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WEBWashington, September 23, 2024 — The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Make Room Mentorship Program. Th... Richard Fontaine, the chief executive of the Center for a New American Security who is an author of the recently published book “Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to ...
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 …
A Blueprint for New Sanctions on North Korea - CNAS
WEBJul 27, 2017 · North Korea has also made rapid advances in ballistic missile technology in recent years, particularly since Kim came to power. The country has conducted over 80 missile tests under his leadership, and while a number of these have failed, North Korea has successfully launched short-range, mid-range, and on July 4, 2017, intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Reports | Center for a New American Security (en-US) - CNAS
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Andrew Metrick, Philip Sheers & Stacie Pettyjohn. Reports. June 27, 2024. Sanctions by the Numbers: 2023 Year in Review. In 2023, the Biden administration continued to prioritize sanctions as a key tool to support U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives....
Michèle Flournoy | Center for a New American Security (en-US)
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Michèle 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.
Navigating Relations with Russia in the Arctic
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Engaging in “gray zone” activities. Russian actors are engaging in a wide range of malicious activities below the threshold of conflict. Russia has on a number of occasions jammed GPS signals, for instance during NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise in November 2018, and in ways that disrupt life in parts of northern Norway.
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: 2021 Year in Review | Center for a New …
WEBJan 13, 2022 · In 2021, the Treasury issued a total of 765 new designations with the majority (51 percent) pursuant to country-specific sanctions programs, mainly Belarus, Burma, China, and Russia, and 787 delistings with roughly 92 percent pursuant to thematic sanctions programs, mainly addressing drug trafficking. …
Sanctions by the Numbers: 2020 Year in Review | Center for a New …
WEBJan 14, 2021 · Sanctions designations remained high in 2020, with 777 designations compared to 785 in 2019. Iran was by far the most prominent target of U.S. sanctions in 2020, with 43 percent of designations targeting Iran-linked individuals and entities—a significant increase from 2019 when Iran-related designations were …
Sanctions by the Numbers: Spotlight on Russia - CNAS
WEBJan 21, 2021 · The Trump administration issued 273 designations from 2017 through 2020 on Russia-linked individuals and entities, of which 131, or just under 48 percent, were related to Ukraine. Conversely, the second Obama administration issued 370 Ukraine-related designations, over 81 percent of the total 455 Russia-linked sanctions.
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