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• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • August 14, 2018
  Battlefield Internet

  Cyberspace has been recognized as a new arena for competition among states ever since it came into existence. In the United States, there have long been warnings of a “cyber–P...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Michael Sulmeyer

• Commentary
  • Roll Call
  • July 30, 2018
  Pentagon Gender Gap Persists in Trump Era Even as Women Rise in Industry

  When Kathy Warden takes over as CEO of Northrop Grumman in January, women will run three of the primes, as the largest American defense firms are known. Warden joins Marillyn ...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Loren DeJonge Schulman

• Commentary
  • Axios
  • April 16, 2018
  An Obama alumna analyzes the Syria strikes

  Michèle Flournoy — former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President Obama, co-founder and managing director of WestExec Advisors, and former CEO of the Center for ...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Video
  • December 7, 2017
  Michèle Flournoy on Fox News Sunday: Trump's 'America First' doctrine

  Michèle Flournoy joins 'Fox News Sunday' to discuss President Trump's foreign policy....

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Video
  • December 4, 2017
  Michèle Flournoy speaks at 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum

  At the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) CEO Michèle Flournoy joined the panel "Keeping Pace in Europe and Asia: Are We Postured to...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Commentary
  • October 30, 2017
  Middle East Security Forum 2017

  In a region long known for its complexity, the Middle East landscape seems to grow more complicated by the week. To help unpack the latest developments—about Iran’s nuclear pr...

  By Michèle Flournoy, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras

• Video
  • October 5, 2017
  CARE: Humanitarian Aid Cuts & National Security

  A number of prominent figures are speaking out in opposition of the proposed cutbacks to the US foreign aid budget. CNAS CEO Michele Flournoy, along with many other former sen...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Podcast
  • September 26, 2017
  Understanding the North Korea-US crisis

  U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp sits down with CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy and foreign policy expert Scott Snyder to discuss the escalating North Korea threat and the U.S. military ...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Commentary
  • NPR Morning Edition
  • September 20, 2017
  Michele Flournoy on NPR Morning Edition: Deciphering Trump's Foreign Policy

  CNAS CEO Michele Flournoy sits down with NPR Morning Edition host David Greene to analyze President Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly and consider his foreign policy s...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Podcast
  • September 7, 2017
  Women in National Security: Michèle Flournoy

  CNAS Co-Founder and CEO Michèle Flournoy discusses working in a male-dominated environment and shares advice for overcoming obstacles and making career decisions. Hosted by Ra...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Rachel Rizzo

• • Video
  • September 5, 2017
  Managing the North Korea crisis

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Commentary
  • The Boston Globe
  • July 13, 2017
  Building a cyber ROTC

  In the past week, crippling cyberattacks have been directed at Ukraine — targeting banks, the postal service, the airport in Kiev, and other major industries, disrupting the d...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Amy Schafer

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • July 11, 2017
  The Afghan War Is Not Lost

  Sixteen years after the United States first sent troops to Afghanistan, U.S. military commanders describe the war there as stalemated. The Trump administration has initiated a...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Richard Fontaine

• Video
  • June 28, 2017
  CNAS 2017: Welcoming Remarks by CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy

  CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy opens this year’s annual conference with an overview of the national security landscape....

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Video
  • June 28, 2017
  CNAS 2017: Keynote Address by LTG H.R. McMaster

  CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy will talk with National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on U.S. national security, conflict points around the globe, and America’s role in the world....

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Commentary
  • June 19, 2017
  An Open Letter on BRAC

  CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy and Director of Studies Shawn Brimley signed a bipartisan open letter urging Congress to authorize a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. The u...

  By Michèle Flournoy & Shawn Brimley

• Commentary
  • The Washington Post
  • May 26, 2017
  CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy in The Washington Post

  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a former Marine Corps general, said recently, “America has two fundamental powers, the power of intimidation and the power of inspiration.” We co...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Podcast
  • April 5, 2017
  Event Podcast: Women in National Security

  By Michèle Flournoy, Frances Townsend, GEN Carter Hem, USA (Ret.) & Jennifer Griffin

• Congressional Testimony
  • April 4, 2017
  Michèle Flournoy before the House Committee on Armed Services

  Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the House Armed Services Committee, it is truly an honor to testify before you today on the critical topic ...

  By Michèle Flournoy

• Commentary
  • The Washington Post
  • March 2, 2017
  Trump is right to spend more on defense. Here’s how to do so wisely.

  In his address Tuesday to Congress, President Trump promised to make sure that the U.S. military gets what it needs to carry out its mission by securing “one of the largest in...

  By Michèle Flournoy