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The Extraordinary Life of Shawn Brimley
Video
Shawn Brimley was a treasured friend, colleague, husband and father. He was one of America's most respected national security practitioners and intellectuals - a brilliant ana...
By Shawn Brimley
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Children of Shawn Brimley Educational Fund
Congressional Testimony
Shawn Brimley was a treasured friend, colleague, husband and father. He passed away on January 9 after a battle with cancer. He is already dearly missed by us all. Shawn and M...
By Shawn Brimley
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CNAS 2017: Presentation of the 1LT Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. Fellowship
Video
At the CNAS 2017 Annual Conference, Harry J. Krejsa was named the 2017-2018 Bacevich Fellow....
By Shawn Brimley & Harry Krejsa
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An Open Letter on BRAC
Commentary
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
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Getting the Pentagon’s Next National Defense Strategy Right
A small Pentagon team has started working on the next National Defense Strategy that, if properly scoped and staffed, will be an important tool for Secretary of Defense Jim Ma...
By Shawn Brimley
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Trump's First 100 Days and the State of National Security
Podcast
As President Trump closes in on his first 100 days, CNAS President Richard Fontaine and Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley provide recommendations for what the administrat...
By Richard Fontaine, Shawn Brimley & Neal Urwitz
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Tips for Mattis on Navigating Swampland
When then President-elect Donald Trump announced that he had chosen Gen. Jim Mattis to lead the Pentagon, there was a collective sigh of relief across the national security es...
By Shawn Brimley
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For an Audience of One: Re-Booting Agenda SecDef
Since Jim Mattis accepted the role of secretary of defense, his proverbial rucksack has been loaded up with expectations: convincing President Trump that torture is not effect...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Shawn Brimley & Mara Karlin
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The First 100 Days: Change is Coming to the DOD
In their fourth episode, national political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns talks with Jamie Harrison and Ray Buckley, two of the candidates for Democratic National Comm...
By Shawn Brimley & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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These Are Donald Trump’s Biggest Priorities as Commander-in-Chief
Donald Trump’s comments on national security topics both during and after his presidential campaign have been as confounding to Republican national security experts as they ha...
By Shawn Brimley
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Trump staffing failure leaves US vulnerable through transition
Video
Shawn Brimley, former White House director of strategic planning on the National Security Council, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's failure to staff up the Nation...
By Shawn Brimley
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Strategic Choices for the Next President
Video
The next U.S. president will inherit a daunting set of national security challenges demanding early and focused attention. From regional tensions in the Middle East and S...
By Richard Fontaine, Shawn Brimley & Julianne Smith
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Au Revoir QDR
Whatever version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) emerges from the House-Senate conference process later this year, it seems likely that the 20-year old Quadre...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Observations on Global Military Posture
The secretary of defense has outsized influence over America’s global network of bases, the number of military personnel stationed overseas, and the frequency of internation...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Escaping the No Man's Land of Defense Reform
Defense reform — frequently relegated to a no man’s land somewhere between wonkish dreams and third-rail issues — has reappeared as the issue du jour. Secretary of Defense Ash...
By Katherine Kidder, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Sustaining the Third Offset in the Next Administration
After more than a year of speeches, debate, and discussion (much of it curated here at War on the Rocks), the recent fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget submission finally provides...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Agenda SECDEF: Crafting the Next Defense Strategy
When the next secretary of defense arrives in the Pentagon in January 2017, he or she must show up with a fairly well-developed agenda in order to properly seize the various l...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Podcast: Shawn Brimley on America's Military Edge
in his latest podcast, CNAS Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley argues that the U.S. military edge – particularly in regards to technology – is rapidly eroding. Mr. Brimley...
By Shawn Brimley
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Introducing Agenda SecDef
One year from now, somewhere in a small suite of offices at the Pentagon, a team of civil servants, military officers, and a smattering of outside civilians will be hard at wo...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Shawn Brimley
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Shawn Brimley before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Executive Vice President Shawn Brimley testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on arresting the erosion of America’s military edge....
By Shawn Brimley
