey highlights why Bush’s “surge” strategy leaves our nation more vulnerable, write Larry Korb and Brian Katulis.
January 15, 2008
The Cost of The Next 10 Years in Iraq
Iraqi defense minister asks for a long-term commitment, and Sec. Rice applauds Iraqi government on law full of loopholes and caveats.
January 14, 2008
Our Ally in Islamabad
January 10, 2008
Four Ticking Time Bombs
President’s open-ended commitment of U.S. troops impedes political reconciliation and exacerbates Iraq’s internal conflicts, write Katulis and Juul.
December 28, 2007
Top Five Nuclear Issues of 2007
Looking back at 2007 and ahead to 2008 reveals nuclear threats but also opportunities, write Joseph Cirincione and Alexandra Bell
December 27, 2007
Pakistan Front and Center: Bhutto Assassination Adds to Crisis
The political crisis was palpable when I left the country last week, writes Brian Katulis, but Bhutto's murder will require greater U.S. resolve.
December 27, 2007
Air of uncertainty
December 14, 2007
US looks on as Malaysia wobbles
Improved relations with this key Muslim ally could be beneficial for the United States, writes Tony Wilson in the Asia Times.
December 6, 2007
A Diplomatic About-Face: Bush Writes Kim. Should Iran Be Next?
After sending a letter to North Korea’s leader, what’s stopping the president from engaging Iran, ask Grotto and Cirincione.
December 4, 2007
Turmoil in Pakistan
CAP forum addresses the current situation in Musharraf’s Pakistan and what role, if any, the United States should play in restoring democracy.
December 4, 2007
Nuclear Shock Therapy: New Report Refutes White House Case for War with Iran
White House war fever is checked just in time by its own intelligence agencies, write Joseph Cirincione and Andrew Grotto.
November 7, 2007
CAP Event Proposes a New Strategy for Afghanistan
The Bush administration’s lackluster interest in Afghanistan has led to a steady loss of ground on the primary front in fighting terrorism.
November 6, 2007
The Forgotten Front
Wadhams and Korb outline critical challenges in Afghanistan and solutions for refocusing U.S. efforts on the primary front in the war on terror.
November 5, 2007
Global Warning: The Security Challenges of Climate Change
John Podesta and Peter Ogden contribute a chapter on the security challenges of climate change to the new report, "The Age of Consequences."
November 1, 2007
Cassandra’s Conundrum
October 5, 2007
The Forgotten Mission in Afghanistan Can Succeed. Here's How.
Larry Korb and Caroline Wadhams detail why the United States needs to turn its attention back to the central front in the war against terrorist networks, and how to do so.
September 28, 2007
Building a Case Against Iran
Andrew Grotto takes Congress to task for playing into the hands of the right-wing propaganda machine.
September 17, 2007
This Week in Congress: 9.17.07-9.21.07
From U.S. strategy in Iraq to improving elementary school education, CAP provides you with resources to stay on top of the week on the Hill.
September 14, 2007
Public Opinion Snapshot: The Public Is Unconvinced that the Iraq Surge Is Working
Country-wide and world-wide polls show Petraeus is going to have a hard time rallying support for the war. The public wants out within a year.
September 13, 2007
The Cost of Staying the Course in Iraq
CAP's projections of the cost of keeping our troops in Iraq for 10 years, as suggested by Gen. Petraeus and President Bush.
September 11, 2007
Iraq Timeline: March is the New September
Testifying before Congress yesterday, Gen. Petraeus called for six more months in Iraq -- repeating a refrain we've been hearing since 2003.
September 10, 2007
The Abandoned Front in the War on Terrorism
While conservatives have been focusing on Iraq, Al Qaeda and the Taliban have been rebuilding their capabilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
September 7, 2007
Public Opinion Snapshot: Are We Defeating Terrorism?
Six years after 9/11, the public’s confidence in the Bush administration’s anti-terror strategy has plummeted, argues Ruy Teixeira.
September 6, 2007
Hard Truths in the War on Terror
Foreign policy experts convened at CAP yesterday to discuss the terrorist threat the U.S. will face regardless of what happens in Iraq.
September 6, 2007
Iraq Timeline: The "Next Few Months" Are Now
War supporters have claimed for months that we'd see progress in Iraq by September. Now that it's here, they're calling for a next "next few months."
August 27, 2007
How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq
CAP's military experts release a new report outlining how the United States can implement a logistically sound strategic redeployment from Iraq.
August 20, 2007
The Terrorism Index
CAP and FOREIGN POLICY find that top security experts believe the world is becoming more dangerous for the U.S. and the American people.
August 20, 2007
Deploying All Diplomatic Hands to Break Iraq’s Political Deadlock
Brian Katulis argues that solving Iraq's conflicts will require the world's powers to engage in a comprehensive diplomatic effort.
August 9, 2007
Diplomatic Surge for Iraq, But New Steps Require Credible Redeployment Plan for U.S. Forces
But to achieve significant results, a credible redeployment plan for U.S. forces is needed, says Brian Katulis.
August 8, 2007
Iraq Timeline: The Broken Record on "the Next Few Months"
Progress in Iraq is always just a "few months" away. Six months, to be more exact.
July 27, 2007
A Broken Army
CAP Senior Fellow and Director of Military Strategy Lawrence J. Korb testifies to Congress on the toll the Iraq war is taking on U.S. armed forces.
July 27, 2007
Reality Check: Iraq
Dispelling myths about the war in Iraq, including President Bush’s claim that the “terrorists will follow us home” if the United States withdraws.
July 26, 2007
Video: Iraq By the Numbers
Watch a new video from CAP that takes a by-the-numbers look at the war in Iraq and why we need to reset our national security strategy.
July 23, 2007
Nuclear Summer
Cirincione and Leventer discuss this summer’s dramatic reminder of all four nuclear threats and the harbinger of a fifth.
July 20, 2007
Amnesty for Insurgents Signals Failure of Escalation Strategy
By granting informal amnesty to insurgents in Iraq, U.S. forces risk fueling further sectarian conflict, argue Brian Katulis and Larry Korb.
July 16, 2007
This Week in Congress: 7.16.07 – 7.20.07
From Iraq to the Farm Bill and children’s health care, CAP provides you with resources to stay on top of the week on the Hill.
July 15, 2007
"The Challenge of Imperialism"
July 13, 2007