Solution Centers

How We're Organized

CNA's Center for Naval Analyses

  • Advanced Technology & Systems Analysis

    Helping decision makers get the best possible returns from their technology and systems investments.

  • China Studies

    Providing in-depth analyses of China's emerging role in the international order, important issues in U.S.-China relations, and critical developments within China itself.

  • Marine Corps Division

    Expert analysis of issues of critical concern to the Marine Corps leadership, including manpower and training, operations, logistics, aviation, Naval integration, and programs and resources.

  • Operations & Tactics Analysis

    Conducting ongoing Washington-based operational studies of systems, resources, and integrations.

  • Operations Evaluation Group

    Conducting ongoing field-based research focused on the operational challenges facing the military and other government agencies.

  • Resource Analysis

    Providing analytical services to help develop, evaluate, and implement policies, practices, and programs that make people, budgets, and assets more effective and efficient.

  • Strategic Studies

    Identifying "the issue after next" in the research and analysis of a wide range of strategic, regional, and policy issues.

CNA's Institute for Public Research

  • Air Traffic Management

    Helping ensure a safe, secure, and efficient global airspace through wide-ranging technical and analytical services in critical areas of operations and management.

  • Education

    Lending critical decision-making support to policymakers, educators, and stakeholders through research and analysis, program evaluation and technical assistance.

  • Energy, Water, & Climate

    Providing integrated analysis of energy, water, and climate linkages.

  • Health Research & Policy

    CNA Health Research and Policy provides incisive, high-quality research and analysis to support our clients’ efforts to improve health care delivery and their use of health care resources.

  • Safety & Security

    CNA Safety and Security is a national leader in supporting homeland security, public safety, and emergency operations at all levels of government.

CNA's Military Advisory Board

► National Security and the Threat of Climate Change

► Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security

► Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges

► Ensuring America's Freedom of Movement: A National Security Imperative to Reduce U.S. Oil Dependence

 

Featured Articles and Reports

Trial by Fire in Afghanistan

Small Wars Journal posts the article "Trial by Fire in Afghanistan" by CNA senior research scientist Jerry Meyerle, Ph.D.

Trial by Fire in Afghanistan
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

CNA provides support to the COPS Office and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reports The Tear Line

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Russian Naval Modernization

Business Insider publishes the article "Reports Of Russia's Gigantic Navy Upgrades Are Totally Overblown" by CNA research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg, Ph.D.

Russian Naval Modernization
Doing Something After Newtown

Donald Cymrot, CNA vice president of Education, and Stephen Rickman, director of Justice Programs at CNA, write "Doing Something After Newtown"

Doing Something After Newtown