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Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is to develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies
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Peter Burgess
ABOUT CNAS
The mission of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is to develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies. Building on the expertise and 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. A key part of our mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow.
CNAS is located in Washington, and was established in February 2007 by co-founders Kurt M. Campbell and Michèle A. Flournoy. CNAS is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Its research is independent and non-partisan. CNAS does not take institutional positions on policy issues.
CNAS is led by its Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel Fick and its President Richard Fontaine.
Speaker: The Honorable Michèle Flournoy
Date: 06/14/2010
Media: Transcript
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy delivered the keynote address at the CNAS 4th annual conference 'Shaping the Agenda: American National Security in the 21st Century,' and discussed challenges and opportunities to rebalance and reform U.S. instruments of soft power.
Read pdf transcript of Michele Flournoy's Keynote Address