October 06, 2016

National Security Forum: Civilian-Military Relations

  • Reports
    • June 13, 2017
    Drone Proliferation

    Executive Summary The U.S. monopoly on drones has ended. More than 30 nations already have or are developing armed drones, and at least 90 nations, as well as some non-state a...

    By Elisa Catalano Ewers, Lauren Fish, Michael Horowitz, Alexandra Sander & Paul Scharre

  • Reports
    • April 20, 2016
    Reset, Negotiate, Institutionalize

    Since the start of the Arab revolutions five years ago, the Middle East has experienced unprecedented instability. In such an impossibly fluid situation, the initial response ...

    By Ilan Goldenberg

  • Reports
    • March 25, 2016
    Nine Lessons for Navigating National Security

    Few periods in modern world history have been as complicated and tumultuous as the one the next U.S. administration will confront. A long list of international problems will c...

    By Michèle Flournoy

  • Reports
    • June 24, 2015
    Enabling Decision

    Four CNAS experts - including three former National Security Council (NSC) staff - recommend changes to NSC management processes and structure to make it more agile and effect...

    By Dafna Rand, Jacob Stokes, Julianne Smith & Shawn Brimley

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