Events
- "Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare" July 22, 2008 (RSVP Required*)
- CNA will host a discussion on "Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare" by senior military scholars on
Tuesday, July 22, from noon-1:30 pm at the National Press Club, Ballroom, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC.
Lunch will be provided.
Panelists will be: Dr. Carter Malkasian, director of the CNA Stability and Development Program, who will discuss counterinsurgency in Iraq, Dr. Daniel Marston, research fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, who will discuss counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, and John Nagl, Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security, who will discuss U.S. Army counterinsurgency doctrine from Vietnam to the publication of the new counterinsurgency field manual (FM 3-24) in 2006. Moderating the panel and contributing to the discussion will be counterinsurgency expert Dr. David J. Kilcullen, Special Advisor for Counterinsurgency to the Secretary of State.
[Note: Drs. Malkasian and Marston are editors of the book Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare which examines the development of counterinsurgency (through the discussion of the strategies, doctrine and tactics) used in wars throughout the Twentieth Century to the present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Osprey Publishing. ISBN: 9781846032813I http://new.ospreypublishing.com/store/book.aspx?bookcode=T2814]
*RSVP required. Contact Megan Katt at kattm@cna.org, 703-824-2436.
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Event Archives
- April 19, 2006
- The Foreign Leadership Studies Program, part of the Center for Strategic Studies, holds a roundtable discussion on "Iranian Negotiating Strategies"
Conference Report - April 18-19, 2005
- CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses organized and participated in the Fifth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis conference in Arlington, Va. The conference, which convened researchers from think tanks, academia, and Navy leadership
specializing in manpower, personnel, and training, was sponsored by the Chief of Naval Personnel with cooperation from CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses; The Office of Naval Research; Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology; and The Naval Postgraduate School
Conference Briefings - April 6-7, 2006
- The Third Annual Applied Naval History Symposium takes place at the U.S. Naval Academy April 6-7, convening historians, analysts, and military personnel
- CNA’s Center for Strategic Studies sponsored a day-long conference, “The United States Army in Asia: Legacies of the Past, Present Challenges, and Prospects for the Future,” as part of the U.S. Army’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series. The conference
featured presentations by scholars, former military officials, and researchers from CNA as well as The American Enterprise Institute, The Brookings Institution, The Congressional Research Service, The Heritage Foundation, The Hudson Institute, and The U.S. Army Military History Institute
Conference Agenda
Conference Report - March 11, 2005
- CNA's Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) and the U.S. Naval War College’s Strategic Research Department hosted a conference on Ukraine
- February 3, 2006
- CNA’s Project Asia sponsors a one-day conference, “Asia and the Science and Politics of Pandemics,” which will focus on Asia as one of the epicenters of emerging diseases Conference Agenda
- January 24, 2005
- Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference
- January 14, 2005
- CNA's Project Asia hosts roundtable on China's new defense white paper. Speakers: Evan Medeiros, Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation; Michael Swaine, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; David Finkelstein, Director, Project Asia, CNA
- January 14, 2005
- CNA's Center for Strategic Studies convenes workshop, "Islam in Europe: Political and Security Issues for Europe, Implications for the United States"
- December 15, 2004
- CNA's Education Center hosts forum on recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers for low-performing schools and low-income areas
- October 12, 2004
- CNA's Project Asia hosts lecture by Dr. Shi Yinhong on China Foreign Policy
- June 28, 2004
- The CNA Corporation's Project Asia China Studies Center hosts international conference on the state of the Chinese media on June 28th and 29th.
- March 29-30, 2004
- Fourth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference
- February 10, 2004
- CNA hosts conference on "Security Architectures in the Post-Saddam Era,"
the first in a series of conferences on Middle East policy issues. The next session, "Political Transitions in the Middle East," will take place on 23 April - January 19, 2004
- CNA hosts workshop on U.S.-Canadian maritime homeland security and defense
- November 12, 2003
- CNA hosts roundtable: "Alternative Futures: Branches and Sequels in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria."
Two of America's top Arabists. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East and chief of mission in Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon, and Graham Fuller, a former CIA station chief and NIO for the Near East and South Asia, will discuss the topic. - July 2003
- CNA hosts roundtable on implications of the 21st Century Skills Project for K-12 schools
- June 2003
- CNA hosts a National Capital Region (NCR) SARS planning workshop.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a SARS preparedness plan drafted by CNA. The meeting brings together all the regional public health leaders to discuss the plan. - February 24, 2003
- CNA hosts Workshop on Social Change and Dissent in Iran.
Workshop examined the issue of social change and dissent in Iran. Iranian society today is overwhelmingly young, literate, and underemployed. Five speakers will look at social and demographic trends in Iran as drivers of change. - January 23, 2003
- CNA's Project Asia hosts Roundtable.
Dr. Michael Greene, Director for Japan and Korea on the National Security Council, to provide his views on the state of US-Japan relations, the situation in NE Asia, and other policy and security issues. - September 24, 2002
- CNA to host Roundtable on Strategic Decisions Facing Gulf Countries During the Next Decade
- June 21, 2002
- CNA hosts bioterrorism workshop for the District of Columbia's Department of Health (DoH) managers and representatives from other city agencies.
The workshop will include presentations on the status of the DoH bioterrorism preparedness plan and the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS) distribution plan - both of which were developed by CNA. Chips Stewart analyst will participants through a session on a hypothetical deployment of the NPS.
The Emergency Health and Medical Services Administration (EHMSA) sponsored this workshop, and includes a focused discussion and overviews of two of the District of Columbia Department of Health's bioterrorism plans. - June 4, 2002
- CNA hosts first in a series of roundtables on U.S. strategic interests in Central Asia.
General Jack Sheehan, USMC (Ret.) to launch the series with remarks entitled "About Central Asia and the Caspian: So What?". Following his retirement from the U.S. military in 1997, General Sheehan served as the Secretary of Defense's Special Advisor for Central Asia. - April 4, 2002
- CNA hosts Seminar on Iran
Two speakers from Iran to discuss Iranian national security interests and perspectives. Dr. Homeira Moshirzadeh and Dr. Gholamali Chegnizadeh are visiting the United States under the auspices of the Stanley Foundation, an Iowa-based non-profit organization. - April 2 - 5, 2002
- CNA CEO leads delegation to Beijing
CNA President Robert J. Murray lead a delegation of CNA analysts to Beijing to engage in academic exchanges with Chinese analysts on U.S.-China relations as well as the issue of Taiwan. The CNA delegation also met with Vice Minister Zhou Mingwei from the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office. - March 25 - 29, 2002
- CNA hosts Southern Philippines Workshop
Focus is on Islam in the southern Philippines and the complex environment for the military effort that is being supported and assisted by U.S. forces in Mindanao against the Abu Sayyaf criminal/terrorist organization. Speakers include Professor Thomas McKenna, the leading U.S. academic on the region; Bob Scher, OSD/ISA Director for Maritime Southeast Asia; and CNA analyst Lyall Breckon. - February 14, 2002
- Project Asia Roundtable
Focus is on recent activities among national leadership in Beijing, Singapore, and Seoul. - 2002 CNA Annual Conference
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Transforming Defense: A Current Assessment and the Road Ahead
CNA hosts annual conferences to stimulate discussion and debate on important national security issues. Recent CNA conferences have made important contributions to dialogue on such issues as military readiness, major security concerns facing the incoming Bush administration, and U.S. security strategy in East Asia.
This year's conference, Transforming Defense: A Current Assessment and the Road Ahead, focused on defense transformation two years into the Bush administration and one year after the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. The conference examined recent progress and the road ahead in defense transformation. Our goal was to achieve a better understanding of what transformation entails, what challenges lie in the future, and how we might meet those challenges.
- November 2001
- CNA and the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management hold joint forum on recent research concerning the impact of technology and telecommunications technologies on schools and extended opportunities for learning. Participants will include representatives from the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Education, other federal officials, experts in the field of education, and CNA Education Center analysts.
- November 2001
- CNA to hosted roundtable on the nation's nursing home enforcement system. Representatives from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Justice to participate, as well as representatives of nursing home providers associations, trade organizations, and advocacy groups for the elderly.
- October 2001
- CNA hosts second conference on racial profiling
Participants include police department, police union, and community representatives from four cities that participated in CNA's racial profiling project. Capt. Ron Davis of the Oakland, CA police department to speak about the strengths and weaknesses of data collection and analysis with respect to identifying and measuring racial profiling. - August 2001
- CNA hosts first conference on racial profiling
Participants include police department and police union representatives along with community representatives from the four cities participating in CNA's racial profiling project. Chief Oliver of Richmond, VA will give the keynote address. The conference will address the overall issue of data collection and analysis to investigate the existence and nature of racial profiling, and will offer technical assistance to the participants. - May 2001
- CNA analyst Rick Miller Receives Excellence Award for Methodology
from he International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) The ISPOR Award Committee selected the winner based upon publications that have appeared in respected peer-review journals, books, and reports for the preceding 18 months. The award was given for an article Rick Miller and Ted Frech from the University of California at Santa Barbara published on productivity in the pharmaceutical industry.